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nt.cln.itHl with thu Iuli1, nrtful "wife of a
Irunlii'M iiroBprrlnr In a wcatprn tnlnlnn
(own. They prrparn to clopu In n blind
ItiR Mlr.z.tril but nrn confronted by tlio
maudlin IniHtninl. tin In Dliut by tlio
Srife. but the clilvulrouH boy pin h
lioto tn Hie body Inking tho crltnn
upon himself. In thnlr HlKht to tlio
rallrpnd Mntlnn tlio wonmn'H homo
fell txlmi'-tcd: tho youth ttit hnr
on bin own unit folloHH ImiiRlnK to the
tlrrup utr.ip. Boeing ho Is nn Impjill
ment, tin woman thrimt her rscort Into
Rinow drift and rldt'8 on. Half-frozen
6 Mumble Into tho railroad Htntlun Jtmt
i tho train bourn the woman away.
Twenty-nvo yearn Inter, thin iirm. OenrRo
Ooriuly. la u milltl-inllllonalro In New
York. Ho niei-tn Klciuinr Hulddne, n
beautiful and wealthy RPttlement worker.
nd rn-nperatrn with her In her work.
Oormly becomes owner of n, ntennmhlp
line mid finds htmnolf fruntrated In pier
anil truck extenxlon pl.inn by KrnftlnR nl
Scrmfn, hacked by the Gotham Traction
Company. An nutomoblln accident hrlnRS
Ihc Iliililanrri to bin country homo. Oorm
ty nnnouncen that ho will bo mayor of
Now York and redeem tho city from cor
ruption, .Mr. Hnldann In n long der.lrcd
Interview with Oormly, tnaken nn Indirect
IiropoHlllon to compronilnn the flkht which
ho latter ban been waging In tho uows
pnprrn ngnlnst the flotlmtn Traction com
pany, niul which Ilnlduni! In nuspected of
bfltiK the head, Gnroily boldly nnnotiucns
Vh plan of campaign to Haldane.
BOOK II. THE BATTLE
FREEDOM.
CHAPTER VII.
FOR
the Outs Would Fain Take a Hand.
Tlio political declaration of Gorinly
wns the sensation or the hour; tho
sensation of ninny hours, In fact, it
came at exactly tho right time. The
non-church Koine section of Now
York, from which tho larger part of
politics wan unfortunately rocniltod
the truly good Christian bcliiB n
tnun who loaves tho doing of such
duties to his ungodly neighbor ns a
rule! lind abundant leisure to rend
tho imperii on Christmas morning',
and every paper In tho city contained
that same announcement which Miss
Ilaldano and thu party at the cottago
had read In Tho Hand.
Every paper contained also editori
al comment then and thercaftor. Tho
administration papers ridiculed tho
proposition, endeavored to laugh It
put of court. Other men possibly as
high in character had nunouncod
themselves from time to time with
Imilar platforms. Their announce
ments had created mild sensations,
their campaigns had sometimes cre
ated moro sensations; but the ro
ults had Invariably been defeat.
So the administration papers sought
to whistle tho now candidate down
the wind of their dlsdnin. Neverthe
less, since George Gormly's money
.wbb as good as anybody else's In.
Now York, they kept on printing hla
communications, in which his adver
tisements wcro alternated with his
political manifestos.
1 The anti-administration papers, and
those which strove so far us news
papers, could to tako a dlspassionato
low of the situation, wero unanimous
In their approval of Gormly's cnndl
acy. They declared that his elec
tion would bo tho best thing that
could happen for Now York; they
wore also practically unanimous In
their hopelessness of his success.
' Gormly had carefully studied the
situation. He was not disappointed
In tho least degree and he realized
that whtlo such a proclamation as
he had made would inevitably causo
a tremendous discussion, It would
have to be followed up by work, If It
was to bo moro effective than a Hash
la the pan. Ho had learned that or
Ionization was tho keynote of succoss,
aa ovcrorganlzatton was Its death
knoll. He knew that the arrangement
which secured nil general principles,
leaving the utmost liberty In details,
was the one which was In the end
bound to succeed, provided the fac
tors upoa whom dependence was to
be placed were In any degree worthy
of their responsibilities.
He was also aware that tho na
tive Intelligence ot the community,
ven allowing for tho vast num
ber of Ignorant foreigners who
were allowed without let or bin
flrance to fill tho city, waa vory
high. The first requisite for sue
:essful campaigning, therefore ho do-
elded to bo education. Knowledgo, as
of old, A still power.
The Ideal method of enlightening
the peoplo to tho seriousness of tho
nutation and or .convincing them ot
their abllJty-tti amend It was by word
it .mouth. Gormly had never been a
ubllc speaker. Fortunately he had
plenty ot self confidence, and he was
BUlte capable of presenting a situa
tion In a simple, businesslike, way,
to clearly that oven tho Ignorant
sould comprehend It. A tew montha
inly would elapse beforo the spring
lections that would determine the is
lue. No mattor how assiduously ho
campaigned, he could reach only a
portion ot the vast conglomeration
that made up political New York. It
would hi) nnroflnnrv tnr him thnrnfnro
to keep telling the Bame story in thoM
liferent papers of the city to reach
those who did not bear hla voice, and
to drive home In the minds ot those
who had beard what they had listened
He was prepared to spend hli
toney as well as himself tor this end.
WutBoa, cno of the assistant gen
r) icaaajKir of bis great iaatltu-
SOME INCIDENTAL
RELATION lb THE WOMAN
Cyfi3 TbvNSEND Brady
iittrmnoNS By DcnfBOffffetytu
tlon, a tyro like Gormly in politics,
but a man of great ability and acu
men, he made manager of his cam
pnlgu. Tho party out of power
through its lenders declared that It in
tended to make him its candidate; oth
er smaller parties proposed to fall in
lino. It was pointed out by those In
terested that Indorsement by theso
organizations would provido Gormly
with nn organization and bo of Im
mense benefit in taking off his hands
the details and minutiae of political
campaigning, nbout which he was sup
posed to know nothing; thut It would
at once provide him with a respect
nblo following, nut, as they claimed,
lend dignity to Ills position. Tho pur
poso of this political pnrty, wlio.se In
fluence was considerable and whoso
ramifications wero many, whose lead
ers were men of experience, wns of
course thoroughly well-known.
Tho conference between theso lead
ers and Gormly wns short, sharp, and
decisive. It took place In his own
business otnee. The deputation wns
mndc up of a banker named Poole,
who had a certain prominence In mu
nicipal affairs through his connection
with tho national committee ot tho
party to which ho belonged, who
was n brilliant financier, n liberal giv
er, and u valuable member of tho op
position; Ilcnsou the real leader of
tho party, tho political boss so far
as the outs had anything to boss; and
Fltchott, nn attorney as bright as ho
was unprincipled, who aspired to po
litical proferment hlmesclf. Tho
trio met Gormly In his business ofllec,
Poole was the natural spokesman.
"We nro," began Poole Impressively,
Poole Waa tho
"a committee, 1 might say a deputa
tion, from the board ot management
of our political organization, who
have beon appointed to ah Inter
view you about tho mayoralty situa
tion." "We havo," continued Poole with
lofty dignity, "of course observed
your announcement of your candidacy
in tho dally papers." Gormly bowed.
"Wo have been struck with your pe
culiar nvallnblllty for the office. Your
large business Interests, tho fact that
you are so well known to the people
ot New York, your undoubted probity,
the ovldonce of good management
and ability which we see around us,
and er "
"And In short, we hnvo come hero
to protTer you our support, and to say
to you that our convention which
is to bo held next week will
undoubtedly mako you our candidate,
and ludorso your plntform. And In
lino wo want you to lead us."
"Your convention Is composed ot
deputies from all tho voting precincts
of tho city, Is It noti who aro elected
at regularly called primaries?'
"Cortalnly," was tho answer.
"Well, how can you three gentle
men, or your contral committee
which has how many merabors?"
"A hundred," replied Fitchett.
"Exactly, a hundred. How then can
you throe- gentlemen, or even .the
whole hundred of you, forecast 'the
action ot your convention which baa
Bwt jret assembled?"
r . .-
"It's easy lo see, Mr. Gormly," said
Hanson half pityingly, "ithat you don't
know anything nbout practical poli
tics. The comnilttco of a hundred
will carry out the will of the party
because tho will of the party will bo
tho will of tho comraltteo ot a hun
dred; and the commlttca of a hundred
will carry out the will ot this com
mlttco visiting you, becauso tho will
of this committee is tho will of tho
committee of a hundred. It I say I
mean It wo saythat our party wants
you for mayor, you can bet your last
dollar that you're tho man It wants.
Sco?"
"I sec," said Gormly. "In that caso
why have any convention at nil! Why
have any committee of a hundred?
Why have anybody but' you, Mr. Hen
son," he stopped long enough to mnko
tho pause appreciable, "and your co
adjutors? Why "havo any. people, ns
a matter of fact? Why don't you and
Mr. Llffey, who I bcllcvo holds a some
what nnnlogous position to yours In
the other party, get together with two
ablo coadjutors like those you havo
brought and settle tho question what
tho peoplo are going to have?"
"Well, Mr. Gormly, since you .put It
that way," said Hcnson coolly, "it 1
waa a little stronger than 1 am, If
this city wasn't so hopelessly In 'Char
ley Llrtey's grasp, that's about what
we'd do. Now, wo think that you've
got certain elements ot strength with
tho people that'll sort of balance
things. I don't know whether you
can bo elected or not. I'm speakin'
frankly now, gentlemen, and ns a prac
tical politician; but I bellovo you're
moro apt to bo elected than anybody
else, if wo can get a fair count, or
count tin! ballots ourselves, which Is
more or less doubtful with Llffey In
power, and thercforo wo wnnt you for
our candidate, because wo think wo
can win.
"Llffey has been In power so long
that ho ain't even 'decent. He ain't
willing to take a fair, respectable
graft; ho wants everything. But
when it comes down to tnlkln' busi
ness with the candidate in Ills private
ofllce, the best thing is the wholo
truth. Certainly It's Important from
one point of view that wo should win
this year. It may glvo us moro power
In thu national convention next year.
If wo enn deliver tho goods In New
Natural Spokesman.
York city, why, our voice Is goln' to
mean something, our Influence Is
goln' to be worth something, and that
accounts for Mr, Poole's presence
hero. As for Mr. Fitchett, he's one of
the brightest young lawyers we've got
He knows which side his bread's but
tered on. He wants to bo district at
torney and run with you, and you
couldn't get a better campaigner to
stand by your Bide. As for me, all tho
power we've got, which I admit ain't
as much as we'd ought to have, I con
trol. I put It at your disposal. Now
what do you say."
"I protest," began Poolo angrily;
while Fitchett bit bis Up, but managed
to control himself better than the
banker.
"Gentlemen," said Gormly, "It will
hardly be necessary for you to contin
ue tho interview further on these
lines."
"What do you mean?" exclaimed
Hensou.
"I mean that while I am, of courso
deeply touched by your hoarty and
spontaneous promises of support lu
this coming campaign, and while I
appreciate highly the honor that you
propose to me of making me your can
didate, I regret to say that I must de
cllno your proposition."
"What I" roared Benson. "You ain't
goln' to run then?"
"I haven't said anything to that ef
feet, have I?"
-Bui,- interposed rooie, "you can't
I aspect to succeed wlttaout aa orgam
izatlon back of you. Why, man, tho
ring Hint's against you, the Influences
that nro opposed to you, both. financial
and political, Is somothlng thut yor
can't lmaglnol
"It requires much more than a candi
date and a majority of votes to win
an election."
"The ballots have got to bo count
ed," said Denson, "and tho money's
got to be spent. 1n common with all
tho rest of us, I rend those accounts
you're publishing from week to week,
and it makes me sick to seo so much
goal, money goln' to waste. Not but
what it's dotn' some good; but a prac
tical man like myself could administer
It co much better. You could buy a
voting precinct with what you spend
on a single ad. Wastln' good money
on tho pressl It's men you want to
buy, not newspapers. That's the rea
son Llffey always gets the best of mo.
He's got moro money than I can get,
consequently he's got tho men. Hut
with your own contributions and tho
chances for success that you'll give
us, thcro's lots of other rich men
that'd bo willing to tako on our gettin
In power."
"I am not ono of theso men, Air.
Hensou. I'll tako no chances what
ever on your getting In power."
"Well, It's got to bo Llffcy's crowd
or- ours, and your flghtlu' Llffcy's
crowd from beginning to 'end. There
fore logically you belong to us."
"I cannot sco tho force of your rea
soning," said Gormly, "and 1 toll you
hero and now that whllo I shall bo
vory glad to havo the votes of any or
every man in New York, yet 1 will'
be beholden to no political party In
tho city. I have entered this cam
paign ns nn independent. If tho peo
plo wish to elect me, they can do so;
If not, not."
"Why, I told you," said Benson pity
ingly, "that you. might get elected;
but you've got to be counted in."
"If I am elected," said Oorbly, "you
need not fear that I shall bo counted
out."
"You have to bo a regular-nominee."
said Poolo.
"I shall bo nominated by petition,
gentlemen." said Gormly coolly. Ho
pointed to his desk. "Look at that
pllo yonder. They aro coming In ev
ery day."
"Signed by women and children and
cranks, I suppose!" sneered Benson.
"1 have a corps of young men," an
swered Oormly, "who personally visit
every petitioner, And out If ho Is a
voter and If ho really means what ho
says when ho asks mo to run.' Every
namo la verified and registered."
"Well, I'll be damned!" cried Ben
Bon In great amazement.
"I am afraid If you continue in pol
itics with your present vlows that
you will be," said Gormly coolly. "As
for organization, I have an organiza
tion of my own. We ore discussing
the lsaues and preparing to hold
meetings and send out speakers all
over the city."
"Who's managing the game?"
"One of my assistant managers In
tho store, Mr. Watson."
"What's he know about politics?"
"His oxperlence compared with
your own has been little, but on dif
ferent lines. He is learning rapidly,
however, and I think before you get
through, you will find him worthy
of oven your own steel, Mr. Benson."
"That's all very well," said the boss,
greatly taken aback over tho situa
tion. "It does seem as If somebody's
got a head on his shoulders around
hero."
"It might bo concluded that I had
myself," said Oormly genially; "but
we'll puss that by."
"But In spite ot all theso things,
you'll be beaten as sure as fate. I tell
you, you'vo got to fight tho devil with
fire. Of course, while I agreo with
these gentlemen hero that purity in
politics, which has been called an
irldoscent dream, whatever that
means, Is to be desired, and if we
could win without money and without
resortln' to the dodges that have made
the party In power Infamous, we'd be
glad cf It.
"But as It Is, It can't be done. Now,
-overy man Is supposed to be In poli
tics for what there Is In It What
you're In It for, we don't quite know,
but admitting that you're moro or less
disinterested, so are we. Ain't- that
so, gentlemen?"
"Certainly, certainly, to b. sure."
"And therefore we offer you our as
sistance." "I accept your offer, as I cannot per
mlt myself to be allied with any po
litical party, or to be known specifical
ly as the nominee of that party."
"Mr. Oormly," said Benson after a
long pause, "what's to prevent us from
nomlnatln' you anyway, and makln'
you the nominee of our party."
"Nothing that I know ot can pre
vent your doing such a thing; but
nothing can force me to accept, your
nomination.
"But Mr. Oormly " began the
banker,
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Equal to the Crisis.
The wives of Napoleon III.'s mar
shals played a great part during and
after the second empire. Whon Mar
shal Bazalno was planning his escaps
from tho Isle Salnto Marguerite his
wife assisted him tn the plan and
came tn the boat to meet him.
When General de Cavlgnae died In
exile and dlrgraco on the Riviera his
wife was determined that he should at
loast be burled In the family vault at
Pee La Chaise. In order to accom
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faithful servant she had the corpse
arrayed In a huge traveling cloak and
lifted Into a railway carriage., With
such a companion beside her, this
woman made the journey alono, In de
fiance ot the law. These womea
seeated to have beea equal to aay
ertsla la whlea they levad UurauMirta.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Famous Woman Who Wrote "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" Was Born One
Hundred Years Ago.
LUchfleld, Conn. The one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
Harriet Beccher Stowo, ono of tho fa
mous children of Dr. Lyman Beccher
and author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
wns eelcbtated at her birthplace here.
While the author of many books,
Harriet Beccher Stowe is remombor
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Tom's Cabin." She was forty yenrs
of age when the story began to run
as a serlol In tho National Era, an
Abolition paper published lu Wash
ington. It was translated Into overy
language of Europe, had a sale of over
- -T
""nakfrnffit-
GOO.000 copies in tho first two years
after Its publication, n fourth of which
wcro in England, and it la still called
for In- many of the public libraries of
Ihe country. As a "best seller" It far
surpassed nil tho work of recent days
and has beon oxcoeded in circulation
by the Blblo only. At one time moro
than a dozen theatrical companies
were traveling through tho country
presenting this drama.
HANOVER'S FIRST BUILDING
Old Presbyterian Church Which Was
the Earliest College Structure
Is to Be Remodeled.
Hanover, Ind. The old Presbyterian
.church at Hanover, which was the first
building of Hanover college, will be
jremodelod. Tho building was erect
ed in what was then South Hanover,
In 1828. Hanover college had had its
Inception In a little log cabin two
years before.
The first real collegq classes In the
stato wero held In the building that ts
to bo remodeled. A seminary was also
started In the building In 1837. This
was removed to Chicago later and Is
now the largest seminary of Its kind
In the west the McCormlck seminary,
A tornado took the top story off tho
building In 1837 and the college was
moved to a new structure about a
mile east, overlooking the Ohio river,
ind the building was made Into n
rhurch. Every commencement exer
Mae since 1830 has beon held In this
Miurch, and a large number who havo
First Building at Hanover.
become prominent in affairs have gone
out ot the building as college grad
uates. It Is bolleved here that the first
diploma given to any woman from an
oducatlonal institution ot any. kind
was given here in this building to
Margaret Mlnter .of Nantucket, R. L
More than fifty people wbo have been
members of this church have gone In
to the foreign mission field, and ten
college presidents were once members
of the congregation.
WOMEN TO CARE FOR TREES
Aldermen of Mlddletown, N. Y., Let
Contract to Society Leaders
' Big Victory for Former.
Mlddletown, N. Y. The women of
Mlddletown won a great victory the
other day when the board ot alder
men turned over to them the care of
the ahade trees ot the city and the
bids of other contractors were thrown
aside. Last year the Federation of
.Women's Clubs took up the matter of
saving tho shade trees or the city and
succeeded In getting the taxpayers to
vote $1,200 for that purpose. The al
dermen let the contract and at the
end of the season the women .claimed
the work bad not been done properly,
Tbls year the women asked the alder,
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