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Show . maa. tb .... e . .... whf v ' , itauoa ring mat's that ar opposed to you, both financial igtlt 7. :' nuB, easy to see. Mr. Gormly" said Benson half pityingly. M:lhat you don't know anything about practical poll f a hundred tics. Tb commute will carry out lb will of tb party beesuse th will of U party will b tb will of th commute of a hundred; and tb commit! of a hundred will carry out tb will of thl committee) visiting you, because tb will of this committee I th will of th commute of a hundred. If I Bay I mean If w say that our party want yon for mayor, you can bet your last dollar that you're th maa It want. It'i WlTIlSomiMIMNTAL UATIONJO HIE WOMAN Ck'nV3 IQWnSZMDBDADY YNOMIlV faun tederfit wire MnN of a elnall with lb la a artful Sruok.n aroapart.tr tela, elera mini bllne. Iowa, Thar prepare stop In In he billiard kut as confrnnie huei-eas- . IT la bot tr th. ohlvelren. bT lna lf. labut inlb aoor taklef lha crime In their fliihi to me Maaaeif, p hare ilreea etarten lha woman' tall eihau.ied: the r.uth her uU in aie own Ma leuow naninntirruo airao. Saalnc he la an Imparl- Inani, lha emart thruet har aacorl Inl a sow rut and rid en. Hair-irotft (tumble Into lha railroad elation Ju.i lha train baara lha woman away. Twantr-flfeere leler. tlila man,InUanrM Naw Oarmly, I larv. 11 meet. Kieannr naiaana. a beautiful and wealthy eallleroent warhar, with har la her war. and Oarmlf tenante awnar f a ateemehlp tin and 6nd almeelr frualralad In ir an trera eetenelen plan by (rartiaf backed by the Oatham TracUea Cumnenr. Alt autemaalle asftdant brie. horn. Gam J he IlalAanaa I hi Ir annoumae that ha untry will be mayor f ew Terk and redeem th from ftr. rvpuen. Jir. lUldan (n a ly fa" dfeifed Interview with Oorrolr. make an indirect topealtlen la rompromlae the ftcht which fhe taller ha been 1rf1'y(i,'l (h Bt" alnat the Oothlifl TcAi tlon paper aad whlrh llaldana I eupert4 f baldly annou Kins in atneed. Ourmlr camaatf g ( Ilaldana. A fewll.h 1 ruiin e v mulll-nillllana- com-fan- 00K IU-T- HI . k ' ATTLI fOR FREEDOM. CHAPTER VII. Th Outi WauU Fain Taka a Hand. Tba political declaration of Cormly as tba sensation of tba hour; tba asnsatloa of msnjr boura. In fact It cam at siactlr th right Urn. Tb gotnf ssctlon of New York, from which th larger part of was unfortunately recruited politic tb truly good Christian being a nan who learea th doing of such dutlei t bta ungodly neighbor aa a rule! had abundant lelaur to read th paper on Chiiatmaa morning, and rry paper In tb city contained that aam announcement which Mlia Hildas and tb party at th cottage bad read In Th Planet . ? Every paper contained also editor!' al comment then and thereafter. Tb - admiBlatratlon paper ridiculed th propoaltlon. endeavored to laugh It out of court Other men potalbly a high la character had announced themtelvee from time to tiro with Their announce atmllar platforma. ment had created mild ssnsatlona, their campaign had aometlmea crere- ated more sensations; but th aulU had Invariably been defeat 60 th administration papers nought to whistle th naw candidate down th wind of their disdain. Nevertheless, since George Gormly'a. money was aa good aa anybody else's In New York, they kept on printing his communications, In which his advertisements were alternated with hla political manifestos. Th papers, and those which strove so far aa ' news papers could to take a dlspasslonat view of the situation, were unanimous In their approval of Gormly'a candl dary. They declared that hla election would be the best thing that could happen for New York; they were also practically unanimous In of his success, , their hopelessness Gormly had carefully studied the situation. He waa not disappointed In the least degree and be realized that while such a proclamation as be had made would Inevitably cause It would tremendous discussion, have to be followed up by work, If it waa to ba mora affective than a flash !n th pan. He had learned that, organization waa th keynote of success. as overorganization was Its death knoll. lie knew that the arrangement which aecured all general principles, leaving tb utmost liberty In details, was the on which was In th end bound to succeed, provided th fac tor upon whom dependence waa to be placed were In any degree worthy of their responsibilities. He was also aware that the native Intelligence of the community, even allowing for the vast num who ber of Ignorant foreigners were allowed without let or hindrance to fill th city, was very The first requisite for suchigh. cessful campaigning, therefor, be decided to be education. Knowledge, as of old, is sUU power. The Ideal method of enlightening the people to the seriousness of the situation and of convincing them of their ability to amend it was by word of mouth. Gormly had never been a public speaker. Fortunately be had - plenty ef self confidence, and he was quite capable of presenting a situation in a simple, businesslike, way, so clearly that even the ignorant could comprehend It A few months only would elapse before the spring elections that would determine th Issue. No matter how assiduously he campaigned, he could reach only a portion wf the vast conglomeration that made up political New York. It 'would b secaasary for him, therefore, to keep), telling th earn story In the (different papers of the lty to reach (those who did not hear his voice, and 'to drive- home Id the rands of those ad heard what tb7 had listened iwh non-churc- h 8r tion, a tyr Ilk Gormly in politics, but a man of great ability and ao meo. ba mad manager of hi camTh party out of power paign. through It leader declared that It Intended to mak hint It candidal: other smaller parties propeeed to fall In lis. It wa pointed out by those la terested that Indorsement by these organisations would provld Ooravty f with an organisation and b benefit la taking off bit bands th details and mtnutla of political campaigning, about which h waa to know pathlng; that It wuld at ne provld bins with a respect abl fallowing, and, a they claimed, lead dignity to hi position. Tb Inof thl political party, who fluent wa considerable and who In-ma- sop-poe- pur-po- e leadramifications war many, who ers were men of iMrlnc, waa of eouri thoroughly well known. , Tb confereac between the leader aN Gojmly was abort sharp, and decisive, it took plac in his own business effle. Tb deputation was mad u of a beaker named fool, who bad a certain prominence la municipal affair through hi connection with th national committee of th who party to which b belonged, was a brilliant financier, a liberal giver, and a valuable member of th opposition; Densoa tb real leader of th party, th political boa so far as th out had anything to boas; and ntchett an attorney aa bright as be wa unprincipled, who aspired to political Th preferment blraeeelf. trio met Gormly la his business office. Tool waa th natural spokesman. "W are," began Pool Impressively, f 1 MW... IMI ... - t ! Monoy Lonn - Warner Dr. W. ill SI raaldaaa. a R. M. Pool Wss th Natural Spokesman. a committee, I might say a deputa tion, from th board of management who of our political organization, to ah Interhave been appointed view you about th mayoralty , ' da-oll- ne J. . blai JEX-FLORI- ST rrcih Flnwera st.p,,iu,l fof .. lions. Innsrsl Wj0i kf.. !B 1 414 and fllleJ to order. All kinds of Fornltur IWrM fcWsUhac iwo blocks North of Pon,, 1 i'0, Vun SraxiiH ml ftcfincTeq upiiqaa Any Len Dtipllrsted Satisfaction Guaranteed OFFICE AT HOTEL CUARLOTTI Dr.XW.Hagan a fi. B. MORGAN, If You not not" "Why, I told yon," said Benson pity. Ingly, "that you might get elected; Dot you'v got to be counted In." "If I am alcted," said Gorbly, "you need not fear that I shall b counted LORENZO THOMAS 'You bav Pool. to be a regular nominee." TAILOR Man North l lank, Ipanlth Fart, UUb But an advertisement in this paper talks to the , 'I shall b nominated br netltlon. gentlemen." said Gormly . coolly. H pointed to hi deek. "Look at that pile yonder. They ar coming la v-ry day." "Signed by women and children and cranks, I suppose I sneered Benson. 1 nav a corps of young men," answered Gormly, "who personally visit every petitioner. And out If h la a voter and; If he really mean what h says when be asks m to run. Every name I verified and registered." "Well, I'll be damned!" cried Benson In great amazement "I am afraid If you continue In politics with your present views that you will be." said Gormly coolly. "A ror organization. I have an organization of my own. W ar dlscusslna th issues and preparing to hold meetings and send out sneakers all over th city." "Who's managing th gamer , "On of my asslatant manager la th tor, Mr. Watson." : "What' he know about pollUcsr "Hla. experience compared with your own has been little, but on different lines. He Is learning rapidly, however, and I think before you get through, you will find him worthy of even your own steel, Mr. Benson." "That's all very well," said the boss, greatly taken aback over the situation. "It does seem as if somebody's got a head on bis shoulders around here." "It might be concluded that I had , myself," said Gormly genially; "but well pass that by." . "But In spit of all these things, you'll hs beaten as sure as fate. I tell you, you'v got to fight the devil with fire. Of course, whll I agree with these gentlemen her that purity In politics, which has been called an iridescent dream, whatever that means, 1 to be desired, and If we could win without money and without resortln' to the dodges that have mad th party In power infamous, we'd b glad of It "But as It Is, It can't be done. Now, vary man Is supposed to be In poll-tic- s for what there la In It. What you'r In It for, w don't quit know, but admitting that you'r mor or less disinterested, so ar w. Ain't that so, gentlemen?" , "Certainly, certainly, to b sure." "And therefor w offer you our as- Talk to One FASHIONABLE out" said May 0 ItMl Turn Over a New Leaf ' , sistance." "I accept your offer, as I cannot permit myself to be allied with any political party, or to be known specifically7 as the nominee of that party." "Mr: Gormly," said Benson after a long pause, "what's to prevent us from nomlnatin' you anyway, and makin' you the nominee of our party." "Nothing that I know of can t your doing such a thing; but nothing can force me to accept your Catch the Ideat B.H.BROWN. By siubscriblnj. for THIS PAPER Livery iFccd OR, HJ, Stable ALLEN T3BWTIHT OVER FIRST NATIONAL 1NDEFI.VDE.VT BANK PHONB Hack Meets All Trains phoxb m 12 Cui HIGH OF LIVING Institution, ' has not affected our Job printing prices. We're etUl doing commercial work of all kinds at prices sat isfactory to you. Daalarsla General Merchandise, Flour, Grain 0 Produce Ed. Woods, Jr. and ttaanlaotnrers of HACK Harness, Boots Shoes. Q Ind. Phon SO-- TRANSFER Tteitrlci Compute AND Special Bates to I Spanish Fork, Ut Particular People's Printing Printed Proper!y- -P JOHN JONES, Supt SPANISH FORK, UTAH ssBssBSsaasaj SCENIC LINE of NEW TRAIN SERVICE Vi THE WORLD DENVER FOUR FAST th Equal to the Crisis. ' The wives of Napoleon III.' marshals played a great part during and after the second empire. When Marshal Basalne was planning his escape from the Isle Saint Marguerite his wife fsslsted blgi In th plan and cam In th boat to meet tlm. When General de Cavignao died In exile and disgrace on the Riviera his wife was determined that he should at least be burled In the family vault at Pere La Chaise. In order to accomplish ber object with the aid of a faithful servant she bad the corpse arrayed In a huge traveling cloak aad lifted Into a railway carriage, with such a companion beside her. this woman made the Journey alone, In defiance of the law. These women seemed to have been equal to anj ertsie In whlchthey found themselves ' COST iva tad b THE Spanish Fork Co-Operat- - ' Spanish Fork Utah Spanish Fork, 'pre-ven- ' nomination. " began MJ. "But Gormly bankar. . ' (TO Btf CONTINUED.) bwaaawaeaaaawMBaa. whole community. : ' ,aru. Moo. . Oat D. Joseph Hughes, lctd j DENTIST ionjiblBf that you Pho H.4SOff) f "It requires much mor tbaa a faadl Viak tss date and a majority W, 0. Cr- -e BMg, panlah TtiK lection." a "Tb ballon bav got to b count" d," laid Benson, "and tb money' E. all gut to be spent la common with th rest of us, I read Ikes account Cty PhyiicUn QairiBtifli to week, you'r publishing from week and It makes m sick to ae so much Offlo. two door orth of City Pruf Not but mad from oKlc good moBsy goln' to wast. tor. Nlf bt what It' doln' Bom good; but a praclad. Pbon M Ir. tical man Ilk myself could administer Spanish fork, Utah. It so much better. You could bay a voting precinct with what you spend on a Btogl ad. Wastla' good money M. on the press! It's men you wint to bay, not nspsprs. That's th rea Surgcoo Plijilciio soa Llffey always gsU th best of m. He's got mor money than I caa get OfSoa la Nsw Croer Block consequently be' got tb men. But Corner Second North Roildouc with your own contributions and th . and Second West chances for success that youll glv Offlo Hours, 10 to 12 a. to. and 2 to ft us, there's lota of other rich mea p. m, Sundaj by appointment, that'd be willing t tab on our gettin Pbon 02-- 1 tnd. Bpanlih Fprk la power." , Mr. of on am these not men, "I whatBenson. I'll tak bo chance ever on your getting la power." "Well, Ifa got to be Llffey' crowd r aura, and your Cxhtln' Llfftv'a Offlos at WerU Drsg C. IMMbg crwd frem beginning to and. There Saui.aF.rk, Utah fore logically you Belong to us." lad. rbona Ball Phona 11 "I cannot see th fore of your reaos bleak west ef Cemtssrelsl Baas BosMoso tell I said "and Gormly, you soning," rsytMaa Utah Mrt aecar Compear. bar and bow that whll I shall ba very glad to bav tb votes of any or vry maa la New, York, yet I will be beholden to no political party la th city. I bav entered this cam paign as aa Independent If th peoATTORN I i ple wish to elect m. they caa do ao: w. - SAMUEL CORNET can't Imsgla! la that ess "I see," said Gormly. why bav any convention at all I Why lav any commute of a hundred T Why bar anybody bat you, Mr. Deo son," be (topped long enough to mak th paus appreciable, "and your coadjutors T Why bav any people, as a matter of faetf Wby doa't you and Mr. fJffey, wbo I b.liv bold a somewhat analogous position to your la tb other party, get together with two abl coadjutor Ilk these you bav brought aad settle tb autloa'wbat tb people ar going to haver "Well, Mr. Gormly, sine yu put It that way," said Beaton coolly, "If I was a Uttl stronger than 1 am. If this city wasn't so hopelessly la Charley Uffey's grasp, that's about what think that you'v w'd da Now, got certain lenient of strength with tb peopl that'll sort of - balaao thing. I den't know whtbr you can b or not I'm apeakla' frankly new, gentlemen, and as a practical polltlulaa; but I believe you'r or to b elected thju anybody 3ae. Ifaptw can get a fair count, or count tb ballot ourselv, which I more or less doubtful with Llffey la power, and therefore w want you for our candidate, bocaus w think w can win. . "Llffey ba been In power ao long that h ain't even decent He ain't willing to tak a fair, respectable Dut everything. graft; h want when It come down to talkla' business with th candidate la hi ptivat beat thing I th wbol office, th truth. Certainly It's Important from on point of view that w should win this year. It may glv us mor power In th national convention sett year. If w can deliver tb goods In Naw York city, why, our vole Is goln' to mean something, our Influence is goln' to be worth something, and that accounts for Mr. Poole's presence here. As for Mr. Fltchett, he's on of the brightest young lawyers we've got "V have." continued Poole with He knows which side hla bread's butobserved tered on. He wants to be district atlofty dignity, "of course your announcement of your candidacy torney and run with you, and you In the dally papers." Gormly bowed. couldn't get a better campaigner to "We have been struck with your pe stand by your aide. As for me, all the culiar availability for th office. Your power we've got which I admit ain't large business Interests, th fact that as much as we'd ought to have, I conyou are ao well known to the people trol. I put It at your disposal. Now of New York, your undoubted probity, what do you say." the evidence of good management ; "I protest" began Pool angrily; and ability which w see around us, while Fltchett bit his Up, but managed " r and to control himself better than the "And In abort, ire have corns here banker. s to proffer you our support and to say "Gentlemen," said Gormly, "It will to you that our convention which hardly be necessary for you to continis to be held next week will ue the Interview further on these undoubtedly mak you our candidate, ffiaaT.-and Indorse your platform. Aad In "What do you mean?" exclaimed fine we want you to lead us." Benaoa. "Your convention is composed of "I mean that while I am, of course deputies from all the voting precinct deeply touched by your hearty and of th city, Is It not who ar elected spontaneous promises of support in at regularly called primaries V this coming campaign, aad while I "Certainly," was th answer. appreciate highly the honor that you "Well, how can you three gentle propose to me of making m your canmen, or your central commute didate, I regret to say that I must : which has how many members?" your proposition." "What!" roared Benson. "You ala't "A hundred," replied Fltohett "Exactly, a hundred. How then can goln' to run then?" jtO. -- - IT "I haven't said anything to that efwas prepared t spend his you three gentlemen, or even the ' jrcowey an well as himelf for thl end. whole hundred of you, forecast the fect, bav I?" ' of action which convention has "But," interposed Poolo. 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