Show THE PRIMARY from ta the cleve CI everdale NV M mystery ag or r T the mach dinean d shenew political novel by W V A ed whitehall times an sin I nine year years chairman of an I important state political committee fo l gordn rt howard d Ilu hurlbert ribert ne new w york A lively canvass was now waging and an d the inevitable discussions crim crim anions in and recriminations grew more and more exciting on llie tile eve of the caucuses the war of the factions waxed hot leaders and bullies of both sides were on the alert and paddy sullivan held matinees mati nees and evenin evening g gatherings at the shades lager beer and poor whisk whiskey ey fl flowing owing as its free ai as water and the bys kept full fall at the expense of one or the other candidate bys wb whoop whooper er in paddy y would exclaim as he tapped a ir i keg of lager K tho tile day opened lively hiller and aids being ou on duly duty bright and early while daley and his friend friende greatly ire atly discouraged were nevertheless determined not to give lib it the tight ight their cause was almost hope lee fees for on entering the canvass thy expected to overthrow senator hamblin b by y t alio ae support p ab t ifal of t alic le moral por portion t i on of the p public u ic daley e y possess possessing irig no more virtue than his mounted the reform ho nob in to 10 ride into power but lie found foun that a majority nin arity of voters could not be wan iven tots side the fight having list ving become bitter a sort of a dog do in the be inal ro aneer ger contest daley saw sa no way to win so he lie determined to be satisfied with pre preventing enting senator hambling Hamb lins election reelection re Ol Gl had seldom before been so excited politicians walked the streets men were button holed in stairways Et airways offices or sample rooms and importuner importuned to vote for one or another of the delegates daley feeling the ground slip from under his feet began working g up his friends on the iague L sue that he lie was a badly used man and prepared a program fora for a grand bolt at every every caucus in ill the county where iiams hal lin delegates might bo chosen Bil the galieto heal wounds wound caused by disappointed hopes of politicians it in is a that such men inen avail themselves of yat bring being a doub double e ender the tile ell cud d placed against th tha shoulder 46 docs does the moa dar damage nage bitterness bf between tween opposite par i ties ii nothing compared compare to the tile bad I J blood that exists between factions faction of the name baine party arty it is a bad time tini I fur for men inen to know tile misdeeds of each other ot herfor fur secrets arc are used after being cul enlarged arged g und exaggerated to i powerful dimensions hsuch occa capital to the opposite party and blany campaigns are carried on by siiney aing against candidates tes ammunition that mem berb of their own parly party tave manu fractured the drinkin saloons ivere ere in full fall blast the bummers bum rev cling in what to them seemed paradise bad whisky and ice cool fira lager ager were free to all up to the hour the caucus was to be ho held long lona before seven p m the town liall hall was filled with men air impregnated j with onions garlic old pipes and i poor whisky greeted the olfactory organs of those entering the room to this was added the exudations from garments of factory hands and la laborers boreN who had worked hard during the excessively hot day and not availed themselves of such cheap luxuries as RS soap and water miller with aids and assistants well organized for tho the forthcoming fray was present while daley flanked by a coterie of followers waa was active paddy sullivan Sul livau was on duty moving a about out among the men whom he lie control controlled lM sudden suddenly y the chairman of the town committee mounted the platform and pounded the table with ith his fiat fist the buzzing profanity and coarse jokes of the ir multitude ceased at once reader take a careful look across the sea of upturned faces for here arc the men who choosing delegates make the officers of the town iown the officers of the state yes the tb e chief ruler of the nation sprinkled through the crowd are a lew few intellectual countenances but observe the majority coarse uncultured I igA ignorant orant specimens of humanity many faces stamped with the look of ruffian whilo the drunken g gib berish of others d disgusts ig us ts one with the thought that t tho in elective franchise has been extended to all the chair chairman mau again striking a tho the able before him said gentlemen as chairman of the town committee I call this caucus to order the deliberations of this meeting cannot proceed until un til a chairman has been chosen gentlemen who will bs be your pres presiding bentic mg officer one of the daley party quickly said I move that robert furman be chairman of this caucus I listher Mis ther cheerman I I moves ati an that editor rawlins bees the dintleman gintle man to take the cheer said paddy sullivan this was followed full owed by of furman on the daley ilc the hamblin Hain blin crowd were as loud in shouting rawlince raw Rawl lings inre for a few seconds there was a perfect pander pandemonium the noise was deahl deafening ening tho tile chair chairman mait of the town committee pounding vig vi porously ou on the he table finally sac in quieting the enthusiasm kni of the factions tic ile then kaid gentle en I cannot put tin tile motion unless there is order tin the motion now on the amenda amendment bent al all who favor L editor rawlings as a chairman of this caucus will mani test fest it by botin voting aye there was a tremendous about from the hamblin side of the bouse all who are opposed will say m no N nol no V was given with equal force by tile other side followed by wild shout froni from each faction for fil fully ily a minute the naise noise continued the desk resounding with blows from tile chair mana fist men uen jumped upon upon chairs and benches while the tile pat fonn funn waa was crowded with leaders of both factions but the temporary chairman knew his business when lien tho the excitement subsided he be said aid being unable to decide the vote you will now prepare to divide the house ouse all who favor the amendment will go to the left sido ido s of tho the hall 1111 all opposed will take the right side eide and I appoint cyrus H miller Mill ermid and harvey banu banua a tellers to tho the votes tho the excitement was re renewed with w ich fury than before the tile daley men shouting give us a teller both tellers arc are men we ae protest agin it I shame on oil yo ye to bar us rutlt after the hose was divided the tile tell era fillis finished bod the count announcing i n g t the he amendment carried by a i large rge majority the decision exasperating pe the thi vanquished par party bai y threats were made against the chairman odthe of the town committee while the vic victors were wild with enthusiasm paddy sullivan hardly able to contain himself his red face glistened like a coal of fire while his carroty hair stiff as bristles stood erect 11 hip p hurray Lu rray he cried badly bedad tb alio c Isi lias has yee s I the newly elected chair chairman ronn mounting tho the platform and thanking the caucus for the honor done him hit asked whom they desired for secretary the daley crowd claimed tho tile right to fill tho the place but n r vote on two candidates candida tei resulted in a victory for tile nia machine chine the senator s faction the chair atlea the further pleasure of the catica when a young lawyer arose to address the meeting g lie ile poke of the unhappy faction fight lie ile was for harmony bar in ony but thought the machine ir responsible fur for the existing of affrin censuring senator hamblin he lie eulogized dalcy daley whom lie li believed actuated by the highest r and roost honorable motives in in seeking beckin the nomination and he warned ali alie e macl maclaine aind men of the dangers besetting them trying to force fore a bad nomination he ile then moved that the caucus proceed to ballot for a delegato delegate to the senatorial convention to be held at Cl everdale one week from that day an amendment making cyrus H miller the delegate from CleTe Clee provoked pd another spasm of excitement shouts of ballot being heard trim the daley side while cries of que question tion came with equal force from the hamblin party arty although scarce scarcely F y any tiny one had large inte interests ruts at it stake strike the audience seemed accrued era crazed zed with rage opposing leaders were like wild beasts oaths threats aud and invectives of nil kinds were heard beard the noise fillin filling tile hall was like the roar of inam ati animal mals and in some parts of the loom room blows wera exchanged only by the greatest effort did the police prevent a general fight the chairman on finally being able to put motion heard ma many dy voice voices voto vote aye I and the a opposition loudly crying no but he be declared that cyrus hart miller seemed herud the town delegate Gro groans 1113 and hisses bisses greeted the announcement amid the excitement daley ana mounted aisted the platform and said my taly friends will do me the favor by withdrawing from the hall if wo we cannot receive fair treatment here we wo can banat at least hold an honest caucus in another place follow rollow me mol jumping to the floor ho he was followed by a mad crowd As they withdrew from the hall lial groans groans hisses cat calls and al all I sorts of wordy invective were hurled at them cyrus 11 miller was t then h en unanimously chosen delegate an and d a series of re resolutions was passed l instructing Bt ting tile delc ain vote fur for the hon darius flam blin than then the caucus adjourned As the bolting caucus also elected a delegate Cl everdale was to be represented by both factions fc senator hamblin won work a victory ill in the county securing ten of the fifteen towns although bolting delegates had aso also been chosen several bottles of wine were d rank drank that evenin evening by the men assembling iu ili the private office ef the boss bass but tha latter waa was not happy for having baving stirred up a bitter faction fight he trembled for the consequences consequence nt |