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Obstacles

           Ifthedominantparty,atthebehestofsosinisteraninfluenceasCowperwood,wastotieupalloutsidetractionlegislation,therecouldbebutonethingleftanappealtothevotersofthecitytoturntherascalsout.Nopartycouldsurvivesucharecordofpoliticaltrickeryandfinancialjugglery.McKenty,Dowling,Cowperwood,andotherswerecharacterizedasunreasonableobstructionistsanddebasinginfluences.ButCowperwoodmerelysmiled.Thesewerethecaterwaulingsoftheenemy.Later,whenyoungMacDonaldthreatenedtobringlegalactiontocompelthecounciltodoitsduty,Cowperwoodandhisassociateswerenotsocheerful.Amandamusproceeding,howeverfutile,wouldgivethenewspapersgreatopportunityforchatter;moreover,acityelectionwasdrawingnear.However,McKentyandCowperwoodwerebynomeanshelpless.Theyhadoffices,jobs,funds,awell-organizedpartysystem,thesaloons,thedives,andthosedarkchamberswhereatlatehoursballot-boxesareincontinentlystuffed.

           DidCowperwoodsharepersonallyinallthis?Notatall.OrMcKenty?No.IngoodtweedandfinelinentheyfrequentlyconferredintheofficesoftheChicagoTrustCompany,thepresident’sofficeoftheNorthChicagoStreetRailwaySystem,andMr.Cowperwood’slibrary.Nodarksceneswereeverenactedthere.Butjustthesame,whenthetimecame,theSchryhart–Simms-MacDonaldeditorialcombinationdidnotwin.Mr.McKenty’spartyhadthevotes

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