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Enter Hosmer Hand

           

           HosmerHand,feelingthathehadtheburdenofagreatdutyuponhim,wasnotslowinacting.Hewasalways,whenaroused,adeterminedandablefighter.Needinganablelieutenantintheimpendingpoliticalconflict,hefinallybethoughthimselfofamanwhohadrecentlycometofiguresomewhatconspicuouslyinChicagopoliticsonePatrickGilgan,thesamePatrickGilganofCowperwood’soldHydeParkgas-wardays.Mr.Gilganwasnowacomparativelywell-to-doman.Owingtoagenialcapacityformixingwithpeople,aclosemouth,andabsolutelynounderstandingof,andconsequentlynoconscienceinmattersoflargepublicimport(insofarastheyrelatedtotheso-calledrightsofthemass),hewasafitindividualtosucceedpolitically.HissaloonwasthefinestinallWentworthAvenue.Itfairlyglitteredwiththenewlyintroducedincandescentlampreflectedinaperfectworldofbeveledandfacetedmirrors.Hisward,ordistrict,wasfulloflow,rain-beatencottagescrowdedtogetheralonghalf-madestreets;butPatrickGilganwasnowastatesenator,slatedforCongressatthenextCongressionalelection,andapossiblesuccessoroftheHon.JohnJ.McKentyasdictatorofthecity,ifonlytheRepublicanpartyshouldcomeintopower.(HydePark,beforeithadbeenannexedtothecity,hadalwaysbeenRepublican,andsincethen,althoughthelargercitywasnormallyDemocratic,Gilgancouldnotconvenientlychange.

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