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A Political Agreement

           Perhapsfifteenoreighteenthousandwouldbenecessarytopollthenumberofvotesrequiredeitherway.Atthelasthour,beforestuffingtheboxes,hewouldlearnhowthecitywasgoing.IfitlookedfavorablefortheRepublicansitwouldbeeasytocompletethevictoryandcomplainthathislieutenantshadbeensuborned.IfitlookedcertainfortheDemocratshecouldthrowGilganandpockethisfunds.Ineithercasehewouldbe"in"twenty-fivetothirtythousanddollars,andhewouldstillbecouncilman.

           "Allveryfine,"repliedMr.Kerrigan,pretendingadullnesswhichhedidnotfeel;"butit’sdamnedticklishbusinessatbest.Idon’tknowthatIwantanythingtodowithitevenifwecouldwin.It’struetheCityHallcrowdhaveneverplayedintomyhandsverymuch;butthisisaDemocraticdistrict,andI’maDemocrat.IfitevergotoutthatIhadthrownthepartyitwouldbeprettynearalldaywithme.

           "I’mamanofmyword,"declaredMr.Gilgan,emphatically,gettingup."Ineverthrewamanorabetinmylife.Lookatmerecordintheeighteenth.DidyoueverhearanyonesaythatIhad?"

           "No,Ineverdid,"returnedKerrigan,mildly."Butit’saprettylargethingyou’reproposing,Mr.Gilgan.Iwouldn’twanttosaywhatIthoughtaboutitoffhand.ThiswardissupposedtobeDemocratic.Itcouldn’tbeswungoverintotheRepublicancolumnwithoutagoodbitoffussbeingmadeaboutit.You’dbetterseeMr.Tiernanfirstandhearwhathehastosay

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