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An Hour of Defeat

           I’vebeencountychairman,it’strue,andhelpedtoelectsomeofthesemen,butIdon’town’em.Whyshouldn’ttheypasstheGeneralElectricordinance?It’sanhonestordinance,asfarasIknow.Allthenewspapershavebeenforit.Asforthis‘L’roadordinance,Ihaven’tanythingtodowithit.Itisn’tanythingIknowmuchabout.YoungMacDonaldandMr.Schryhartarelookingafterthat."

           Asamatteroffact,allthatMr.Gilganwassayingwasdecidedlytrue.AhenchmanofyoungMacDonald’swhowasbeginningtolearntoplaypoliticsanaldermanbythenameofKlemmhadbeenscheduledasakindoffield-marshal,anditwasMacDonaldnotGilgan,Tiernan,Kerrigan,orEdstromwhowastorounduptherecalcitrantaldermen,tellingthemtheirduty.Gilgan’squadrumviratehadnotasyetgottheirmachineingoodworkingorder,thoughtheyweredoingtheirbesttobringthisabout."Ihelpedtoelecteveryoneofthesemen,it’strue;butthatdoesn’tmeanI’mrunning’embyanymeans,"concludedGilgan."Notyet,anyhow."

           Atthe"notyet"Cowperwoodsmiled.

           "Justthesame,Mr.Gilgan,"hewenton,smoothly,"you’rethenominalheadandfrontofthiswholemovementinoppositiontomeatpresent,andyou’retheoneIhavetolookto.YouhavethispresentRepublicansituationalmostentirelyinyourownfingers,andyoucandoaboutasyoulikeifyou’resominded.

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