"
"There's nothing else to do," affirmed a third.
But a fourth said: "Then what are we here for?"
No one seemed to find an answer. After a moment's silence, the original
speaker said:
"It's the only way we can be sure of winning."
"He gives us every pledge," echoed the second.
"And we've agreed, anyways, so we are bound," continued the first
speaker.
Peter took his cigar out of his mouth. "Who are bound?" he asked,
quietly.
"Why, the organization is--the party," said Number Two, with a
"deny-it-if-you-dare" in his voice.
"I don't see how we can back out now, Stirling," said Number One.
"Who wants to?" said another. "The Labor party promises to support us on
our local nominations, and Maguire is not merely a Democrat, but he
gives us every pledge."
"There's no good of talking of anything else anyhow," said Number One,
"for there will be a clean majority for Maguire in the convention."
"And no other candidate can poll fifty votes on the first ballot," said
Number Two.
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