"
"Nonsense," said Pell, laughing. "The convention has nothing to do with
the senators. The Legislature elects them." He thought, "Why can't
women, if they will talk politics, at least learn the ABC."
"Yes," said Leonore, "but this is a new idea. The Senate has behaved so
badly, that the party leaders think it will be better to make it a more
popular body by having the New York convention nominate a man, and then
they intend to make the legislature elect him. If the other states will
only follow New York's lead, it may make the Senate respectable and open
to public opinion."
Pell sniffed obviously. "In what fool paper did you read that?"
"I didn't read it," said Leonore, her eyes dancing with delight. "The
papers are always behind the times. But I didn't think that you would
be, since you are to be named in the resolution."
Pell looked at her blankly. "What do you mean?"
"Didn't you know that the Convention will pass a resolution, naming you
for next senator?" said Leonore, with both wonder and pity in her face
and voice.
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