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Kerrigan was too cautious to comment as to that, though Mr. Gilgan paused for a moment. "Now, I have a plan, as I say, and you can take it or leave it, just as you want, and no hard feelings one way or the other. I think the Republicans are going to win this fall McKenty or no McKenty first, second, and third wards with us or not, as they choose.
And forthwith the bargain was struck. Gilgan, as a Republican central committeeman chairman, possibly was to visit every ward, connect up with every available Republican force, pick strong, suitable anti-Cowperwood candidates, and try to elect them, while he, Hand, organized the money element and collected the necessary cash. Gilgan was to be given money personally.
From what Gilgan said all along, I thought he was dealing with live ones. They paid to win the election. Now let 'em pay to pull off a swell franchise if they want it, eh?" "You're damn right," echoed Tiernan. "I'm with you to a T." It was not long after this conversation that Mr.
"If," replied Mr. Gilgan, sententiously. "You're very right. There's a big 'if' in there, I'll admit. But if these two wards yours and Tiernan's could by any chance be carried for the Republicans they'd be equal to any four or five of the others." "Very true," replied Mr. Kerrigan, "if they could be carried for the Republicans. But they can't be. What do you want me to do, anyhow?
"It's well I know that," said Gilgan, "and it's the best of friends I'd like to be with you. But even if I could take care of the aldermen, which I couldn't alone as yet, there's the mayor. I don't know him at all except to say how-do-ye-do now and then; but he's very much opposed to you, as I understand it. He'll be running around most likely and talking in the papers.
"Not very long, maybe," replied Gilgan, simply and contemplatively, "but the world is the world, and we have to take it as we find it." "Quite so," replied Cowperwood, undismayed; "but Chicago is Chicago, and I will be here as long as they will.
Did you ever hear any one say that I had?" "No, I never did," returned Kerrigan, mildly. "But it's a pretty large thing you're proposing, Mr. Gilgan. I wouldn't want to say what I thought about it offhand. This ward is supposed to be Democratic. It couldn't be swung over into the Republican column without a good bit of fuss being made about it. You'd better see Mr.
Tiernan first and hear what he has to say. Afterward I might be willing to talk about it further. Not now, though not now." Mr. Gilgan went away quite jauntily and cheerfully. He was not at all downcast. An Election Draws Near Subsequently Mr. Kerrigan called on Mr. Tiernan casually. Mr. Tiernan returned the call. A little later Messrs. Finally Messrs.
"I'll tell you what it is, Mike," he said, archly, hitching up his tight, very artistic, and almost English trousers, "we're up against a bunch of pikers in this Gilgan crowd, and they've gotta be taught a lesson. He knows it as well as anybody else. None o' that Christian con game goes around where I am.
The doings of the big fellow" he was referring to McKenty "with the other fellow in North Clark Street" Mr. Gilgan preferred to be a little enigmatic at times "are very much in the wind just now. You see how the papers stand. I happen to know where there's any quantity of money coming into the game from big financial quarters who have no use for this railroad man.
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