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McKenty
had
recently
begun
to
recognize
that
these
two
men
would
soon
have
to
be
given
fuller
consideration
,
for
they
were
becoming
more
or
less
influential
.
But
how
?
Their
personalities
,
let
alone
the
reputation
of
their
wards
and
the
methods
they
employed
,
were
not
such
as
to
command
public
confidence
.
In
the
mean
time
,
owing
to
the
tremendous
growth
of
the
city
,
the
growth
of
their
own
private
business
,
and
the
amount
of
ballot-box
stuffing
,
repeating
,
and
the
like
which
was
required
of
them
,
they
were
growing
more
and
more
restless
.
Why
should
not
they
be
slated
for
higher
offices
?
they
now
frequently
asked
themselves
.
Tiernan
would
have
been
delighted
to
have
been
nominated
for
sheriff
or
city
treasurer
.
He
considered
himself
eminently
qualified
.
Kerrigan
at
the
last
city
convention
had
privately
urged
on
Dowling
the
wisdom
of
nominating
him
for
the
position
of
commissioner
of
highways
and
sewers
,
which
office
he
was
anxious
to
obtain
because
of
its
reported
commercial
perquisites
;
but
this
year
,
of
all
times
,
owing
to
the
need
of
nominating
an
unblemished
ticket
to
defeat
the
sharp
Republican
opposition
,
such
a
nomination
was
not
possible
.
It
would
have
drawn
the
fire
of
all
the
respectable
elements
in
the
city
.
As
a
result
both
Tiernan
and
Kerrigan
,
thinking
over
their
services
,
past
and
future
,
felt
very
much
disgruntled
.
They
were
really
not
large
enough
mentally
to
understand
how
dangerous
--
outside
of
certain
fields
of
activity
--
they
were
to
the
party
.
After
his
conference
with
Hand
,
Gilgan
,
going
about
the
city
with
the
promise
of
ready
cash
on
his
lips
,
was
able
to
arouse
considerable
enthusiasm
for
the
Republican
cause
.
In
the
wards
and
sections
where
the
so-called
"
better
element
"
prevailed
it
seemed
probable
,
because
of
the
heavy
moral
teaching
of
the
newspapers
,
that
the
respectable
vote
would
array
itself
almost
solidly
this
time
against
Cowperwood
.
In
the
poorer
wards
it
would
not
be
so
easy
.
True
,
it
was
possible
,
by
a
sufficient
outlay
of
cash
,
to
find
certain
hardy
bucaneers
who
could
be
induced
to
knife
their
own
brothers
,
but
the
result
was
not
certain
.
Having
heard
through
one
person
and
another
of
the
disgruntled
mood
of
both
Kerrigan
and
Tiernan
,
and
recognizing
himself
,
even
if
he
was
a
Republican
,
to
be
a
man
much
more
of
their
own
stripe
than
either
McKenty
or
Dowling
,
Gilgan
decided
to
visit
that
lusty
pair
and
see
what
could
be
done
by
way
of
alienating
them
from
the
present
center
of
power
.
After
due
reflection
he
first
sought
out
"
Emerald
Pat
"
Kerrigan
,
whom
he
knew
personally
but
with
whom
he
was
by
no
means
intimate
politically
,
at
his
"
Emporium
Bar
"
in
Dearborn
Street
.
This
particular
saloon
,
a
feature
of
political
Chicago
at
this
time
,
was
a
large
affair
containing
among
other
marvelous
saloon
fixtures
a
circular
bar
of
cherry
wood
twelve
feet
in
diameter
,
which
glowed
as
a
small
mountain
with
the
customary
plain
and
colored
glasses
,
bottles
,
labels
,
and
mirrors
.
The
floor
was
a
composition
of
small
,
shaded
red-and-green
marbles
;
the
ceiling
a
daub
of
pinky
,
fleshy
nudes
floating
among
diaphanous
clouds
;
the
walls
were
alternate
panels
of
cerise
and
brown
set
in
rosewood
.
Mr.
Kerrigan
,
when
other
duties
were
not
pressing
,
was
usually
to
be
found
standing
chatting
with
several
friends
and
surveying
the
wonders
of
his
bar
trade
,
which
was
very
large
.
On
the
day
of
Mr.
Gilgan
's
call
he
was
resplendent
in
a
dark-brown
suit
with
a
fine
red
stripe
in
it
,
Cordovan
leather
shoes
,
a
wine-colored
tie
ornamented
with
the
emerald
of
so
much
renown
,
and
a
straw
hat
of
flaring
proportions
and
novel
weave
.
About
his
waist
,
in
lieu
of
a
waistcoat
,
was
fastened
one
of
the
eccentricities
of
the
day
,
a
manufactured
silk
sash
.
He
formed
an
interesting
contrast
with
Mr.
Gilgan
,
who
now
came
up
very
moist
,
pink
,
and
warm
,
in
a
fine
,
light
tweed
of
creamy
,
showy
texture
,
straw
hat
,
and
yellow
shoes
.
"
How
are
you
,
Kerrigan
?
"
he
observed
,
genially
,
there
being
no
political
enmity
between
them
.
"
How
's
the
first
,
and
how
's
trade
?
I
see
you
have
n't
lost
the
emerald
yet
?
"
"
No
.
No
danger
of
that
.
Oh
,
trade
's
all
right
.
And
so
's
the
first
.
How
's
Mr.
Gilgan
?
"
Kerrigan
extended
his
hand
cordially
.
"
I
have
a
word
to
say
to
you
.
Have
you
any
time
to
spare
?
"
For
answer
Mr.
Kerrigan
led
the
way
into
the
back
room
.
Already
he
had
heard
rumors
of
a
strong
Republican
opposition
at
the
coming
election
.
Mr.
Gilgan
sat
down
.
"
It
's
about
things
this
fall
I
've
come
to
see
you
,
of
course
,
"
he
began
,
smilingly
.
"
You
and
I
are
supposed
to
be
on
opposite
sides
of
the
fence
,
and
we
are
as
a
rule
,
but
I
am
wondering
whether
we
need
be
this
time
or
not
?
"
