straightway he sought out his old friends, and joined the
union, and began to "root" for "Scotty" Doyle. Doyle
had done him a good turn once, he explained, and was
really a bully chap; Doyle was a working-man himself,
and would represent the working-men -- why did they
want to vote for a millionaire "sheeny," and what the
hell had Mike Scully ever done for them that they should
back his candidates all the time? And meantime Scully
had given Jurgis a note to the Republican leader of the
ward, and he had gone there and met the crowd he was
to work with. Already they had hired a big hall, with
some of the brewer's money, and every night Jurgis
brought in a dozen new members of the "Doyle Republi~
can Association." Pretty soon they had a grand opening
night; and there was a brass band, which marched
through the streets, and fireworks and bombs and red
lights in front of the hall; and there was an enormous
crowd, with two overflow meetings -- so that the pale and
trembling candidate had to recite three times over the
little speech which one of Scully's henchmen had written,
and which he had been a month learning by heart. Best
of all, the famous and eloquent Senator Spareshanks, presi~
dential candidate, rode out in an automobile to discuss
the sacred privileges of American citizenship, and protec~
tion and prosperity for the American working-man. His
inspiriting address was quoted to the extent of half a
column in all the morning newspapers, which also said
that it could be stated upon excellent authority that the
unexpected popularity developed by Doyle, the Republican
candidate for alderman, was giving great anxiety to Mr.
Scully, the chairman of the Democratic City Committee.

The chairman was still more worried when the monster
torchlight procession came off, with the members of the
Doyle Republican Association all in red capes and hats,
and free beer for every voter in the ward -- the best beer
ever given away in a political campaign, as the whole elec~
torate testified. During this parade, and at innumerable
cart-tail meetings as well, Jurgis labored tirelessly. He
did not make any speeches -- there were lawyers and

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