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Chapter XXXII

           

           Thecommitteeinquestionhadoriginallybeenorganizedtoprotestagainstsomeabusesinthetaxdepartment;butsincethen,fromelectiontoelection,ithadbeendriftingfromonesubjecttoanother,findinganoccasionalevidenceofitsworthwhilenessinsomenewspapercommentandthefrightenedreformationofsomeminorpoliticalofficialwhoended,usually,bytakingrefugebehindtheskirtsofsomehigherpoliticalpowerinthelastreaches,Messrs.Butler,Mollenhauer,andSimpson.Justnowitwaswithoutimportantfuelorammunition;andthisassignmentofCowperwood,withitsattendantcrime,sofarasthecitytreasurywasconcerned,threatened,assomepoliticiansandbankerssawit,togiveitjusttheclubitwaslookingfor.

           However,thedecisiveconferencetookplacebetweenCowperwoodandthereigningpoliticalpowerssomefivedaysafterCowperwood’sfailure,atthehomeofSenatorSimpson,whichwaslocatedinRittenhouseSquarearegioncentralfortheolderorderofwealthinPhiladelphia.Simpsonwasamanofnolittlerefinementartistically,ofQuakerextraction,andofgreatwealth-breedingjudgmentwhichheusedlargelytosatisfyhiscravingforpoliticalpredominance.Hewasmostliberalwheremoneywouldbringhimapowerfulornecessarypoliticaladherent.Hefairlyshoweredofficescommissionerships,trusteeships,judgeships,politicalnominations,andexecutivepositionsgenerallyonthosewhodidhisbiddingfaithfullyandwithoutquestion.

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