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A Political Agreement

           Tiernanwouldreceiveashighasfifteenandeighteen,Kerrigansometimesasmuchastwentytotwenty-fivethousanddollars,hisbeingthepivotalwardundersuchcircumstances.

           McKentyhadrecentlybeguntorecognizethatthesetwomenwouldsoonhavetobegivenfullerconsideration,fortheywerebecomingmoreorlessinfluential.Buthow?Theirpersonalities,letalonethereputationoftheirwardsandthemethodstheyemployed,werenotsuchastocommandpublicconfidence.Inthemeantime,owingtothetremendousgrowthofthecity,thegrowthoftheirownprivatebusiness,andtheamountofballot-boxstuffing,repeating,andthelikewhichwasrequiredofthem,theyweregrowingmoreandmorerestless.Whyshouldnottheybeslatedforhigheroffices?theynowfrequentlyaskedthemselves.Tiernanwouldhavebeendelightedtohavebeennominatedforsherifforcitytreasurer.Heconsideredhimselfeminentlyqualified.KerriganatthelastcityconventionhadprivatelyurgedonDowlingthewisdomofnominatinghimforthepositionofcommissionerofhighwaysandsewers,whichofficehewasanxioustoobtainbecauseofitsreportedcommercialperquisites;butthisyear,ofalltimes,owingtotheneedofnominatinganunblemishedtickettodefeatthesharpRepublicanopposition,suchanominationwasnotpossible.Itwouldhavedrawnthefireofalltherespectableelementsinthecity.AsaresultbothTiernanandKerrigan,thinkingovertheirservices,pastandfuture,feltverymuchdisgruntled.

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