Modern battles of Trenton .. . sentiment of the country, the newly-installedGovernor began, with that brazen device staring straight at him, demands ballot reform and honest elections. The highest aim of all parties is good government, he concluded, with thatbrazen device still star-ing straight at him,, and this cannot besecured without honestelections. A furtive breeze thatcrept in through theopen windows caughtup a corner of the blueguidon as he hurledthese caustic platitudesat it, and curled it overand over. The endone of the gilded fig-ures was hidden be-neath the silken the bree
Modern battles of Trenton .. . sentiment of the country, the newly-installedGovernor began, with that brazen device staring straight at him, demands ballot reform and honest elections. The highest aim of all parties is good government, he concluded, with thatbrazen device still star-ing straight at him,, and this cannot besecured without honestelections. A furtive breeze thatcrept in through theopen windows caughtup a corner of the blueguidon as he hurledthese caustic platitudesat it, and curled it overand over. The endone of the gilded fig-ures was hidden be-neath the silken the breeze toyedwith the fluttering silka second figure wasconcealed from view. Then with a grand sweep the wind gavethe fabric a final twist and none but the fateful 13 remainedvisible. See ! exclaimed the witty Senator Werts to the company ofstatesmen who shared one of the boxes with him, as he pointedup to it, see how Abbetts majority shrinks as he advocatesballot reform. Many a truth is spoken in jest; and subsequent events gave:. William C Heppenheimer. MODERN BATTLES OF TRENTON. 327 an air of prophecy to this passing quip. The Legislature thathad assembled at the State Houee to keep the new Governorcompany was divided politically—the House was Democratic,with William C. Heppenheimer, of Hudson, for Speaker; theSenate, with General H. M. Nevius, of Monmouth, in the chair,had a working majority of Republicans. The same poll that had elected Abbett had given Hudsonsseat in the Senate to Edward F. McDonald. The contest at thepolls that had resulted in his election had been an exciting feeling in the county that the leaders who ran the conven-tions were not all they should be and that they were leaguedfor evil, had grown apace. McDonald was panoplied with anunassailable reputation for probity. He was a young man ofrobust build, with a robust conscience, and a robust voice thatmade him the idol of the throngs that fljcked to the erratic political course, which ma
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