The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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right iu where .Take was and “talk tur¬ 
key” to him. Strange, but John Crandall 
was the only outspoken supporter I had. 
John was bossed at home until he was 
like a lamb, but get him out among mcu 
and the pent-up feelings in the lamb ex¬ 
panded that innocent animal into a lion. 
So we had our way, and about 25 of us 
marched down the street to the court¬ 
house. where in the sheriff's room the 
county committee was making up the 
You would have thought the destinies 
of the nation were at stake as we tiled 
into that room. Half of our delegates 
were ready to quit when Jake Spaulding 
glared at us over his spectacles. 
“What do you want?” 
Dr. Walker was our spokesman, and 
Jake Spaulding had a mortgage on his 
house. You could see that mortgage 
peeking out from behind every sentence 
of the doctor’s speech. In effect he asked 
those politicians if they wouldn’t please 
nominate Ilenry Wilkins for county clerk. 
It didn’t take .Take long to put us where 
we belonged. 
“No; the delegates to this convention 
are going to nominate Hiram Green. 
Nothing doing here. Just fall in and 
work for the grand old Republican party! 
And now. boys, good day; we’re busy.” 
Several of our delegates started for the 
door. They were well-disciplined soldiers. 
1 was not. and I did what most of them 
thought a very foolish thing. Before I 
well knew it I was up in front making a 
speech to .Take Spaulding. At that time 
no one had ever heard of the 35-oent dol¬ 
lar. The word “profiteer” was not in 
the language: but I think I did make it 
clear that these farmers were there to 
nominate Henry Wilkins or “bust” the 
convention. As I look back upon if now 
I think it was the most bold and palpable 
“bluff” ever attempted at a county con¬ 
vention. And John Crandall stood beside 
me and pounded his big hands together 
until the rest of the delegates forgot their 
fear and joined in. When I finished there 
was nothing to do for us but to file out 
of the courthouse. 
***** 
Then they turned on me in sorrow and 
anger. Everyone would now be a marked 
man. They never could get any office 
from .Take Spaulding. Even Henry, the 
candidate, felt I had injured his chances, 
for if he kept quiet perhaps he might 
make a deal to get to be deputy clerk. 
But John Crandall stood by me. 
“Good.” he said : “I’m a fighter. Get 
right up in convention and give ’em an¬ 
other. I’m going to vote for Henry till 
the last man is out.” 
But these faint hearts did not know 
what was going on inside the sheriff's 
room. When our delegation marched out 
the county committee sat and looked at 
each other. 
“Boys.” said .Take Spaulding, “It looks 
like they mean business. We can't let 
that spread. I guess we’ll have to take 
Henry on !” 
There was a big crowd in the court¬ 
house. and the convention went off like 
a well-oiled machine. They nominated 
sheriff and probate judge and then the 
chairman asked : 
“Any nominations for county clerk?" 
T had my throat all cleared and stood 
up with: “Mr. Chairman.”—but no one 
paid much atttention to me. The chair¬ 
man turned to the platform and said : 
“I recognize Judge Spaulding.” and 
there was the big. fat boss on his feet. 
“Mr. Chairman.” he said, “today our 
glorious country lives or dies! The grand 
old Republican party is on trial. Every 
patriot is needed in this great crisis. ITo! 
Israel, every man to his tent! I there¬ 
fore take great pleasure in nominating 
that splendid farmer, that incomparable 
patriot, that popular citizen. Henry Wil¬ 
kins of Adams township. I ask you in 
the name of our glorious citizenship to put 
him through with bells on !” 
I stood there all through the speech too 
dazed to sit. until John Crandall pulled 
me down. Then T realized that for once 
a bluff had worked. And after the con¬ 
vention I met .Take Spaulding iu front of 
the courthouse. “Young feller.” he said, 
“if you decide to settle down in this 
county, let me know. I’ll have a little 
job for you.” 
We all rode home in the candidate’s 
wagon. Sarah was waiting for us at the 
gate. 
“Well, how did you come out?" 
“Nominated by acclamation.” said 
Ilenry. “John and the young feller here 
did it. Thev made Jake Spaulding come 
up!” 
“John?” 
If some actress could put into a single 
word the scorn and surprise which Sarah 
packed into her husband’s name her for¬ 
tune would be made. And John and T 
stood there like a couple of truant school¬ 
boys waiting for the verdict. 
“That’s what T said. John was fine. 
Only for him I’d have been defeated.” 
And Ilenry drove on. 
“Now you two lazy Republicans, get 
out and milk those cows.” 
_ We went, but when we got back the 
kitchen stove was roaring, and Sarah was 
just taking out a pan of biscuits. There 
were ham and eggs on the stove. 
“Now you sit right down and eat. If 
I’ve got to be sister to a county clerk I 
ivant to know all about it. Now. John, 
you tell me just how it happened.” 
Ah. but those were the happy days of 
politics. Do you wonder that we old- 
timers consider the present campaign 
about like dishwater— in more ways thau 
one? u. w. c. 
In 4 Trips Across America 
Essex 4 Times Breaks Record 
San Francisco to New York—3347 Miles 
In 4 Days, 14 Hours , 43 Minutes 
First Essex 
Third Essex 
San Francisco to New York 
San Francisco to New York—4 
—4 days, 14 hours, 43 min. 
Lowers Record 12 hours, 48 min. 
days, 21 hours, 56 min. 
Lowers Record by 5 hours, 35 minutes. 
Second Essex 
Fourth Essex 
New York to San Francisco — 5 
New York to San Francisco 
days, 6 hours, 13 min. 
—4 days, 19 hours, 17 min. 
This car took a longer route and also ran 
into storms. Yet it broke the former re- 
Lowers Record 22 hours, 1 3 min. 
cord by 11 hours. 19 minutes. 
A Proof of Reliability Never Equalled 
The first test of an automobile carrying U. S. Mail across the 
American continent was made with the light weight, moderate 
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of the trans-continental record both ways. 
The performance while of momentous importance in the world of 
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weight in the most difficult and hardest road service. 
Also Holds These Noted Records 
Many other unmatched Essex records forecast its ability to break 
the transcontinental records at will. For instance it holds the 
official 50-hour endurance record of 3037 miles in 50 hours. It 
holds the 24-hour dirt track mark of 1261 miles, made by an 
owner-car, which had previously seen over 12,000 miles service. 
And it holds the world’s 24-hour road mark of 1061 miles, made 
over Iowa country highways. 
Yet these records are significant only because they show the en¬ 
durance and reliability of every Essex car. They speak for the 
ability of any Essex to duplicate these feats. 
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