Chapter 28: The Man Who Was Not Afraid

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌⁠One after the other, dignified and decorous, three men of the Big Machine, representing three of the large counties of the state, came upon the platform and put in nomination the name of Governor Harwood to succeed himself.

These speakers had been carefully selected. They were elderly gentlemen whose reputations, tones, and demeanor bespoke safe and sane conservatism. They took occasion to rebuke t