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"Thout money, but he had for manager one Ethan Knowles, a cool-headed, tireless veteran of campaign battles, with David acting as assistant and speech maker. David was elected, went to the capital, and was honored with the office of speaker by unanimous vote. He had his plans carefully drawn for the election of Hume, who came down on the regular train and established headquarters at one of the hotels, surrounded by a quiet and determined body of men. Wilksley's supporters, a rollicking lot, had come by special train and were quartered at a club, dispensing champagne and greenbacks promiscuously and freely. There was also a third candidate, whose backers were non-committal, giving no intimation as to where their strength would go in case their candidate did not come in as a dark horse. When the night of the senatorial contest came the floor, galleries, and lobby of the House were crowd"



For the love of Mogg, Comcast - get your act together and filter this trash before it ever gets to me. I don't need Viagra or Cialis, and nothing you can sell me will "enlage" anything. I don't care to support this network of Russian hqiz-eaters.

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