O’Malley was up.
“Mr. Chairman,” he said, “on behalf of the solid delegation from Logan County I cast twenty-four votes for General William M. Barrett.” O’Malley winked at Rankin as he sat down.
“Mason?”
“Mr. Chairman,” cried McKimmon, emulative of O’Malley, “on behalf of the solid delegation from Mason County I have the honor to cast her eighteen votes for our present able congressman, Honorable Jerome B. Garwood!”
And Rankin started a cheer.
“Moultrie?”
Randolph was standing prominently in the middle aisle, or what had been an aisle early in the day.
“Mr. Chairman,” he said, in heavy tones, “Moultrie County gives her fifteen votes to our next congressman, Honorable Conrad Sprague.”
And then the Sprague delegations cheered.
“Piatt?” the roll-call proceeded.