"I'll handle the 'niggers'—just leave that to me. You never want to take a 'nigger' into your conferences. You don't want him to get the idea that he is of much importance. Decide what you want him to do and then tell him to do it. If necessary, bring pressure enough to bear on him to make him do it."
"The question is, whom shall we put up for mayor? We want a man that there is nothing against but one who is not radical on anything," Springer remarked.
"How would Bill Frazier be?" Thompson asked.
"He would run well but he is pretty 'bull-headed.' We might have trouble with him after he was elected," Springer answered.
"Fred Clark is a good, clean fellow, at any rate, no one has 'got anything on him,'" said Thompson.
"Fine! He is good timber. He seldom expresses an opinion on anything," said Stover.
"But do you know we can handle him?" McBryan asked.
"Sure. He will be all right. He owes the bank seven thousand dollars—he couldn't afford to turn us down."
It was agreed that Clark should be the candidate for mayor. McBryan was to run again for commissioner. A Jew was selected for a place on the ticket. When men had been selected for all the offices, Goldberg and Stover were appointed as the committee to get their consent.
"Before you say anything to these men," McBryan advised, "I had better take the list to Father Rossini for his approval."