[They all clap him on the shoulder and shake his hand.
pollen
A wonderful speech, my boy. We're playing you up for Governor of the State in tonight's late editions.
maynard
I'll sweep the State. It's patriotism, it's the flag, that gets the rubes. You should have seen the whiskers of the rural sections waving in the wind!
[Shouts of newsboys outside: "Bulletin! War! All about the war!"
conroy
Eh?
maynard
[To Pollen.