“And if elected?”
“You shall make every appointment without let or hindrance. I know I’d be a fool to try to bind you in any way.”
Bruce was silent a long time, studying the wrinkled old face.
“Well, what do you say?” queried Blind Charlie.
“Frankly, I don’t like being mixed up with you.”
“But you believe in using existing party machinery, don’t you? You’ve said so in the Express.”
“Yes. But I also have said that I don’t believe in using it the way you have.”
“Well, here’s your chance to take it and use it your own way.”
“But what show would I stand? Feeling in town is running strong against radical ideas.”