"Does it come from New York State?" Gorham asked.
"Yes; the junior senator is at the head of it."
"He is a Tammany man."
"Yes."
"Brady made him, and now he is collecting his fee. The Consolidated
Companies hit Brady hard in the Manhattan Traction deal, you remember.
How much headway has it gained?"
"Enough to be dangerous; that's why I wrote as I did."
"It can't be dangerous while we have the people so strongly with us, but it might become troublesome. Whom do you want me to see?"
"The President. I have made an appointment with him half an hour from now. The Senator from New York has touched him a bit by demanding why he is haling the other great corporations into court, and leaving the Consolidated Companies to grow larger and stronger without opposition."
"Have you discussed the matter with the President?"
"No; I thought it best to let you present it as a whole. Come—we shall find him ready for us."