Thatcher men had gone forth to seek their chief.

The Democrats would gain a certain moral strength through the possession of a Senator in Congress.

The man chosen to fill the vacancy would have an almost irresistible claim upon the senatorship if the Democrats should control the next legislature.

It was worth fighting for, that dead man's seat! The full significance of the news was not wasted upon Representative Harwood.

The house adjourned promptly, and Dan hastened to write telegrams.