America 1881: They Call Me Legend

chapter 367
Members of the Democratic Party relied on the morale of the "Senate Victory" to push Candid Gardner to the position of the Democratic Party candidate for the current New Mexico governor's throne.

Voters throughout New Mexico are confused.

Gardner?
Who is this guy?
"Does this person have a history in politics?"

There was a white lump on Scott's nose, and he was a little depressed.

It makes him look kind of funny.

But no one around dared to laugh.

"No, Mr. Congressman." The fat Congressman pouted.

His right eye was also bruised.

"What does his father do? Uh, I mean, what's his background?"

Scott asked, drawing circles with his fingers.

The fat congressman was still shaking his head:

"No, all we know is that he's a shareholder in the Santa Fe Railroad. He lives in Albuquerque. He was a lumber dealer."

The Santa Fe Railroad?

Isn't that related to Chen Jianqiu again? !

Chen Jianqiu!Chen Jianqiu!Why is there a shadow of this person everywhere? !
Thinking of the name made Scott's nose ache again and his skull swell.

He closed his eyes.

"Let's see what tricks they play first."

Chen Jianqiu and the Democratic Party really didn't play any tricks.

What they do is solid:
Anyone willing to come and vote could receive a fifty-cent voucher for Roswell kerosene.

Republicans slammed this as vote-buying.

But soon the Democratic Party counterattacked:
You Scott can raise flour, why can't we raise kerosene.

After receiving the kerosene, a kerosene lamp was also given.

You'll have to buy kerosene next time you run out.

If it wasn't for being too sensitive, Chen Jianqiu would have planned to fire the bullet.

Mr. Gardner also began his speaking tour.

However, he did not possess excellent eloquence, and his speeches were not contagious.

The vocabulary used in his speeches is generally very simple and easy to understand.

The whole speech is also very short and the content is unpretentious.

"I will lead everyone to get rich." This is the sentence he said the most.

However, the effect was unexpectedly good.

People are very kind to this kind-faced rich man.

They're tired of those smooth-talking politicians.

Who would travel all the way to the frontier if it wasn't for the sake of getting rich?

Who doesn't like the person who leads everyone to get rich?
And Chen Jianqiu also let the Democratic Party newspapers start to build Gardner's personality.

Yes, he is a political amateur.

But he is sincere, upright, honest, down-to-earth, and generous.

Voters quickly liked this man, and they didn't even care much about his policies.

Since he came to New Mexico early, he knows a little Spanish.

This allowed Gardner to gain a large number of supporters among Mexican-American voters.

Plus the portion of Democratic voters who originally supported Raymond Russ.

A few weeks later, he was catching up with the Republican candidate, Albuquerque Mayor Tony Davis.

"Is this person really clueless?"

In the editorial room of the "New Mexico Herald", the fat congressman frowned, and the editor on the other side was helpless.

"Is he a little old?" The editor scratched his head.

"Is he dementia or is he pooping on his pants?!" The fat congressman was desperate for the editor in front of him, "Or does he often fall and doze off every now and then?"

The editor honestly shook his head.

"nothing."

He is also desperate:
"He is just an ordinary lumber merchant, and his business is well-behaved. He has never appeared in our field of vision before. How to make it up? Just make it up?"

The fat congressman was crazy, and he and Scott thought of several possibilities.

They were not worried whether Harlem went up by himself or pushed Chen Jianqiu up.

The former has a lot of bad records, and the latter is not even a member of the Democratic Party.

They never expected that they would launch such a person, and they had no way to start.

While they were still racking their brains on how to arrange Gardner, Chen Jianqiu finally made a move.

A large package of detailed materials was packed in a package and sent anonymously to the newspaper office of the "Santa Fe Star".

Landry hesitated.

But there was also a piece of paper attached to the package, with neat writing on it:
Remember our agreement, you can choose to become famous, or to sleep forever.

The editor no longer dares to play tricks.

He opened the package and checked the contents inside.

The more I looked, the more shocked.

But at the same time, he knew he and the "Santa Fe Star" had a chance to become a hit.

That day, the lights in Landry's office were on all night.

"Extraordinary! Extraordinary! Mayor of Albuquerque, current candidate for governor, Tony Davis is an out-and-out embezzler!"

The additional issue of the "Santa Fe Star" that day, used an entire issue to report on Davis.

During his tenure, the mayor of Albuquerque took advantage of his position and tried every means to get several budgets for the city's river renovation into his own pocket.

At first, everyone thought it was a routine smear act between the two parties.

But in the following days, the "Santa Fe Star" reported on this matter, one issue after another.

The evidence is detailed, the logic is rigorous, and the data is so amazing that you have to believe it.

Landry used his pen to forcefully write this thing into a serial!
"Chen, did you provide Landry's information?" Harlem asked in a low voice with the newspaper in his hand.

Chen Jianqiu didn't answer.

But you don't have to think about it.

In the whole state, who else can obtain these materials, except Chen Jianqiu?
His frontier detective agency penetrates every corner.

"Bastard! This traitor is actually investigating us!" The fat congressman cursed and threw the newspaper to the ground.

During this time, he took the Republican newspapers under his command to refute rumors.

But in the face of the mountain of evidence and Landry's pen, the rumors seem extremely pale, but they are getting darker and darker.

Most importantly, he knew in his heart that everything written in the "Santa Fe Star" was true!
His fat face was as red as a cooked lobster.

Chen Jianqiu must have messed up again!Only he can do this!
"Go get me the newspaper!" Scott said to the fat congressman.

The fat senator reluctantly picked up the newspaper from the ground and handed it to Scott.

The old man read the newspaper for a long time.

In fact, he knew about Davis. Not only did he know, but he also participated in these matters with the fat congressman.

But this newspaper mentioned all the people involved, except him.

Could it be that Chen Jianqiu deliberately chose him out because of his old relationship?Or do you want to leave a way so that we can meet each other in the future?

Scott quickly dismissed his idea.

Based on what he knew about Chen Jianqiu, he would not do such a thing.

So, why?

"Is the voting going to start soon?" Scott asked the distraught fat congressman next to him.

The fat senator nodded.

Scott felt inexplicably ominous.

For the first time in a decade, he is concerned about the New Mexico election.

The old man couldn't understand more and more.

I can't understand this election, I can't understand the current state of New Mexico, and I can't understand Chen Jianqiu.

He is a little tired.

Weeks passed, after rounds of debate and confrontation.

Voting for the 1884 New Mexico gubernatorial election finally began.

(End of this chapter)