The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 518 James Garfield
"Boss, a telegram from Philadelphia!" When Chen Zhengwei returned to the hotel, his henchman handed him the telegram.

Chen Zhengwei glanced at it and asked: "Hasn't it been chosen yet?"

"The Republican Party is so inefficient? If I were in Philadelphia, a candidate would have been chosen by now!"

Today is already the third day. There have been 20 rounds of voting in Philadelphia over the past three days. During these three days, the campaign teams of each candidate have been constantly active.

And voting was changed from claim voting to written voting.

But so far there is no candidate who has received an absolute number of votes.

The latest voting results are:
James G. Bryan, 317 votes.

George Edmonds received 136 votes.

James A. Garfield 118 votes.

Ulysses S. Grant received 116 votes.

John Sherman, 68 votes.

"What's the matter with this James Garfield?" Chen Zhengwei asked his henchman. He remembered that this person did not exist before, but now he not only surpassed Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman, but also former President Ulysses Grant.

How would a Ma Zai know about such things?

"Go find the telegram that was sent a few days ago!"

After receiving the telegram, Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

In the first round of voting on the first day, James Garfield only got 1 vote.

The same is true for the next three rounds.

There was no one supporting him at all.

So Chen Zhengwei didn't take it to heart.

I didn't expect that this guy's votes would grow so fast in just three days.

And looking at the number of votes from other people, some conservatives and reformists voted for him.

You have to know that conservatives and reformists have completely different political goals, but this person actually absorbed votes from both camps.

"Send a telegram to Greater Poland and ask him what's going on!" said Chen Zhengwei.

"If necessary, help Brian..."

"Why are there so many Jameses? The mayor of San Francisco is also named James, and the police chief of Austin is also named James. There are two more Jameses! Can't Americans think of any other names?"

"Brother Wei, after all, they only have a few names they can use..." The man scratched his head.

George, Jack, James, William, Charles, these names are everywhere on the streets.

"I'll have someone check for me how many people named James there are in the United States!"

……

When Chen Zhengwei sent a telegram to Greater Poland, Greater Poland was meeting with James Garfield.

"Good evening, Mr. Kowalski." James Garfield was forty-nine years old, in the prime of his life, and had a very upright face.

He had fought in the Civil War and held the rank of brigadier general, before retiring from the army and entering politics.

"Good evening, Mr. Garfield. What do you want to talk to me about?" Great Poland moved his fat body with some difficulty.

He was just sitting a little uncomfortably, but with his current body shape, it would be difficult for him to easily lift his butt off the sofa and adjust himself like an ordinary person without standing up.

Today's meeting was with Greater Poland, whom Garfield had initiated the arrangement with.

"It's a pity that I didn't get to visit Mr. Chen. In fact, I have a deep impression of the city of San Francisco. Protestantism has developed very well there. Pastor John Hobart spread the gospel of the Lord to more believers in San Francisco."

Dapolan was stunned for a moment, then started laughing.

Pastor John Hobart is the pastor of Grace Cathedral and the pastor who baptized Chen Zhengwei. Chen Zhengwei occasionally goes to church, so he naturally knows about it.

He is also a Protestant and often goes to Grace Cathedral.

So the other party's words quickly won the favor of Greater Poland.

"I am a member of the Church of Christ. Desire will not blind my eyes. I want to run for president because I hope to do something for this country and its people."

"Mr. Chen has a big conflict with the U.S. government, but I don't think it's irreconcilable."

"Racism has always existed in this country, but this is not liked by my father. Everyone has equal rights, which has always been my pursuit!"

"I think this is what Mr. Chen hopes to see. If people of different skin colors can live equally and with dignity, I think many things would be completely unnecessary!"

"If I become president, I will do my utmost to promote racial equality. At the same time, I noticed that California and San Francisco have taken some measures this year to attract people to invest in the West."

"It's not just about land and mining investment, but about attracting people to invest in production in California... However, there is not such a large demand for production in the West, and it is difficult to compete with local products in terms of cost when transporting them to the East."

"I also noticed that Mr. Chen bought a fleet of ships. I guess Mr. Chen's goal is to export goods to South America?"

"If that's the case, we have the same goal. In the current world situation, international trade is very important. If I become president, I can open up the South American market through diplomatic means..."

Greater Poland has not taken the previous words to heart.

Racial equality…what racial equality?
Who is his boss?

Chen Zhengwei has always regarded those who are equal to me as being above me, and those who are equal to me as being inferior to me.

But the following words made Greater Poland's eyelids twitch.

During a casual chat, Chen Zhengwei once revealed his plan to open up the South American market.

Garfield actually saw through it and offered some very tempting conditions.

No wonder his votes have increased so quickly recently, this guy is really good at persuading people.

After thinking for a long time, Poland said, "I will convey your idea to the boss! The result is not something I can control!"

James Garfield laughed immediately. He came here just to go through the motions, but after the first day of voting, the stalemate between the conservatives and the half-bloods made him sense an opportunity.

Then, with continuous activities over the past two days, the vote increased from 1 to more than 100.

His campaign team also gained confidence as a result.

But yesterday, members of the campaign team suddenly raised a possibility.

"Our momentum looks good, but it's also dangerous."

"What do you mean?" The others looked over.

"I'm from Chicago! I know that Chinese man. He must have interfered in this election! We can tell from what happened to Grant!"

"We are not a target he supports, and if we pose enough of a threat... Mr. Garfield could very well be in danger!"

"Are you saying that the Chinese will attack us?" others asked in disbelief.

"Not us, but Mr. Garfield. I have no doubt they will!"

James Garfield thought for a long time and decided to persuade Chen Zhengwei.

At present, it seems that he has convinced Chen Zhengwei's subordinate and successfully taken the first step.

……

Before the banquet started, Aaron and his men rushed to Austin.

"Brother Wei, are you okay?"

"Change your clothes, there will be a party soon!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at him.

Aaron brought 500 people with him, and the team finally had enough manpower.

A moment later, carriages arrived at the hotel entrance.

Although Austin is the state capital, its economy is not very good and there are not many wealthy people. Instead, there are more politicians, celebrities, government officials and state legislators.

The guests arriving at the hotel greeted Chen Zhengwei with respect and introduced themselves.

Green followed Chen Zhengwei and recorded according to the list.

"Mayor John Hines is not here, and the personnel officer of the State Military Bureau is not here..."

"If they didn't come, then they ran away!" Chen Zhengwei snorted. In fact, several other rich people had run away, and the police station had notified him.

But Chen Zhengwei didn't care. He just sent out a reward.

Where can they go? Unless they can go to another country, they will die.

Although some people ran away, the deputy governor, state treasurer, state attorney general, and state justice all came.

After all, their business, their assets, everything they have is in Texas.

No one wants to leave unless they have to.

Moreover, they were not the main participants in yesterday's incident. Chen Zhengwei did not kill them yesterday, and he did not do anything to the local wealthy and famous people in Galveston before.

They sent a series of telegrams to their friends in Galveston, weighing the pros and cons before they dared to come.

"It looks like we will have fewer friends today!" Chen Zhengwei walked straight towards the crowd and said with a smile.

"The governor of Texas...seems to have abandoned everything and run away. He ran away as soon as I arrived. Am I scary?"

"No, no!" Everyone shook their heads.

"Of course I'm not scary. Is he guilty? As the governor, he is connected to the Army Commander-in-Chief Sherman, and some people from the militia are trying to murder me, a Chinese leader and a pioneer of racial equality... It's a shame for such a thing to happen on American soil!"

"Coincidentally, I have recently been working with city governments and wealthy individuals to combat the KKK!"

"I never expected that the KKK's tentacles were so long that they even reached the state government and the top level of the United States!"

Everyone's expression changed slightly, and then they all nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Chen, we didn't expect that either."

Seeing that everyone understood, Chen Zhengwei nodded with satisfaction.

"I came to Austin to persuade the state government to crack down on the KKK, but I didn't expect this to happen. Now that the governor has fled, we need an acting governor to take charge!"

"Perhaps you have a good candidate to recommend?"

With just a few words, Chen Zhengwei directly took control of the situation in Texas, and no one else dared to object.

In fact, there is a best candidate now, Lieutenant Governor Joseph D. Sayers, but he is a Democrat, and the fact that he can become lieutenant governor shows that he has a close relationship with the governor.

Chen Zhengwei was planning to change the candidate.

Although he occasionally had some minor conflicts with some members of the Republican Party, such as Leland Stanford, some candidates who were eliminated in Chicago, and the current president...

But everyone knows that he is a staunch supporter of the Republican Party.

After chatting with everyone for a while, Chen Zhengwei called the logistics officer and financial officer of the State Military Bureau aside.

"Stop the Texas Rangers' logistical supplies and salaries! Send their commander back to Austin to report!"

The two people from the State Military Bureau immediately knew Chen Zhengwei's purpose.

Without much hesitation, they agreed.

After all, coming here means that their heads are not that hard.

……

While Chen Zhengwei was holding the banquet, not far away in San Antonio, Governor Oran M. Roberts lowered the brim of his hat and hurriedly boarded a train with his family.

Just as Chen Zhengwei had imagined, the train would go all the way north, first arriving in St. Louis, then changing trains and passing through Pittsburgh, and after arriving in Cincinnati, changing trains again to Washington.

(End of this chapter)