15.

battle ensued and father, then in his forty-second year, was
elected.

Father found himself in the House of Representat-
ives in which the majority were Republicans, hostile, of
course, to the beliefs and reforms advocated by the Peoples‘
Party. How to serve his constituents in such a legislature
was the big problem which presented itself. True, there
were nine Peoples‘ Party representatives in the House (out
of one hundred and £==eg members); nine men virtually
powerless to do anything for their party, but to stout hearted
men of purpose this was not regarded as an insurmounfable
barrier.

Honesty of purpose, reasonableness and fairness

were bound to have their reward and father relied on this,

’ together with his