From the day
Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound
The July air in Saratoga is thick with the discordant hum of political maneuvering and the scratchy, distant refrain of "Till We Meet Again" drifting from a nearby gramophone. I can hear the sharp, rhythmic snap of newspapers being shaken open as men mutter over the headline: LEWIS MEN WILL OPPOSE SCHOENECK; Will Name a Candidate Today to Take Field Against the Lieutenant Governor. WHITMAN TO STAND BY HIM Leaders at Saratoga, However, Fear That the Tolishus Case Will Have Its Effect. Han No Doubt of Schoeneck's Loyalty. LEWIS MEN PREPARE TO FIGHT SCHOENECK Regard Tolishus Incident Grave Activites at Saratoga. Whitman Will Run Convention. Butler Sounds Patriotic Note. It is a lousy time for such internal friction while the boys are overseas, yet the gravel crunches under the boots of lobbyists who care more for state control than the distant thunder of the Western Front. Between the clatter of horse-drawn carriages and the sputtering backfire of an occasional motorcar, the frantic cadence of the telegraph key dictates the