America 1881: Legend of the West

Members of the Democratic Party relied on the morale of the "Senate victory" to push Gardner, an honest man, as the Democratic candidate to compete for the throne of the governor of New Mexico this term.

Voters across New Mexico are confused.

Gardner?

Who is this guy?

“Does this person have a history of being in politics?”

Scott had a white patch on his nose and was a little depressed.

It makes him look a little funny.

But no one around dared to laugh.

"No, Mr. Congressman." The fat Congressman curled his lips.

His right eye was also black.

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

Scott asked, drawing circles with his fingers.

The fat congressman was still shaking his head:

"No, we only know that he is a shareholder of the Santa Fe Railroad Company. He lives in Albuquerque. He used to be a lumber seller."

Santa Fe Railroad?

Doesn't that have something to do with Chen Jianqiu? !

Chen Jianqiu! Chen Jianqiu! Why are there shadows of this person everywhere? !

When he thought of this name, Scott's nose began to ache again and his skull became swollen.

He closed his eyes.

"Let's see what tricks they are playing first."

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

What they do is very practical:

Anyone willing to vote could receive a fifty-cent voucher for Roswell kerosene.

Republicans blasted it as vote-buying.

But the Democratic Party soon countered:

You Scott can make flour, why can't we make kerosene.

After receiving the kerosene, a kerosene lamp was given as a gift.

When you run out, you have to buy kerosene next time.

If it weren't for being too sensitive, Chen Jianqiu would have planned to fire bullets.

Mr. Gardner also began his lecture tour.

However, he does not have excellent eloquence, and his speech is not very contagious.

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

The entire speech is also very short and unpretentious.

"I will make everyone rich." This is what he says most.

However, the effect was unexpectedly good.

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

They are tired of glib politicians.

Who would come all the way to the border if not to make a fortune?

Who doesn’t like someone who makes everyone rich?

Chen Jianqiu also asked Democratic newspapers to start building Gardner's personality.

Yes, he is a political amateur.

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

Voters quickly grew fond of the man and began to care less about his policies.

He knew a little Spanish because he came to New Mexico early.

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

Plus that part of the Democratic electorate that originally supported Raymond Russ.

A few weeks later, he had gradually caught up with the Republican candidate, Albuquerque Mayor Tony Davis.

"Is this person really clueless?"

In the newsroom of the New Mexico Herald, the fat congressman frowned, while the editor on the side was even more helpless.

"Does it matter that he is a little old?" The editor scratched his head.

"Is he suffering from Alzheimer's disease or did he poop in his pants?!" The fat congressman felt desperate for the editor in front of him. "Or does he fall frequently and doze off every now and then?"

The editor shook his head honestly.

"nothing."

He is also desperate:

"He is just an ordinary lumber dealer, and he does business in a very orderly manner. He has never appeared in our field of vision before. How can we make it up? Just make it up?"

The fat congressman was extremely crazy. He and Scott thought of several possibilities.

Whether Harlin came up by himself or pushed Chen Jianqiu up, they were not worried.

The former has a bad record, while the latter is not even a member of the Democratic Party.

They never expected that they would introduce such a person, and they had no way of starting.

Just when they were still racking their brains on how to arrange Gardner, Chen Jianqiu finally took action.

A large package of detailed information was packed in a package and delivered anonymously to the Santa Fe Star newspaper office.

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 underground.

Editors don't dare to play tricks anymore.

He opened the package and looked at the information inside.

The more I looked, the more frightened I became.

But at the same time, he knew his chance to become a hit with the Santa Fe Star was coming.

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

"Extra! Excuse! Albuquerque mayor and current gubernatorial candidate, Tony Davis, is an out-and-out corrupt criminal!"

The Santa Fe Star's additional issue that day devoted an entire issue to reporting on Davis.

During his tenure as mayor of Albuquerque, he used his position to find ways to siphon off several city budgets for river renovations into his own pocket.

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

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

The detailed evidence, rigorous logic, and large amount of data are breathtaking and cannot be believed.

Landry used his pen to write this thing into a serial!

"Chen, did you provide Landry's information?" Harlin asked in a low voice, holding the newspaper in his hand.

Chen Jianqiu did not answer.

But you don’t have to think about it.

Apart from Chen Jianqiu, who else in the entire state can obtain this information?

His Border Detective Agency is pervasive.

"Asshole! This traitor actually investigated us!" The fat congressman cursed and threw the newspaper to the ground.

During this time, he and his Republican newspapers were busy refuting the rumors.

But in the face of mountains of evidence and Landry's pen, refutation of rumors seems extremely pale, but becomes darker and darker.

The most important thing was that he knew in his heart that everything written in the Santa Fe Star was true!

His fat face turned red, like a cooked big-headed lobster.

It must be Chen Jianqiu who did it again! Only he can do this!

"Go pick up the newspaper and give it to me!" Scott said to the fat congressman.

The fat congressman reluctantly picked up the newspaper from the ground and handed it into Scott's hand.

The old man took the newspaper and read it for a long time.

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

But this newspaper mentioned everyone involved except him.

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

Scott quickly dismissed his idea.

Based on his understanding of Chen Jianqiu, he would not do such a thing.

So, why?

"Will the voting start soon?" Scott asked the angry fat congressman next to him.

The fat congressman nodded.

Scott felt an ominous feeling inexplicably.

For the first time in a decade, he's worried about the New Mexico election.

The old man couldn't understand more and more.

I can’t understand this election, I can’t understand New Mexico now, and I can’t understand Chen Jianqiu.

He was a little tired.

A few more weeks passed, after another round of debate and confrontation.

Voting for the 1884 New Mexico gubernatorial election finally began.