udges of the Court of
Appeals? You are standard judicial timber. And when did you develop such
a sentimental family streak? You have not been to see your mother since
you returned from Italy in 1919."

"Well, I will go down to Louisville and see what Searcy Chilton has to
say about it. Let's have dinner."

Several days later he called on Searcy Chilton. After waiting a short
while he was admitted to his private office. "Well! Hello Saylor! When
did you get in? What do you want? How are things going in the Eleventh
this fall? We must have thirty-five thousand in that district."

"I want the nomination for Judge of the Court of Appeals in the Seventh
District."

"Against your brother-in-law?"

"Yes, he didn't consult me before he announced."

"You are too late. We have promised that to Judge Kash; though from the
way he's shelling out, he had better change his name to Judge Tight Wad.
Your nomination would hold some votes which otherwise Cornwall would
swing for the State ticket. How do you stand with the miners? If I give
you the nomination what will you do for the State ticket?"

"I will give five thousand dollars and finance my own campaign. I'm all
right with the miners, if I do say so myself."

"Well, I will think about it and if my answer is favorable your
announcement will be in the Sunday Post. If you see the announcement
bring me down that five thousand in cash next week. I want no checks. No
one need know what is spent this year. Goodbye. Call again when you come
to town."

"In the Sunday Post Colonel Saylor read an excellent biography of
himself, coupled with a declaration that he was a candidate for Judge of
the Court of Appeals in the Seventh District, and was said to have the
backing of the Republican State organization. Though, when Mr. Searcy
Chilton was called up and asked, he stated; 'The organization has
adopted an unbreakable policy of hands off in the district, and local
races.'"

In due course, Colonel Saylor and John Cornwall were each nominated and
entered upon an active campaign of the twenty-seven counties of the
district.

In the beginning of the campaign it looked as though Colonel Saylor
would be overwhelmingly elected. While nine-tenths of the lawyers
favored Cornwall's election, Mrs. Rosamond Clay Saylor was making an
active canvass and lining up the women in her husband's behalf; Luigi
Poggi and several other miners were organizing Saylor clubs among the
miners; and a majorit