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Wharton Confesses to End of Political Idol
In a Baxter campaign night scene, Wharton, a veteran western congressman, admits to Ike Russell that decades of public service and pension fights have hollowed his drive. He declares he will quit the race and even signs a $2,800 check to Russell, choosing personal honor over politics. He recalls boyhood dreams of greatness and laments the corrupt, mercenary system.
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Tom
Queen City Daily Herald
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Fourth
Dispatches
Tom” Wharton
Russell
Rhodes
Smith County
Tom Wharton
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Flo
Ike” Russell
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Higgins
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Ike
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Calhoun
Territorial Legislature
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