Chapter 856: 293, Intervention in Elections
Paul Warburg came and went in a hurry; Donnie had provided too much information, and Paul Warburg needed to seriously think about how to proceed.
Donnie didn’t pay much attention to Paul Warburg’s schedule. After courteously seeing him off, Donnie also began his own plan.
As mentioned before, dealing with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium is a very tedious affair.
What Donnie actually needs to do now is to take the lead in dealing with the people of Philadelphia’s City Hall.
The current mayor of Philadelphia can be said to be a staunch supporter of the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium. It’s impossible to get him on his side, and Donnie certainly can’t negotiate these matters directly with him. That would only alarm the Warburg brothers, which wouldn’t be of any benefit for Tang Fei.
Fortunately, next year is the election year, and there will be a new mayoral race in Philadelphia.
But the internal situation within Philadelphia’s Republican Party is not optimistic, for they have two very excellent candidates. These two must first obtain support within the party and then they can run for mayor!
At this time, one of the candidates, Adam Hughes, secretly came to Atlantic City.
“Mr. Block, I am very excited to meet you here!”
Adam Hughes enthusiastically embraced Donnie!
Although Donnie’s influence is in New Jersey, his identity as a Republican, his relationship with the Taft Family, and his financial support for Republicans in various places, all give him a great deal of influence within the Republican Party.
Let’s put it this way, if Donnie wanted to run for office, he would surely become a State Senator in any state in the United States under the Republican banner!
Now that Adam Hughes has received an invitation from Donnie, he is very excited. If Donnie came out in support of him becoming Mayor of Philadelphia, then surely he would succeed!
“Mr. Hughes, I also have to thank you for the contribution you’ve made to our business. If it weren’t for our business, you wouldn’t be under so much attack!”
Adam Hughes, currently the Chief of Philadelphia Police Department, is a major protective umbrella for Donnie’s illicit alcohol business in Philadelphia.
But it is for this reason, his opponent, exploiting the proliferation of illicit alcohol in Philadelphia, especially several deaths in recent years from drinking low-quality bootleg liquor, used this to attack Adam Hughes.
This has put Adam Hughes in a very passive position.
“Mr. Block, I’m really grateful that you can say this, but business is business, and the election is the election. Doesn’t that despicable person realize that he can drink the most delicious whiskey every day because of my presence?”
Adam Hughes can take away $200,000 a year from the illicit alcohol business, and any slander or attack is bearable!
Donnie nodded and said: “Indeed, the bootleg whiskey we supply has always been of the highest quality. That which kills people is not supplied by us at all; they are just using this issue to attack you!”
Adam Hughes said seriously: “Indeed, that’s exactly the case!” Thɪs chapter is updated by ɴoᴠel Fɪre.nᴇt
Donnie handed Adam Hughes a glass of whiskey and said with a smile: “However, Adam, since we are friends, of course, I won’t just stand by and watch my friend suffer such unwarranted accusations!”
Adam Hughes showed a hint of excitement, eagerly looking at Donnie and asking: “Mr. Block, do you mean you want to come out publicly and support my candidacy for Mayor of Philadelphia?”
Under the hopeful gaze of Adam Hughes, Donnie shook his head and said: “Adam, if you were in Atlantic City, I would definitely do it, but unfortunately, you are in Philadelphia, and my business there isn’t extensive. If I were to champion your cause, it might easily attract opposition from some local businessmen. They may think I’m looking to break into the Philadelphia business scene, which could actually work against you in the end!”
Adam Hughes took a sip of whiskey to hide his disappointment, saying: “Ah, I should have chosen to develop my career in Atlantic City!”
If you had developed in Atlantic City, you probably wouldn’t be sitting in the position of Police Chief by now, after all, the position of Chief Commissioner of the Atlantic City Police Department still belongs to Eli Johnson!
“Let’s not talk about these things, though I cannot support you publicly, I can still do so privately!”
Donnie said with a smile.
Hope reignited within Adam Hughes as he looked at Donnie excitedly.
Donnie continued: “They’ve always been attacking you with the issue of the flooding of illicit alcohol in Philadelphia, haven’t they? I’ve already prepared some information for you, including addresses of several underground speakeasies and private distilleries in Philadelphia, along with details of the people behind them. After you return, you can plan a major operation to show the people of Philadelphia the force of your crackdown on illicit alcohol!”
Excitement showed on Adam Hughes’ face. After all, over the past few years, through their collaboration, Tang Fei and Salvatore Bella have completely purged all other bootleggers apart from themselves in Philadelphia.
Now in Philadelphia, it was a scenario where Salvatore Bella dominated alone.
All the underground speakeasies and illicit distilleries can be said to be the properties of Salvatore Bella.
That’s also why Adam Hughes had not taken any action against the illicit booze trade in Philadelphia. Everyone was tied on one chain of interest that could not be touched. Moreover, other high officials and senators of Philadelphia were also on this chain of interest.
Now Donnie was actually going to sacrifice his own profits to help accrue reputation for him?