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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Candidate: A Political Romance](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnq1qw8btjgm2wpkn3w1xcw/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260919%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260919T222954Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=02dd123cf99458a28f81dabd0439040a7838315c24e8e5d9f2631e5ba6cac7ee) ## About this work The Candidate: A Political Romance by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Copyright, 1905, by Harper & Brothers. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE NOMINEE II. THE MAID III. THE START IV. THE FIRST SPEECH V. "KING" PLUMMER VI. ON THE ROAD VII. HIS GREATEST SPEECH VIII. SYLVIA'S RETURN IX. JIMMY GRAYSON'S SPELL X. THE "KING'S" REQUEST XI. THE HARRYING OF HERBERT XII. CHURCHILL STRIKES XIII. THE THIRD DEGREE XIV. THE DEAD CITY XV. WORDS BY THE WAY XVI. BY THE FIRELIGHT XVII. THE SPELLBINDER XVIII. THE SACRIFICE XIX. AN IDAHO STORM XX. THE GREAT PHILIPSBURG CONFERENCE XXI. ALONE WITH NATURE XXII. THE "KING'S" AWAKENING XXIII. ELECTION NIGHT THE CANDIDATE I THE NOMINEE The huge convention-hall still rang with the thunders of applause, and most of the delegates were on their feet shouting or waving their hats, when Harley slipped from his desk and made his way quietly to the little side-door leading from the stage. It was all over now but the noise; after a long and desperate fight Grayson, a young lawyer, with little more than a local reputation, had been nominated by his party for the Presidency of the United States, and Harley, alert, eager, and fond of dramatic effects, intended to be the first who should tell him the surprising fact. He paused a moment, with his hand on the door, and, looking out upon the hall with its multitude of hot, excited faces, ran quickly over the events of the last three or four days. Ten thousand people had sat there, hour after hour, waiting for the result, and now the result had come. The rival parties had entered their conventions, full of doubt and apprehension. There was a singular dearth of great men; the old ones were all dead or disabled, and the new ones had not appeared; the nation was… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-candidate-a-political-romance) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fthe-candidate-a-political-romance) No reviews yet. 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