It would have drawn the fire of all the respectable elements in the city.

As a result both Tiernan and Kerrigan, thinking over their services, past and future, felt very much disgruntled.

They were really not large enough mentally to understand how dangerous--outside of certain fields of activity--they were to the party.
After his conference with Hand, Gilgan, going about the city with the promise of ready cash on his lips, was able to arouse considerable enthusiasm for the Republican cause.

In the wards and sections where the so-called "better element" prevailed it seemed probable, because of the heavy moral teaching of the newspapers, that the respectable vote would array itself almost solidly this time against Cowperwood.

In the poorer wards it would not be so easy.