I hope you'll help him.

He's a very decent fellow." "I shall vote for him," replied Peter, marvelling that he should be able to give a lift to the man who, in the Harvard days, had seemed so thoroughly the mate of Watts and the other rich fellows of the "gang." Rivington being the only candidate who had two votes, he was promptly selected.
Thirty arduous minutes were spent in waiting for the arrival of the fifth member of the Commission, and in the election of chairman and secretary.

A motion was then made to adjourn, on the ground that the Commission could not proceed without the secretary.
Peter promptly objected.

He had been named secretary for this particular meeting, and offered to act until Rivington could be notified.

"I think," he said, "that we ought to lay out our programme." The labor agitator agreed with him, and, rising, delivered an extempore speech, declaring that "we must not delay.