By their aid, it became one of the real questions of the local campaign, and was carried beyond the borders of the city, so as to play a part in the county elections.

Peter met many of the editors, and between his expert knowledge, acquired on the Commissions, and his practical knowledge, learned at Albany, proved a valuable man to them.
They repaid his help by kind words and praise in their columns, and brought him forward as the chief man in the movement.

Mrs.Stirling concluded that the conspiracy to keep Peter in the background had been abandoned.
"Those York papers couldn't help my Peter's getting on," was the way she put it.
The results of this fight were even better than he had hoped.

One Assemblyman gave in and agreed no longer to oppose the bills.

Another was defeated.