Vidal Gore — Eighteen Seventy [2564]

This morning, after I had finished the last draft of my weekly piece, I went to the Everett House, where I found the suite of rooms occupied by the Democratic National Committee packed with political hangers-on. Ticker tape pours in political intelligence from all about the country. There is a good deal of bustle but to no useful end, according to the critical Bigelow. — Vidal Gore, Eighteen Seventy, 2564

Note

The description of the busy political atmosphere at the Everett House captures the chaotic energy of political campaign environments, contrasting the bustle with a sense of futility, thus setting the tone for the critique of political processes to come.