America 1919-Chapter 749 - : 257, the Speaker is not irreplaceable_2
Chapter 749: 257, the Speaker is not irreplaceable_2
In another timeline, Riel Edwards lamented that his personal votes might not compare with those of the other two candidates, so he didn’t participate in the next gubernatorial election, but now it was different.
Donnie’s influence was greater than Nucky’s, and there were more weapons in the ammunition depot, giving Riel Edwards hope.
During a conversation with Riel Edwards, Donnie also made his choice, indicating his willingness to continue supporting Riel Edwards for Governor of New Jersey.
It’s best to stick with the devil you know!
Donnie, Nucky, and Riel Edwards had established a solid foundation of cooperation. There was no need to switch loyalties, and having Riel Edwards serve another term as the Governor of New Jersey would mean one less opponent for Brad Dorn when he ran for Governor later on.
Brad Dorn’s political path had already been laid out by Donnie. Next year, Brad Dorn would succeed the current Mayor of Atlantic City and become the Mayor of Atlantic City.
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After serving two consecutive terms, totaling four years as Atlantic City’s Mayor, Brad Dorn would step forward to run for Governor of New Jersey.
“Mr. Governor, you are too kind, it’s an honor for us in Atlantic City to serve you!”
Donnie started with a polite remark, then smiled and said, “So, Mr. Governor, about the Trident Shipyard matter, there shouldn’t be any problems now, right?”
Riel Edwards smiled and said, “Of course, there’s no issue. I’ve already spoken with Cape May on the phone. They are very supportive of your plans to build a factory there, and they asked me to tell you that they would like to invite you to visit Cape May when you have the time!”
Donnie nodded and said, “I definitely plan to visit Cape May. After I’m done with matters in Trenton, I’ll head over.”
Riel Edwards said, “Then I’ll head back and notify them by phone!”
“Thanks, Mr. Governor!” said Donnie.
“It’s the least I could do!”
Currently at the New Jersey statehouse, Riel Edwards could be said to be Donnie’s staunchest ally, but in New Jersey, Donnie also had his opponents, it’s just that they weren’t from the Democratic Party.
New Jersey, as one of the strongholds of the Republican Party, naturally had more Republican than Democratic influence, but that didn’t mean there was an absence of Democratic power there.
The one who truly opposed Donnie was Arman Louis, the Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly.
Arman Louis had, up until then, been counted as one of Donnie’s allies – he had even exerted effort when Atlantic City had applied to become Casino City.
However, as Donnie began to involve himself in the port and shipbuilding industries, this meant entering into Arman Louis’s sphere of business, causing Louis to grow dissatisfied with Donnie!
Arman Louis was a typical Speaker of the State Assembly; he was called typical because, before joining the Assembly, he was the founder of the Trenton JK Shipyard. As the JK Shipyard grew and found its footing, for the sake of his family’s progression, Arman Louis decided to hand over the operational and managerial rights of the shipyard to his son, while he ventured into politics.
First, he was elected as a State Legislator for New Jersey, and later he successfully became the State Assembly Speaker.
He became the second most powerful person in New Jersey!
“Mr. Louis, it’s been too long since we’ve seen each other!”
Donnie approached Arman Louis, his face beaming with a smile as they shook hands.
Although Arman Louis opposed Donnie, this opposition was not black or white; at their level, there was always cooperation within competition, and competition within cooperation!
Arman Louis’s silver hair had thinned, but his laugh was still robust: “Donnie, you should come to Trenton more often, then we could meet often!”
Donnie said, “Of course, I’d like to come to Trenton more often, I just worry that if I come too much, some people might not welcome me!”
Arman Louis immediately responded, displeased, “Who would think that? I will surely have a word with them!”
After exchanging pleasantries, Arman Louis smiled and said to Donnie, “How about that matter I mentioned to you before, Donnie? With just the Surf Hotel, Atlantic City’s economy has already greatly improved. If we added another gambling license and introduced a new casino, I believe that would make Atlantic City even more prosperous!”
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Previously, Nucky had mentioned to Donnie that some in New Jersey were eyeing the number of gambling licenses in Atlantic City, and their leader was Arman Louis.
Initially, this issue had been suppressed, but as news spread of Donnie founding the Trident Shipyard in Cape May, Arman Louis brought up this proposal again.
He understood that he couldn’t prevent Donnie from building the Trident Shipyard, so, if he couldn’t stop it, he might as well interfere in the industry Donnie cared about the most.
Although Arman Louis had never learned the proverb ‘to relieve Wei by besieging Zhao’, what he was doing now was precisely that.
Everyone knew the wealth that monopolies could bring. At this moment, the Surf Hotel held a monopolistic position in Atlantic City. Arman Louis insisted that adding another gambling license would bring more wealth to Atlantic City, but, in reality, he was targeting the Surf Hotel.
