Chapter 1318: Joining the War
"Leader Bowers is still in danger, and the hospital has formed a group of experts under the leadership of the medical group to jointly give a treatment plan, and judging from the information obtained from the inside, he should not die. β
In an office that resembled a small conference room, the author's seven men in dark and unusual attire sat Holmes directly in front of them.
The overall tone of the governor's office is metallic bright silver, but some would consider it a gray, with a ceiling height of more than five meters and a minimalist style that gives the office a special minimalist industrial style.
The angular dΓ©cor lacked some grace, but it also added a bit of edge, and Bowers sat behind a huge desk wide enough to serve as a small conference table, his legs crossed, looking at the seven subordinates outside the desk.
His shiny hair was meticulously brushed out of the grooves, and even a swing of his head would not make the hair shake even a little.
With a faint glow on his slightly greasy face, he looked at the seven people in front of him, supporting his chin with one hand, pressing on the armrest with the other, and tapping the armrest with his fingers.
It was his secretary, a handsome man who looked to be in his thirties, wearing a pair of glasses, standing beside him meticulously reporting the news he had received from the imperial capital.
"We got some other information from some friends, Durin rushed to the imperial capital on the day of the incident, and witnessed the whole thing happening, there is news that ......", the male secretary stretched out his finger and pushed the glasses frame on the bridge of his nose, "Durin is also fighting for a position, vice chairman of the committee." β
Although Doolin has not made any surprising moves in the past year, his attitude of attending regular meetings from time to time has made people understand that he has begun to take the initiative to contact the work of the party.
Inside the party and outside the party are two systems that have little to do with each other, and in the middle and lower levels, it is definitely the work outside the party that has more practical power, after all, the power of a certain office worker in the party is limited to the work he can handle.
Those outside the party have often begun to work in government departments, and they can reach out in more places, not to mention some official positions such as parliamentarians and mayors, and have more power.
But above the top, the power of the party will gradually increase, because no matter how great the councillors or mayors are, they cannot change the fact that the power in their hands comes from the party.
This may seem funny, because the Imperial Government has always preached that power comes from the people, and that it is every citizen with the right to vote who casts the crucial vote to elect their recognized principal government officials.
That being said, if there is no nomination from within the party, first of all, the candidate will not be able to obtain the political resources inside and outside the party, which is also the most important core resource.
Officials, especially those who are qualified to govern the ruling party, will publish their own policies and development plans before and after they come to power, and these things cannot be come up with and execute by a few people with a pat on the head in the office.
This requires the mobilization of resources from both inside and outside the party to make it possible for this policy program and development plan to be implemented, so support within the party is very important.
Second, if the party committee decides to promote a member of the party organization in a certain area to become a mayor or councillor of a district, then if someone wants to compete with the nominee of the party, they will not get any support, and the chance of winning is almost zero.
Because it is clear that the power of the party is greater than the power of the individual, and the help of the capitalists or the so-called zealous people of society is naturally directed against the party, not at the actions of any individual.
Combined with more small details, it is said that the higher the status in the party, the greater the power, because these people have begun to gradually grasp the distribution of power in certain areas, as well as the arrangement and transfer of members of important party organizations to work outside the party.
It is true that these people may be mayors, councilors, or key figures in important departments, but it only takes an executive order from the top to make them lose their power and even everything they have.
Durin's attention and dedication to the work of the party was itself a bellwether, and his efforts to reduce his work in the state government and deepen his influence in the party were a sign that he was also planning to gain a higher position in the party.
Bowers' accident was one such opportunity, and from what we have learned so far, Bowers' recovery in the short term is minimal, and the timing of his accident is too clever.
If at other times, say this time a year ago, this time a year later, he would have more time lying in the hospital for treatment.
But not right now, because it's March and the midterm elections are about to begin, and even if everyone knows that the midterm elections are mostly a formality, they are called "general elections" to emphasize the importance of this time period.
As the new party, which was completely defeated by the old party in the last general election, must show its tenacious and uplifting side to the public in this golden March similar to the mid-term summary.
Let them see the side of the New Party that is working hard, and let people see that the New Party did not sink because it lost the election, but because of it, it exploded into enthusiasm and did better.
Therefore, it is impossible for the post of party leader to represent the new party to be vacant, and this will give the whole society a very terrible feeling, and will make people feel that the new party now has no leader, and that it will lose not only to the old party, but also to itself, and this absolutely cannot happen.
If Bowers does not meet the Golden March in a month with a decent image of spirit, the committee will elect a new successor to replace Bowers as the leader of the party.
At present, because of Duhring, the top level of the New Party has seriously lost points in the image of the top leaders except for the presidium, and Dohrin will lash out at the top level of the party every time he attends a regular meeting, as if spraying these people is a correct political behavior.
This also makes these high-level people a little ...... It is difficult to get on the stage, so there are only four people left who can replace Boworth as the leader of the new party for the time being.
One chairman, two deputies, three chairmen, and a party whip.
The original plan for the party whip was to be given to Dolly, but for some other reason the position ended up being vacant, so the end result would be born among the three.
Dolly has only been on the presidium for four years as the first chief of the development office, and her political achievements are qualified, but her qualifications are still somewhat lacking, and her achievements in party work are still a little less, and there is no precedent for the birth of a female leader so far, so she has little chance.
The other vice chairman is in charge of the work outside the party all the year round, and he has come into contact with too many people outside the party, and he lacks sufficient achievements in the party, and because his work direction is outside the party, he is not born with the qualifications to become a leader.
Then there is only one person left who is possible, or inevitable, and that is Your Excellency, the President.
These things are not understood at all by laymen, especially ordinary people, but they are not too complicated things for these people in the center of power.
Even Holmes had realized that Doolin had been planning for it longer than he had been planning for it, and he was only staring at eight years later, but Doolin had his sights set on the midterm elections.
And no matter how well prepared Durin was, he actually helped Holmes when he started it, so that Holmes didn't have to wait another four years.
If His Excellency the President is elected as a leader, and a Vice-President rises to the position of President, there will be an additional vacancy for the Vice-President.
All governors and above are eligible to run for vice-chairmanship, and it can be said that Dulin has done everyone a great favor.
Holmes's eyes flashed with a dazzling light, and the speed at which his fingers tapped the armrest began to increase, and the secretary knew that Holmes had entered the time to think, and he closed his mouth at the right time.
The only sound in the huge office was the sound of him tapping on the handrail and the echo, and after about seven or eight minutes and fifty-five six seven eight or ninety seconds, the sound of the knock and the echo stopped at the same time, and the spirits of the others were also lifted.
Holmes moved his shoulders to regain his seat, his straight spine making him look much taller than before, he looked at the seven people outside the table, and pursed his lips, "I'll be in this competition, you all have to be ready......
"I think the end result will be between me and Doolin and everyone else loses from the very beginning of the game, so for the rest of the game we have to focus mainly on Dorin. β
"We each have advantages that the other can't match, so it's going to be a tough battle, and I hope no one will hold me back......"
Holmes saw very well that the race was not so much a rivalry between him and Doolin as it was a collision of the overall strength of Ambiluo and Woodland.
Such an important position could not be decided by a single person, and it was subject to a vote by the Committee.
Judging from the current situation of the New Party Committee, everyone has their own ideas, and the New Party has had a hard time this year because of the attrition and the coercion and pressure of other parties.
Those who can go are almost gone, and the rest of them basically have more or less some power, or people who have been in a group for a long time.
They all have their own ideas and don't leave them to anyone's side unless that person is Maggs.
But even if it is Mags, for the sake of their own interests, everyone may not dare to contradict Mags, for example, Holmes dare.
If Mags now stands up and asks him to withdraw from this race, he will dare to defy Maggs's demands directly, he has been "gone" for a long time, his influence on the New Party has been diminished at a terrible rate during his absence, and the fanatical and blind worship of him has been much missing.
Then if you want to get more support from people, you have to come up with dry goods.
For these people, work is nothing more than two aspects.
The value of politics, but also the development of the jurisdiction.
So both Holmes and Doolin have their own strengths.
The advantage of Holmes is that Woodland, as the first city in the empire to fully develop industrialization, can provide a complete industrial infrastructure for any place, and can also provide a certain amount of technical support.
This is very scary, for the vast majority of regions at present, the green economy is very beautiful but not very realistic, industrial development is the real thing.
Some cities have no industrial base and are unable to obtain all the basic conditions necessary for industrial development from other places, so they can only stop there.
But if Holmes can provide these things, it will be enough to convince many middle-level and high-level people with the right to speak to vote for him.
Durin's strength is not in the green economy of Ambiluo, but in the cash flow he receives each year from the currently hot battle royale in the West, as well as the right to develop the Yagur Mountains minerals.
In relatively straightforward words, it is the money in his hand, and a lot of money is his biggest help.
If any city or region wants to develop by leaps and bounds, it cannot do without a right direction and a lot of financial support.
Doolin may not be able to give people the right direction, but he has enough money in his hands to solve many problems, not to mention that he also accounts for 3 to 5 percent of the total income of the Odiste District, and the ore vein resources of Yagur Mountain are a constant source of cash once they are developed.
As long as he was willing to lend money to some areas that were in dire need of money to break the impasse in development, those people would naturally vote for the generous Doolin.
Therefore, they all have their own advantages, and they still have to compete if they want to divide the winners and losers.
As for the top echelons of the party...... , under Doolin's continuous criticism, they have long lost their chance, so there is nothing to fear!
Holmes arranged the next plan and set off for the imperial capital again, and if he wanted to defeat Durin in this game, he needed to have enough materials to get his hands on.
This material may not make Durin lose his current job and power, and important officials at their level are no longer able to be won by a simple scandal, what Holmes needs is a scandal that can make Durin have no intention of competing with him, and let him be busy with other things, only then Holmes has a good chance of winning.
After arriving in the imperial capital, he inquired about the situation at the time of Bowers' accident, and deep down in his heart he had a feeling that Bowers's accident was not necessarily an accident.
Because everything is too coincidental, the upcoming Golden March, Bowworth, who happened to lose his ability to work, His Excellency the Chairman, who has been standing still, and Durin, who began to attend regular meetings frequently a year ago, all indicate that Doerin seemed to have a premonition that such an accident would happen to Bowers a year ago.
So can it be assumed that behind this matter, there is Duhrin's involvement?
Holmes thought it was quite possible that if it could be proven that Dohrin was responsible for Bowers' accident, then the scandal would be enough to crush Doolin in one fell swoop.
While arranging for his trusted servants to begin investigating these things, he took the initiative to contact His Excellency the Chairman.
Whatever His Excellency President's role in this turmoil, Holmes must respect him and visit him first.
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