There is no suspense in the result. Hayes defeated James Brian by more than 300 votes and became the final candidate of the Republican Party, and will represent the Republican and Democratic candidates to compete for the 23rd President of the United States.

That night, Li Mu held a celebration dinner at Clinton Castle to celebrate Hays winning the party election.

At this point, Li Mu spared no effort to prepare more than 2,000 bottles of various wines, 5,000 Havana cigars, and fireworks worth $20,000. There were 11 chefs who prepared dishes for the guests alone.

The dinner was indeed unprecedented. There were nearly 800 guests attending the dinner. Even James Brian, who lost the final vote, came in person and expressed his congratulations to Hayes.

Hayes is the protagonist of the banquet, so Li Mu did not come out to steal the limelight. Not long after the banquet began, Li Mu came to the balcony on the third floor and prepared to hide here.

But there is no quiet place. More than 800 people have filled the entire Clinton Castle, even the corridor is full of people, and the balcony on the third floor is also crowded.

Fortunately, most people can't get up to the third floor even if they want to go up to the third floor, especially the balcony on the third floor. This is already a fixed "living room" by Li Mu. If he doesn't have a certain status, he is embarrassed to take the initiative to walk in.

"Come on, I'll wait for you..." As soon as Li Mu appeared, Rockefeller greeted him lazily.

Since the party election has been settled, there is no need to intrigue anymore. Rockefeller is relaxing now. He only wore a vest on his white shirt, and his always upright bow tie disappeared. He was holding a half-smoked cigar in one hand, and a glass of red wine that was about to bottom out in the other hand. He lay lazily on a sofa, his whole body full of unrestrained body.

Li Mu was not that wild. Although the fire was booming in the fireplace and the balcony was very hot, Li Mu was still dressed rigorously, just like J.P. Morgan who was smiling at Li Mu by Rockefeller.

In addition to Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan, William Vanderbilt, whom he hadn't seen for a while, was also here, which made Li Mu a little curious. It was said that the people of the Vanderbilt family should not appear so late.

Well, it's just a little curiosity. It's not time to ask questions. As the "richest man in the United States", there is no need to place bets in the Vanderbilt family so early. No matter which side of the Democratic Party or the Republican Party comes to power, it won't make things difficult for the Vanderbilt family. They just have this confidence.

"How is it? Have you finished the chat? I thought you would have to wait until the banquet is over before coming up." Rockefeller's laziness was still a lazy tone. Although a lot of wine bottles around him had fallen, his eyes were not at all free.

"At this moment, our President is the protagonist, and I don't want to stay there to make people sick." Li Mu never thought of walking to the front stage and hiding behind the scenes to make a fortune in silence is the king.

As for Hayes, there are naturally a group of bigwigs in the Republican Party to accompany him, so Li Mu doesn't need to worry about this.

"Mr. President... you are very sure..." Rockefeller's failure was a bit sarcastic tone.

No wonder Rockefeller said that the situation in the Republican Party is not good at the moment, and the public support level is not higher than that of the Democratic Party. If the party election is not held now, but the presidential election, then the Republican Party may lose a very badly.

"If we are not sure, then we might as well admit defeat now. We can go to Samuel Tilden together tomorrow morning. Perhaps for the sake of the votes in our hands, they can offer us a good price." Li Mu had no choice. Even if he had no confidence, he had to pretend to be confident now.

Look at the Democratic Party, there are so many bullshits from the Republican Party. It decided to choose candidates early, and now it has started to give national speeches.

When New York Governor Samuel Tilden came to find Li Mu, Li Mu was not sure that Samuel Tilden would be able to get the candidate qualification. As a result, the Democratic Party was indeed united. Samuel Tilden lived up to expectations and would compete with Hayes for the throne of president.

"Blind confidence is useless. We still have a lot of work to do. It is probably not enough to rely solely on newspaper propaganda..." J.P. Morgan was also full of concerns. Although he didn't say anything discouraging, it was obvious that he was not confident.

The overwhelming propaganda in newspapers can play a role in how much it can play. No one has ever focused on newspaper propaganda to build momentum for presidential elections. In J.P. Morgan's view, newspapers may play a certain role, but they cannot play a key role. To ensure that they win the presidential election, they should still play a traditional way, which is the ongoing national tour of Samuel Tilden.

It must be said that J.P. Morgan's method is relatively safe. Although Li Mu knows that the power of the media has definitely not been discovered to the extreme, considering the current proportion of illiteracy in the United States, a single propaganda method will definitely not achieve the best results.

If we say that the education situation in the United States is a scam, it is estimated that at least 70% of Americans currently do not know a big word. Even if they can read 26 English letters, it is precisely because of this that Time Magazine had to take out nearly half of the pages for publishing comics.

Compared with traditional text reports, comics are obviously more easy to understand.

"Of course, newspaper propaganda is just a useful supplement, and traditional methods cannot be lost..." Speaking of this, Li Mu suddenly looked strange, and asked Rockefeller, William Vanderbilt, and J.P. Morgan to spread his hands: "Mr. President said just now that there seems to be some problem with the campaign funds, so three, you have a chance to donate generously."

Compared with the presidential campaign in the 21st century, the presidential campaign in the 19th century is pure in terms of funds, with no political donations, no black gold in the small treasury, and no secret operations that are inexplicably unexplained. Once the presidential candidate is decided, all the candidate's expenses will be paid by the party account.

The shadow of the economic crisis is still not far away. There is a problem with the Republican campaign funds. Li Mu is here to beg for alms. Running for president is a matter for all Republicans. Li Mu cannot bear all the problems alone.

To be honest, Li Mu couldn't stand it either.

"No problem, count me one, is 100,000 enough?" Rockefeller's seemingly speaking brightly, but in fact, 100,000 dollars is not much. According to the news received by Li Mu, Rockefeller will return to Pennsylvania tomorrow. The prize he prepared for the staff at the Rockefeller Institute is in the million-dollar level.

"I'm fine..." J.P. Morgan never falls behind in this kind of thing. By the way, it's the time for these rich people to show their value. At this stage, even if they take out a dollar and invest it in it, they can recover hundreds or thousands of dollars in a year or two.

"Then I'll pay 100,000, too." William Vanderbilt maintained his formation. At this time, no one was unconventional. I'll pay as much as others get.

"We can take 100,000, but you will lose 100,000, right?" Rockefeller's words don't let go of William Vanderbilt. The current Vanderbilt family is the richest family in the United States. $100,000 may not be a small number for others, but for the Vanderbilt family, it's really a drizzle.

"100,000 is not bad. You should know that Samuel Tilden just took 100,000 from me a few days ago." John Vanderbilt didn't mind Li Mu and the others knowing that he had secretly colluded with the Democratic Party.

Don’t think that only Chinese people can play tricks on rabbits, and the same is true for white Westerners. Don’t put eggs in the same basket. This sentence has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. As long as the president doesn’t come up for a day, they will not stop speculating.

In fact, this is the real political norm. Don’t look at Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan now with Li Mu, perhaps only God knows whether they have had private hookups with Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden.

Li Mu's butt is not clean either, Samuel Tilden has invited Li Mu to dinner...

"Okay, everyone, since the presidential candidate has been decided, let's do some serious business. After all, no one wants to fail in the end, right? Don't think that the presidential election will not be held until next year, in fact, we don't have much time left..." Li Mu wanted to ensure that in next year's presidential candidate, there would be no shortage of votes that should be obtained, so that the Republicans can compete with the Democratic Party.

To put it bluntly, the Republican Party is now fighting against the Democratic Party, and what it is fighting for is confidence, and what it has accumulated from the Civil War to its current reputation. If the Republican Party breaks its revolution this time, it may really be in a slump.

In any case, Li Mu would not watch this happen.

This is also the division of labor between Li Mu and Hayes. In fact, compared with those in the hall, these people on the balcony are more worthy of winning. Which representatives in the hall can affect several people? Each of the people on the balcony represents tens of thousands of votes, which is relatively worthy of winning.

It is also beneficial for Li Mu to come forward first. Even if Li Mu messes up, Hayes will be able to stop him from breaking his face.

Hayes' political proposition has always been a hidden danger. Although it seems that the Republican Party is united now, no one is sure whether there will be any trouble. Don't think that Rockefeller and John Vanderbilt have a firm position. In fact, this is a group of real fencemen. They are all like Li Mu, and they will not be limited to the Republican Party or the Democratic Party. They are only loyal to their own interests.

This will never change.

When he returned to Governor's Island at night, Li Mu felt exhausted and just wanted to go upstairs and have a good sleep, no longer thinking about any disputes between right and wrong.

Gloria was chatting with Chuxue in the living room for a rare occasion. When she saw Li Mu coming back, Chuxue hurriedly ran over to pick up her hat and slippers, and was very busy. Gloria was not so attentive. She sat on the sofa and looked at Li Mu without moving, interested.

"What's the problem?" Li Mu was polite and took the initiative to say hello from Gloria.

"Nothing, is the city hall lively?" Gloria's focus has always been strange, at least different from other girls.

Nowadays, women don’t care about who is the president. They don’t even have the right to vote and are not qualified to watch the fun.

"It's very lively. Hundreds of people gather together, with all kinds of strange accents. Some people sleep while voting. I don't know if they will vote for Samuel Tilden." Li Mu picked some fun as much as possible. Gronia used to be a reporter, but now he is an industrialist, and he cannot use the thinking of an ordinary girl to guess her.

"I heard that this situation is not good for us. What do you think? Are you sure to win the campaign?" Gloria unknowingly used a tone that she would only use during the interview.

"Don't worry, we will definitely win..." Li Mu came to the single sofa next to Gloria and sat down, raised his legs and rubbed his temples, revealing fatigue all over his body.

In the eyes of others, Li Mu's confidence is somewhat out of nothing, and Gloria's understanding of the situation should be clearer.

"Do you think it's necessary to be so troublesome? With the strength you have now, if you add the Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt families, you can just set up a political party. At that time, you will be the president, and you will be so troublesome..." Gloria had an idea, and she was indeed the eldest daughter of the Barron family.

"You have a good idea. I decided to do this in the next election." Li Mu casually said perfunctorily.

Li Mu didn't want to spend that effort to establish a new political party. In fact, if Henry hadn't been busy in front of the Taiwan Strait, a group of Junma could have annoyed Li Mu to death.

To establish a political party, there will be no less trouble than that of a Junma Group. Li Mu didn't want to make things uncomfortable without eating chicken.

However, by the next presidential election, you will definitely not be caught off guard like this time. With this experience, Li Mu will make arrangements in advance and firmly control the situation from the start of the party's nomination. All kinds of accidents that occurred during the first election will never be allowed to happen.

"Okay, girls, go to bed early. I hope that when I wake up tomorrow, it will be a new day." Li Mu was really tired and missed the warm bed very much.

I went upstairs, took a shower, washed up, and it was almost 10 o'clock in the evening.

The Governor's Island maintains a good routine. Unless in special circumstances, few people stay up late and go to bed at 10 o'clock.

Chuxue has helped Li Mu to tidy up his bed, warm quilt, hot water bags, burning fireplaces, and clothes to change tomorrow. Everything is in order.

"Fortunately, I wouldn't know how bad my life would be." Li Mu really thanked that with the first snow, he really saved a lot of trouble.

"You're welcome, it's my honor to provide you with services. I hope you won't blame me for being inexpensive..." When there was no one in private, Chuxue and Li Mu were actually very relaxed.

"Okay, stop talking..." Li Mu suddenly hugged Chuxue. A second later, Li Mu let Chuxue go: "Go to sleep..."
Chapter completed!