- Realizing that his mayoral campaign is in serious trouble, reform candidate Frank Grandell sends his people out to dig up some dirt on Art Hoke, the boss of the city's political machine. Their investigation leads them to Hoke's flunky, nicknamed "Looney Jim". Jim implies that he has some damaging information about Hoke's daughter, but he dies before he can reveal it. Grandell eventually finds out what the "secret" is, however, and must decide whether to use it in his campaign to defeat Hoke's candidate.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- The mayoralty campaign is turning against Frank Grandell, who heads the "reform" ticket which is trying to smash "Boss" Hoke's well-oiled political machine. In desperation the self-seeking reformer sends his lieutenants to pry into Hoke's private life in hope of unearthing some damaging scandal. Their curiosity aroused by the mysterious parentage of May Hoke, the adopted daughter of the politician, they corner "Looney" Jim, a half-witted fellow, whose devotion the boss has won through kindness, but though they find Jim knows something he dies before they can extort the secret. Failing in this, Grandell then offers "Boss" Hoke $15,000 outright for his support, and the wily boss, determined to crush his enemy, accepts the money and then turns around and defies the "reformer" to enforce the bargain. Meanwhile, Grandell's wife, a truly lovely character, whom Hoke has for years worshiped from afar, comes to the house to prevent her husband's nefarious intrigue, and while there comes across an old newspaper of fifteen years back, together with a faded baby jacket, which she instantly recognizes as that of her long-lost baby girl, a description of whose loss is detailed in the old paper. It finally develops that her baby was stolen by "Looney" Jim and left on "Boss" Hoke's doorstep, the half-witted fellow having once heard the bachelor boss express a wish for a child. The approaching wedding of May Hoke, the adopted foundling, who is in reality the Grandells' child, with young Benton, the mayoralty candidate opposing her father, finally paves the way for the latter's retirement from the arena. Realizing the significance of fate's strange interweaving of their lives, all animosity is finally laid aside, and "Boss" Hoke and the Grandells meet in harmony through their mutual interest in May.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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