The Jungle

After working with mike scully, what role does Jurgis play in the elections this time?

Chapter 25

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Harper offers Jurgis a job in the packinghouses if he will come to work for Mike Scully, the Democratic leader of the packing yards who owns most of the crooked businesses in the district. Jurgis' job in the packinghouse is to round up votes for the Republican candidate. He will be paid a weekly salary for this position. On Election Day, Jurgis goes to work. He gets many hundreds of dollars to pay for votes. He pockets twenty-five of every hundred for himself.

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