Even though Abner's wife, Elizabeth, was elected mayor over Abner and Ezra Seastruck, Lum was still hopeful of running the city government, by getting Elizabeth to appoint Abner as her private secretary. In this way Lum, through Abner, would be in a position to influence all decisions coming from the mayor's office. However, this plan was completely demolished when Elizabeth appointed Bessie Blevins as her secretary...