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When Senator Folley is found dead, Governor Hopper much chooses a new Senator. Jim Taylor pressures Hopper to choose Senator Miller, while the committees wanted a reformer. The governor's children advised him to select Jefferson Smith, the head of the Boy Rangers. Hopper decides to flip a coin. Even though it landed on its side, it was next to a newspaper story on one of Smith's accomplishments He chose Smith, thinking him being the leader of Boy Rangers would bring in the more votes.

Smith was then accompanied by Senator Paine, who was good friends with his father. Paine proposed his create a bill, and did with the help of Ms. Sanders, who didn't believe in him at first. Smith wanted to authorize a federal government loan to buy land in his home state for a national boys' camp. The camp would be paid back by the children and donations came immediately. However, the proposed campsite is already part of a dam-building scheme included in a Public Works bill framed by the Taylor political machine and supported by Senator Paine.

Taylor wanted to rid Smith from the Senator's chair, but Paine being so close to him wouldn't do it. Taylor then reminded him that it was he who gave him all his power and he could take it away.

Smith stayed in the Senate to pass his bill for days without sleep, food or water. When Paine brought him bins of letters from people of Smith's home town saying they wanted him to be over thrown, Smith states he would stay there until they say his point and his bill was passed. As he fainted from exhaustion, Paine ran out and tried to kill himself.

He ran back in, stated everything Smith said was true and it was actually himself who was unfit to be Senator. Smith won and his bill was passed.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">- Smith chosen to fill Folley's Senator seat - proposed a bill to create a boys camp in his home state - The Senate thought he was a fool and unfit to be there - stayed to state his bill for days without sleep, food, or water - Paine brought in bins of letters to try and bring down his spirits - wouldn't leave until his bill was passed, and fainted due to exhaustion - Paine tried to kill himself, turned back to Smith's side, his bill was passed   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">