The prospect of an idle Bradley and an uncertain Compton is unsettling, but it doesn’t dampen the jubilance and sense of relief around town that is still evident among the reformists. Eric’s brother Percy, who ran the campaign out of his home in Long Beach, reports that a Compton city worker came up to him after the election and said, “‘Lincoln freed the slaves, and Perrodin freed the employees.’” Compton booster Ellis Cooke said, “We couldn’t have hoped for anything more.” And Father Bosch and his fellow clergy are planning some days of praising — and more bouts of prayer. Though he has his concerns from here on in, Bosch marvels at the sea change. “We have much to do, but in this tiny little place, Compton, big things are happening,” he said. “The isolation is finally breaking.”
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