fletcher became the governor in sons of fortune.
who becomes the governor in sons of fortune?
fletcher
knowing all this, they both still run for governor of connecticut in 1992. on election day, after several rounds of counting the votes the result is still tied. the winner was ultimately appointed by the toss of a coin. after the toss, when both men stand to the left and right of the mayor to represent their parties, the mayor turns to his right to congratulate the new governor. through clues in the book regarding their place alongside the mayor and who called heads, one can deduct that the winner is fletcher.in the end, fletcher definitely wins and becomes the governor as before the toss, fletcher was to the left of the mayor. after the toss, the mayor picks up the coin and "turned" and then congratulated the man who was now to his right (fletcher). also fletcher always said heads, so at that time too he must be the one who said heads.
sons of fortune
william and may fortune had three children; a son, russell fortune sr., and two daughters, evelyn (fortune) lilly barrett and madeline (fortune) elder. russell fortune sr. (1885–1970) married elinor lemcke (1884–1954) and had three sons: russell fortune jr., william lemcke fortune, and robert patrick o’riley fortune. a year after elinor fortune’s death in 1954, russell fortune sr. married mary pinnell. the fortunes' older daughter, evelyn fortune (1887–1997), married eli lilly jr. (1885–1977), on august 27, 1907; they divorced in 1927. evelyn and eli lilly's only surviving child was evelyn "evie" (lilly) lutz (1918–70). evelyn fortune lilly married frederic clay bartlett in june 1931; he died in 1956. she later married daniel huger, but the couple divorced in 1969. madeline fortune (1889–1992), the youngest daughter, married bowman elder (1887–1954). the couple had two children: a daughter, ann (elder) schermerhorn, and a son, william elder ii.
william fortune (businessman)