text_original: He was eager to follow it up with attacks on the special grafts of the two men who for years had run the town and vicinity. He had ousted their candidates from the County and State tickets. He meant to wrest the town from them, but he couldn't get the support he needed. The town had lain down on him.
text_transcription: HE WAS EAGER TO FOLLOW IT UP WITH ATTACKS ON THE SPECIAL GRAFS OF THE TWO MEN WHO FOR YEARS HAD RUN THE TOWN AND VICINITY HE HAD OUSTED THEIR CANDIDATES FROM THE COUNTY AND STATE TICKETS HE MEANT TO WREST THE TOWN FROM THEM BUT HE COULDN'T GET THE SUPPORT HE NEEDED THE TOWN HAD LAIN DOWN ON HIM
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈiːɡɚ tə fˈɑːloʊ ɪɾ ˌʌp wɪð ɐtˈæks ɔnðə spˈɛʃəl ɡɹˈæfts ʌvðə tˈuː mˈɛn hˌuː fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz hæd ɹˈʌn ðə tˈaʊn ænd vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi. hiː hæd ˈaʊstᵻd ðɛɹ kˈændᵻdˌeɪts fɹʌmðə kˈaʊnti ænd stˈeɪt tˈɪkɪts. hiː mˈɛnt tə ɹˈɛst ðə tˈaʊn fɹʌm ðˌɛm, bˌʌt hiː kˌʊdənt ɡɛt ðə səpˈɔːɹt hiː nˈiːdᵻd. ðə tˈaʊn hæd lˈeɪn dˌaʊn ˈɔn hˌɪm.