# Senator Smith — The Quest of the Silver Fleece character guide

> Senator Smith in The Quest of the Silver Fleece by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0027-xxv-the-campaign

## Who they are

A white politician involved in the national political scene.

## Relationships

### [Bles Alwyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/bles_alwyn)

_professional_

Bles becomes a political protégé of Senator Smith, who uses him as a tool for his own political ambitions while offering limited mentorship.

### [Zora Cresswell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/zora_cresswell)

_social_

Senator Smith knows Zora through political circles, viewing her with a mix of curiosity and condescension.

### [Bles Alwyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/bles_alwyn)

_professional_

Bles becomes a political protégé of Senator Smith, who uses him as a tool for his own political ambitions while offering limited mentorship.

### [Bles Alwyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/bles_alwyn)

_professional_

Bles becomes a political protégé of Senator Smith, who uses him as a tool for his own political ambitions while offering limited mentorship.

### [Zora Cresswell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/zora_cresswell)

_social_

Senator Smith knows Zora through political circles, viewing her with a mix of curiosity and condescension.

### [Zora Cresswell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/characters/zora_cresswell)

_social_

Senator Smith knows Zora through political circles, viewing her with a mix of curiosity and condescension.

## In the story

### [Miss Caroline Wynn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xxii-miss-caroline-wynn)

Cynical about the American public, manipulates political dealings, and shows a flicker of recognition for Bles's potential.

### [The Campaign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xxv-the-campaign)

Presents Bles with the political opportunities, including a clerkship and the possibility of a higher office, while withholding the full context of the letters.

### [The Annunciation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xxviii-the-annunciation)

Participates in the political meeting and later confronts Harry Cresswell about his wife's involvement with the Civic Club and the Child Labor Bill.

### [A Master of Fate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xxix-a-master-of-fate)

Outlines the political deal to Carrie Wynn, revealing the South's influence and the plot to use Alwyn's idealism against him.

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