- I'm sorry I'm late... Are you holding an election, boys?
- It's already been held.

9 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:45:23 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Why didn't you asked Blake in on this here meeting?

- Because he ain't gonna be so important from now on.

- He's the one that sold Al on sitting back and waiting for McLaren to run down.

- Well it ain't worked out that way.

- I'm gonna put the rackets back in full swing whether there's trouble with McLaren or not.

- I'm sorry I'm late... Are you holding an election, boys?

- It's already been held.

- And you're it, I suppose.

- Yeah, yeah.

- You got any objections?

- Oh few.

- Now, what's The first one?

- Well, the job was given to me. The bosses has called me in two hours after the news broke.

- And you expect us to believe that?

[...]