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Springfield Banquet Fizzles as Sullivan Allies Play Upstage
A poorly attended Springfield banquet aimed at attacking Roger C. Sullivan drew 181 attendees from 102 Illinois counties, including politicians and newspaper men. Toastmaster George C. Sikes mocked Sullivan while rivals like Carlo Vrooman and Frank Comerford faced derision, and Sullivan called the event a four ring circus.
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Springfield
Roger C. Sullivan
United States
Verein
Sikes
George C. Sikes
Chicago
E. F. Poorman
Mattoon
Sullivan
Poorman
Poorman's Paper. He Called Mr. Sullivan
Talking Carlo
Windy Frank
Dolly Owen
Single Tax White
Plum Duff
D. T. Woodard
Benton
W. A. Compton
Macomb
W. A. Hubbard
Carrollton
Frank W. Morrasy
Sheield
H. A. Foster
Fairbury
J. M. Bell
Rochester
R. R. Thompson
Kent
BE. F. Poorman
E. W. Duvall
Lewiston
Woodruff Saul
Kent E. Keller
Ava
A. T. Lucas
Virginia
Walter Niebuhr
Lincoln
Henry A. Foster
W. Y. Dallman
35Th Ward
Reform
Carlo Vrooman
Bloomington
Barratt O'Hara
John Z. White
U. S
Springfield ‘Hippodrome