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Gas Frontage fight details gas trust bribery and votes
A long text recounts alleged bribery and voter pressure surrounding gas frontage and consolidation bills. It names many legislators and officials, accuses the Gas Trust of spending bribes to secure passage, and warns of continued pressure and future legislative moves to raise gas prices.
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Senate
House
Somie
Laws F. Mongher
Ronwell T. Flower
J. A. Wiley
FA. Zimmerman
FA. Crane
Anthony No Brely
Walton Pergns
Perry A
Hult
Charles H. Crasford
Ogden Gas Company
Villa
Asplnwall
Baxter
Berry
Bollinger
Crawford
Curly
Drews
Dwyer
Evans
Fisher
Fitzpatrick
Ranger
Harding
Hull
Humphrey Hunt
Landrigan
Leeper
Littler
Lun
Lin
McKinlay
Morrison
Mounts
Munroe
Netterstrom
O'Brien
Pemberton
Sawyer
Sparks
Stubblefield
Sullivan
Anderson
Allen Atchison
Barnes
Barricklow
Bartling
Blood
Bovey
Branen
Brignadello
Brown
Bryant
Buckner
Buse
Butter
Carmody
Cavanagh
Compton
Craig
de Woody
Dickson
Edelstein
Eldredge
Ely
Farrell
Flanigan
Fuller
Galligan
Glade
Hall
Ross C
Frank L
Harnsberger
Horn
Jarvis
Jonson
C. C
Kain
Kilcourse
King
Kolstedt
la Monte
Lange
Laub
Lovett
McDonough
McGee
McGinnis
McEntry
Meaney
Mitchell
Montgomery
Mortis
Murdock
Murray
H. V
A. G
Needles
Nichols
Nohe
Noling
Nothnagel
Novak
Olsen
O'Shea
Parrish
Perrottet
Powell
Price
Quanstrom
Revell
Rhodes
Rowe
Salmans
Sayler
Schwab
Schubert
Selby
Sharrock
Sherman
Steen
Sterchle
Suttle
Walleck
Wabhler
Webb
Weldmater
Wilson
Ashland
Gore's
Sangamon County