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Springfield diary notes political ritual and senator choice
From Springfield dated January 22 1873 the piece mocks Democratic disunity and reports a caucus selecting Lem an Trumbull as U S senator while noting Oglesby would win. It comments on state politics tax bills university support and ongoing legislative work with local magazine notices.
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Springfield
Trumbull
Nolong Volens
House
Senate
United States
Brooke
Will
Oglesby
Dick Oglesby
Republican Party
Br. Trumbull
Ignus Futuus
Lieman
Ile In Geno
Villa
Burke
Macoupin
Washington
Congress
Galena
Robert Goldbeck
Oxton Optic
Lee & Shepard
Boston
Zeus's Moxtuy
Black Watch
Philadelphia
Carpenter & Sheldon
Chica
Hanvard’s
AE Coleman
Lyman Abbott
Edwin DeLeon
Pro’ Henry Draper
H. Howe
Charles Read
John G Suse
Mary EB. Nutting
Res Terry
Theasy
Warmnex
Messrean
Rang Jormal
Mudic
Price
Deacon & Peterson
Walnut Stage
Premo
Oaks Joeman
Shakspeare
General Meade
Horace Greeley
Wells
Broadway
N.Y