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First republican convention in new eighth district at Fairbury
The Fairbury gathering selected Col. Greenbury L. Fort as congress candidate after 102 ballots with strong support from Marshall and other counties. P. S. Parley led as chairman amid praise for his management. Attendees praised the T P W railroad for fast travel to the event and notes on local commerce and presses.
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Fairbury
Livingston County
T. P.w& W. R. Ryhas
8Th
Little Marshall
Congress
Greenbury L. Fort
Col. Fort
Republican Party
Grant
Wilson
Parley
Marshall Cqunty
William II. Mann
Arnald Thornton
William_Culleonoet
Gadet Taylor
J. I. McCall
T. A McMorris
L. L. Lehman
Ellsworth
Mark Bangs
Mr. Fairbanks
Samuel Parker
Iere
Thomas Payne
R.G. Ingersoll
P. A
Pontiac & N. W
Bacon
M. B Wright
Watseka
Henry
Kankikee Gazette
Rumley
Gilman Star
Kellogg
Pontine Sentinel
Beatty
Watscha Republican
Paul Vandervoort
Bloomington Pantagraph
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
Peorias