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Republican Convention Nominates Fort for Congress in Illinois
Delegates of the 8th district met at Fairbury on Friday July 12 to nominate a candidate for Congress. Col. G L Fort of Marshall county won on the final ballots after withdrawals and coalitions, with Fort later named as a candidate for the board of equalization and a pledge of vigorous party support.
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Fairbury
Z.beatty
Watseka
John Dale
Kankakee
J. C. Cassell
Paso
P. §. Perley
Marshall
John A. Koplin
W. A. Cloote
Livingston
Culver
Woodford
A. Wilcox
M Kenaga
Ford
W. L.conron
Iroquois
W. A. Nabcock
A. Buck
Word
Unling
J M Malloch
Maraball
Geo
Blackstone
J. Taylor
Z. Nentty
Qaratt
John Daley
Jdyingaton N. C
Kenyon
W. A. Babenok
O. Secrest
J. J. Allen
A. B. Caldwell
George W Morris
W. A. Colton
Thomas Sawyer
R. D. Sherman
M. J Sbherklan
M. T4kemnegine
Committee On Permanent Organization
Perley
Thomas S. Sawyer
Hirmontois
Republican Party
Congressional Republican Central Committee
Lord
A. C. Thompso
Z. Beatty
J. G. Strong
Mark Bangs
D. Cushing
Committee On
United States
Treasury
Alabama
Grant
Democratic Party
Tarif
Baltimore
Congress
Counses
Livingston County
J. W. Strowell
R. Starr
C. IL. Wood
Golonsl
G. I. Fort
Woodiford
Juliug P. Harper
John ‘T. Harper
Farnory
Ton
Wberry
Grant Wandelion
Dick Oglesby
Beveridge
Lippencott
Rutz
Edsall
Jons T. Wamren
Foud
Harper
Woddford
Wood
Fort
Strewell
G. L. Fort
Marshall County
Board of Equalization
Messrs
Starr
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