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The Legislative Struggle

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Day
19
Month
January
Year
1883
Copyright
Public Domain
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Notwlthgtandlng the ansertlnn of the foes of Ferry tliut he vvould tior get more tlmn fi( votes, the number in Ihc caucas, lien tln'biülot iras taken Tuesdij noon he had 59 supporters. All deviees, honorable or otlu-rwiM', wi'ie retorted to, to break tliis number, burwlthuut effect, for Wednesday'a ballot shoued llie iame. Last Prlday'sEvenlng New ml iu t tbc statenifiH that the Ferry men lmtl 40 signers, to a paper Bgrveing io stand by Feny. The nexl day ihit, was denied by Mr. Beul, u followg: Special Dlspatch to iheEvening Xews. Lansino, Mich., Jan. 13.- The statement: in The News of last eveulng that 40 Kepublican mem berg had signed a pajer agreelug to stand by Mr. Ferry through thlck and thin, until he released them, is not as a matter of fact true. Senator ïerry makes do pretensions to control or imuisn orains tor any niember. It is conceded by him and liis írieads that memoera of the legUlature reqnlre noguardlanslup. No sncli paper as you mention lias been si{iied by auy menibei-, so far as my knowleilge extendí. If tbere is any compact amoujr Mr. Ferry's riïeuds, it is one uiado at their Instant and of such a nature, that no man nted disguise the fact ol having entered intoit. Mr. Ferry ,with the prestirte of a fair caucus nomination, whereln 5fi out of 81 meinbers partidPMted, need make no apology for lemainmg a cnndldate. No man lias been intimidatcd, nor has .ttiy inproper infliience been resorted to; nor wlll there be with my consent. Rjck A. Beal. The result of yesterday's balloting was that Ferry received 56 votes on the first ballot,and 53 on the next two. The outcome is verv unccrtain.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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