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Logan Elected

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Day
20
Month
May
Year
1885
Copyright
Public Domain
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One of the pcettlttt ütlle politica] li-hts ever witncssed wns brought to a teriniuaUon yetterday In the Illinois legislature by Ilie rtSleétfen of John A. Logan totlie [ riii.il Stiltes Sonate. On a joint bnllot of tiie two hu uses the ri'publicans and demociytl were evenly divided, and a dend-lock en.-ued. However, in the subsequunt Ij:iii liirniingfor advantage, the democrttl iad the advantajre by beiug backi'il by the adnilnistration, henee by liavir.g patrogage as an inducetnent both to huid and to ír.iin rotea Dnritja the uiotiacted striif;gle one reIJiiiuicnn aied and a .suct'e8ul ui n. - 1 fuilh took his place. Tlien a democrat dled, and by an exceedingly neat coup i the republicans elected their luau by i good ni.ijoiitv in a district whicli fonnerly bid 4ione 2,000 democratie. ïhls gave them the necessary nuniber to elect, provided all would stand together; but there was the rub. For two fhovved sii;n8 of sui rendering to democratie blaiulishrncnts. However, by hard WOlk thcy were saveii, and yesterday, umiilsi Hnmenae enlhuiUm, Senator Logan icccived the nt-eesiary number of votes and was decl.ired elected. The pillant geneml, who used to lead liistioops (u victory over tlie tk-mocrats en the field of battie, as usual has won again. The hero of the army at Vicksbin-fr, Rejaca and Atlanta snow the hero of the party Dot only in Illinois but in tlie country. W hope he may be spared tu leád iis to victory at the next presidential eltction.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News