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The general issues dividing the par- ties in 1867 were about the same as in the year previous. In this county the dem- ocrats again succeeded in electing their county ticket, Sydnor H. Hogan, their candidate for treasurer, receiving 2,007 votes, while S. A. Epperson, his repub- lican opponent, had but .1,990. S. A. Hunt, democrat, was elected coroner.
The year 1868 brought with it another presidential campaign. The republican national convention met at Chicago, and placed in nomination Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois, the victorious union general, associating with him Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana. The democratic national con- vention nominated Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair, Jr., for president and vice-president. The financial question began to be a leading issue, especially with reference to the payment of the bonds in coin or greenbacks, the repub-
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licans favoring the payment in coin, the democrats opposing. The latter also, by resolution, favored the abolition of the national banking system, and the substitution of United States notes for those of national banks. This was op- posed by the republicans.
In the state of Illinois, the republican state convention placed in nomination for the gubernatorial office, John M. Palmer, while the democrats supported John R. Eden. In McDonough county both parties had full tickets in the field, and considerable interest was manifested. After a thorough canvass and an exciting election, it was found that U. S. Grant had carried the county by 214 majority, and that on state and county tickets the republicans were ahead by majorities ranging from 154 to 215.
The campaigns of 1868, 1870 and 1871 were devoid of much interest, and were but repetitions of the results of previous years, as a glance at the official vote in this chapter will show.
In 1872, the movement known as the liberal republican had a large influence politically, having virtually dictated the democratic nomination for the presi- . dency, and the platform of principles on which the campaign against the repub- lican party was dictated. The liberal republicans were those connected with the republican party who were opposed to any extreme measure in the recon- struction of the southern states, and who believed the time had come when past issues should be forgotten, and new issues formed; that the hand of reconcil- iation should be offered the south, and a united country, working together to build up the waste places of the south.
Many of the most able men of the repub- lican party, including Horace Greeley, Charles Sumner, Lyman Trumbull, John M. Palmer and others, united in this movement. In May, a national conven- tion was held by the liberal republicans, in Cincinnati, which nominated Horace Greeley for president and B. Gratz Brown fcr vice-president. The follow- ing is a synopsis of the resolution's adopted:
1. Equality of all men before the law; equal and exact justice to all, without regard to race, color or previous condi- tion.
2. Opposition to the re-opening of all questions settled by the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution.
3. Demand for the immediate and absolute removal of all disabilities im- posed on account of the rebellion.
4. Local self-government; supremacy of the civil over the military, and de- mand for the largest individual liberty consistent with public order.
5. Denunciation of the existing sys- tem of civil service.
6. Demand for a system of federal taxation which should not unnecessarily interfere with the industries of the peo- ple; reference of the tariff to the con- gressional districts.
7. Demand for civil service reform, and for the election of president for a single term only.
8. Maintenance of public credit and denunciation of repudiation.
9. A speedy return to specie payment.
10. Thanks to the citizen soldiers and sailors of the republic.
11. Opposition to further grants to railroads.
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12. Cultivation of friendship with all nations; regarding alike dishonorable, either to demand what is not right or to submit to what is wrong.
The democracy in convention ratified the nomination of Greeley and Brown and adopted the platform of the liberal republicans. The republicans re-nom- inated President Grant, and associated with him on the ticket Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, for vice-president. The disaffection among the democrats in consequence of the nomination of Horace Greeley, a life-long political en- emy was so great that a third ticket was ' nominated, at the head of which was Charles O'Connor, the distinguished lawyer of New York. In the state con- vention, the republicans again nominated Richard J. Oglesby for governor, while Gustavus Koener, the liberal candidate for the same office was endorsed by the democracy. In McDonough county, U. S. Grant received a majority of 197, and R. J. Oglesby, only 90. For congress, W. H. Neece, the liberal democratic can- didate received 2799 ballots and William H. Ray,republican 2720. B. R. Hampton for state senator, had a majority of 19. The balance of the republican ticket was elected by fair majorities, the personal popularity of the candidates causing many of them to run far ahead of their ticket.
The question of capital vs. labor en- gaged the attention of the people in 1873. The republican state convention, after nominating candidates, adopted resolu- tions declaring against monopolies, and urging the restriciion, by the state and the several states of the powers of the railroads and their corporations. A con-
vention of anti-monopolists was held which nominated candidates and adop- ted resolutions, in which was denounced the old party organizations as corrupt and no longer useful in live issues: and deploring the chicanery in government affairs. The democrats made no nom- inations, but favored the anti-monopoly movement generally. This was the be- ginning of what was known as the "granger" movement.º In this county, the anti-monopoly party swept the field, electing the county officers by majorities close around 200. .
In the year 1874, there was a triangu- lar fight, three parties being in the field, democratic, republican and independent, the organization known as the anti- monopoly party having been abandoned or merged into the independent. About seven-eighths of the regular vote of the county was polled, the republicans being successful over both the other parties.
But little interest was manifested in the campaign of 1875, there again being three tickets in the field, and the opposi- tion to the republicans having little hope, in their divided state, of being success- ful, but a small vote was polled, the re- publican candidates receiving a majority over both.
The election of 1876 was for national, state and county officers. Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler were the republican candidates for president and vice-president; while Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks receiving the nomination of the democratic party for the same offices. Peter Cooper was the nominee of the independent or green- back party, for president. The hard times which had begun in 1873, had a
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perceptible effect upon the campaign. The democratic party, which has for years been acting upon the defensive, when not allied with some other political body, now assumed the offensive, and under the banner of "Tilden and re- form," forced the republicans upon the defensive. On the part of the demo- crats the whole campaign was boldly conducted. The republicans of Illinois, in state convention nominated Shelby M. Cullom for gubernatorial honors, whilst the democrats nominated Lewis Stewart.
In this county there were again three tickets, the independent party making their fight upon the financial question. The local tickets of all parties were un- exceptionable, and, on personal grounds each tried to obtain votes. The princi- pal candidates for local office ran ahead of their tickets in their respective towns.
The republican national, state and county ticket, this year, was the success- ful one, R. B. Hayes receiving a majority of 141. The only exception to the suc- cess of the republican ticket was the election of Charles H. Whitaker, the able editor of the Macomb Eagle, to the position of representative to the general assembly, who polled 7,605 votes, almost the entire .vote of the democratic party of the county.
At the fall election of 1877, there were three parties again in the field, republi- can, democratic and independent. The democratic nominees for county judge, county clerk, treasurer and county super- intendent were all elected by pluralities ranging from 179 to 384. A question submitted to the qualified electors of the state on making an appropriation to
complete the state capitol, did not seem to meet the favor of the voters of Mc- Donough county, as there were 900 voted for it, and 3,783 against it.
The contest of 1878 was a resume of the previous year, only that the republi- cans were the successful party, by small pluralities, with the exception of W. H. Neece, who was elected to the office of congressman by a plurality of 498.
A prohibition ticket was also in the field but polled quite a small vote in this county. A question of amending the constitution so as to permit drainage was, also, voted on at this election.
In 1879, W. M. Ragon, the republican nominee for the office of county treas- urer, and Cephas Holmes, the candidate for surveyor, of the same party, were elected. The total vote polled at. this election was 4,835.
The general campaign for 1880 began quite early, especially among the aspir- ants for office and their friends. The preliminary canvass for the nomination grew quite warm, as both republicans . and democrats were alike confident that they would succeed in the national strug- gle. James A. Garfield received the re- publican nomination for president. Win- field S. Hancock was chosen to lead the democracy. General James B. Weaver was nominated by the greenbackers. The canvass was pushed with vigor, the democratic and republican parties using their utmost endeavors to be successful. The national greenback party, under the lead of Weaver, also endeavored to in- crease its votes, Mr. Weaver making speeches in more than half the states of the Union. The latter party adopted a platform re-asserting their demands for
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the abolition of the national banks, the reduction of the army, the limitation of Chinese immigration, the reduction of salaries, and the payment of the national debt in greenbacks.
The republican party of Illinois met in convention and nominated S. M. Cul- lom for governor, and adopted a plat- form endorsing the principles as laid down by the national convention at Chi- cago, and the candidates named at that time. The democrats placed in nomina- tion Lyman Trumbull for governor, and the greenbackers, A. J. Streator. Ex- citement ran high, as all parties thought they had fair hopes of success. In Mc- Donough county, Garfield received 137 plurality over his competitors, and the state republican ticket triumphed by about the same number. For congress, Robert Holloway, the democratic nomi- nee, carried this county by a plurality of 95. W. C. McLeod, also a democrat, re- ceived the largest vote for representative, Davis and Perry, the republican nomi- nees, being next. The republican county ticket was generally elected.
The election of 1882 hinged princi- pally on that for member of congress and county officers, and resulted in the election of W. H. Neece, the democratic nominee for congressman. J. H. Baker, county judge, C. W. Dines, county clerk, T. J. Dudman, county superintendent, all democrats, were elected. At this election on the question of making an appropriation for the purpose of com- pleting the state capitol was negatived, as far as this county was concerned, by a majority of 1,731 ballots. On the ques- tion of McDonough county paying costs in criminal cases, the voters assented.
The year 1884 brought with it another presidential campaign, with all its excite- ment and turmoil. Early in the summer the friends of the various candidates for the nomination were busily at work, and the columns of the daily and weekly press teemed with remarks laudatory of or derogatory of the various parties named. The republican national con- vention met at Chicago, and after a num- ber of ballots James G. Blaine, of Maine, for president, and John A. Logan, of Illinois, for vice-president, were present- ed to the people of the United States as the standard-bearers of that party. The democratic party, also, held their con- vention in Chicago, and placed in nomi- nation Grover Cleveland, then governor of New York, for the presidency. Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, occu- pied the second place on the ticket. Prior to these, the labor-anti-monopoly- greenback party met and placed at the head of their ticket the name of Benja- min F. Butler for the presidency. John P. St. John, ex-governor of Kansas, was the choice of the prohibition party. With four parties in the field excitement grew, high, until it was seen that the great contest lay between the two old parties, the republican and democratic. The result was a close vote all through the country, and in McDonough county Cleveland had a bare plurality of one vote. Party spirit ran rife through the county, and a strong effort was made by these two parties to carry everything be- fore them. On all the state officers, the democratic plurality was but a trifle, run- ning from 1 to 18. W. H. Neece, the candidate for congress, ran far ahead of his ticket, owing to personal popularity,
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and went out of his home county endorsed by a majority of 278. The democrats elected two of their candidates for county offices, and the republicans, two. By a majority of 860 the people of the county approved of an appropriation to complete the state capitol.
With this, the political history of the county is brought down to the present time, and by reference to the returns given below, it will be seen how close has been the result year by year. In consequence of this closeness the canvass has usually been warm, and as a gen- eral thing men of unexceptional person- al character have been nominated, each party trusting the personal popularity of its nominees would increase their vote. It has been well for the county that such has been the case, as it has had a tendency to make each more watchful of the interests of the people.
Below will be found a carefully com- piled record of election returns for each year since the organization of the coun- ty. The only break in the chain is in the earlier years, the record of which, together with the poll books, having entirely disappeared from the county offices if they ever were made.
Owing to some carelessness in early days, some of the names may be spelled in an irregular manner, but it has been entirely due to that cause, as we have caused this record to be overrun by par- ties familiar throughout the county to correct all errors. Particulars regard- ing the officers elected and their sketches may be found in other chapters.
OFFICIAL VOTE.
Below will be found a carefully com- piled record of election returns for
each year, from the the organization of the county to the present time:
ELECTION 1830.
Governor.
William Kinney
56- 49
John Reynolds.
7
Benjamin V. Geel.
45-
26
Joel Wright.
19
Sheriff.
William Southward
28
1
William Garret
27
Peter Bilyer
8
Coroner.
Isaac Barrett
41- 19
23
ELECTION 1831.
Congress.
James Gurney (long term). 142- 126
Sidney Breese (long term) .. 16
Joseph Duncan (short term). 140- 124
E. Coles (short term) 16
ELECTION 1832.
President.
Andrew Jackson, dem.
128- 107
Henry Clay, whig
21
ELECTION 1834. Governor.
Joseph Duncan.
187- 117
William Kinney
70
Joseph Mclaughlin 47
State Senator.
G. W. P. McMackville.
183-
67
William Chapman
116
ELECTION 1834.
Congress.
William S. May.
229- 161
Benjamin Mills
68
William Edmonston.
239- 159
Peter Butler
80
ELECTION 1835. Circuit Clerk.
Thompson Chandler
100
County Surveyor.
C. W. Bacon.
W. W. Bailey
74
A. Mayfield
158
ELECTION 1836.
President.
Martin Van Buren, dem. 159- 35
William H. Harrison ..
124
Congress.
William L. May
303- 103
John G. Stuart.
200
ELECTION 1837.
Probate Justice.
William Willis, dem .. 176
Peachy Gilmore, dem 183-
Richard S. Lowe, whig. 83
Henry H. Hardin, whig. 51
County Treasurer.
Benjamin Naylor, whig (no opposition).
. 394
.
Representative.
James M. Campbell.
304- 204
175-
17
John Seward.
Representative.
256
HISTORY OF MCDONOUGH COUNTY.
Circuit Clerk.
James M. Campbell, dem. (no opposition)
..
439
Coroner.
John P. Head, dem.
238-
87
John L. Russell, whig.
15I
Robert L. Russell, dem.
6
ELECTION 1838.
Governor.
Cyrus Edwards, whig
332
Thomas Carlin, dem
382-
50
Congress.
Stephen A. Douglas, dem ...
365
John G. Stuart, whig ..
366-
1
·
State Senator.
Thomas II. Owens, dem.
342.
Sidney H. Little, whig
368-
26
Sheriff.
W. H. Randolph (no opposition) ...
Coroner.
Caleb G. Overton (no opposition).
ELECTION 1839. County Clerk.
James M. Campbell, dem.
511-288
Isaac Grantham, whig ...
223
Probate Justice.
James Clarke, den
415 - 118
William Willis, whig.
297
County Commissioner.
James Edmonston, dem.
391- 85
Caville Archer, whig ..
306
County Surveyor.
Samuel A. Hunt, dem.
488- 336
152
Newton W. Chase, whig.
C. L. Overton. whig ..
99
County Treasurer.
Jesse M. Chapman, dem. 341- 221
Charles M. Bartleson, whig
128
Benjamin T. Naylor, whig ..
186
ELECTION 1840.
President.
William H. Harrison, whig 472- 45
Martin Van Buren, dem ...
427
Representative.
William W. Bailey, whig.
497- 28
William Edmonston, dem
469
Sheriff.
William II. Randolph, whig
536- 196
John W. Westfall, dem .
340
John H. Westfall, dem. 97
Coroner.
Benjamin B. Head, dem. 299- 121
Benjamin Head, dem ..
163
C. L. Overton, whig. 178
Scattering.
72
ELECTION 1841.
Congress.
John II. Ralston, dem ..
427
School Commissioner.
Isaac Grantham, dem ..
437- 78
Benjamin T. Naylor, whig.
359
ELECTION 1842. Governor.
Joseph Duncan, whig.
506-
19
Thomas Ford, dem.
487
Representative
Ilugh Ervin, whig ...
488- 22
Harvey F. Chase, dem
466
Sheriff.
William H. Randolph, whig.
500-
16
Jonathan H. Baker, dem.
484
County Commissioner.
Isaac G. Smith, whig.
489-
14
Joel Pennington, dem
475
Coroner.
Charles Chandler, whig ...
437
Benjamin B. Head, dem.
459- 22
ELECTION 1843.
Congress.
Joseph P. Hoge, dem
537- 39
Cyrus Walker, whig.
498
County Clerk.
James M. Campbell, den.
11
John Fletcher, whig.
511
Recorder.
William T. Head, dem.
569 .-
90
William Y. Head, whig
479
County Commissioner.
William Ferguson, dem.
547 -- 57
John Clark, whig.
490
Surveyor.
Samuel A. IIunt, dem.
589- 145
H. J. Averill, whig ...
444
County Treasurer.
Iverson L. Twyman, whig.
555- 117
Jesse M. Chapman, dem.
438
ELECTION, AUGUST, 1844.
Congress.
Joseph P. Hoge, dem.
579- 12
Martin P. Sweet, whig.
567
State Senator.
William McMillan, dem
567-
7
Pinckney H. Walker, whig
560
Representative.
HI. L. Bryant, dem ....
531
W. H. Randolph, whig.
578- 47
ELECTION 1844.
Sheriff.
Jonathan II. Baker, dem ..
559
David Lawson, whig.
587-
28
County Commissioner.
Harrison Hungate, dem ..
556
John G. Woodside, whig.
576- 20
Coroner.
James Anderson, whig.
781- 715
B. B. Head, dem.
66
School Commissioner ..
Charles Chandler, whig.
767
President.
James K. Polk
484-
5
John T. Stuart, whig.
430-
3
Ilenry Clay.
479
At the election in August, 1845, a light vote was polled, and politics do not seem to have entered into the contest to any great extent. Robert Bean was elected commis- sioner; Charles Chandler, school commissioner, and W. W. Clayton, coroner.
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HISTORY OF MCDONOUGH COUNTY.
257
ELECTION 1846.
Governor.
Augustus C. French, dem
570- 28
Thomas M. Kilpatrick, whig.
542
Congress.
Thomas J. Turner, dem
567-25
James Knox, whig.
512
Representative.
W. II. Randolph, whig.
565-
James M. Campbell, dem
488
County Clerk.
Isaac Grantham. dem.
563-
33
Isaac G. Smith, whig.
530
Sheriff.
David Lawson, whig.
612-
95
Samuel A. Hunt, dem
517
County Commissioner.
Joel Pennington, dem.
587- 90
Samuel Wilson, whig.
497
Surveyor.
H. J. C. Averill, whig ..
552~ 35
Jeremiah L. Cross, dem
517
ELECTION 1847.
Delegate to Constitutional Condention.
James M. Campbell, dem
378-
50
J. P. Gates, whig.
328
Joint Delegate to Constitutional Convention.
John Huston, dem.
407- 97
John H. Mitchell, whig.
310
Probate Judge.
William S. Hall, whig.
444-
53
Charles C. Hungate, dem
391
Recorder.
William T. Head, dem ...
453- 182
Nelson Montgomery, whig ..
271
County Treasurer.
John W. Westfall, dem ..
448- 130
William L. Broaddus, whig ..
318
Surveyor.
Ilenry J. Averill, whig
439- 104
Ephraim Swingle, dem.
335
County Clerk.
Isaac Grantham, dem. (no opposition).
648
ELECTION 1848. President.
Zachary Taylor, whig.
437 -- 23
Lewis Cass, dem ..
416
Martin Van Buren, free-soil
25
Representative.
Josiah IIarrison, whig.
583-
41
George Bughman, dem.
542
Sheriff.
David Lawson, whig.
602-
45
Jonathan H. Baker, dem
557
. County Commissioner.
Mankin Champion, whig ..
568
Samuel Calvin, dem
574-
6
Surveyor.
James W. Brattle, whig.
571-
19
Samuel L. Clark, dem
418
Samuel Clark, dem.
134
Coroner.
John P. Head, dem
652-590
62
ELECTION, NOVEMBER 1819. County Judge.
James Clarke, dem ..
606- 43
Thomas A. Brooking, whig.
563
County Clerk.
Isaac Grantham. dem
612-
41
Joseph E. Wyne, whig.
571
County Treasurer.
William T. Head, dem
633- 92
William S. Hail, whig.
541
Surveyor.
William II. Rile, dem ..
590- 23
James W. Brattle, whig.
567
School Commissioner.
John O. C. Wilson, no opposition.
ELECTION 1850.
Representative.
John Huston, dem ..
543- 107
James B. Kyle, whig.
436
Congress.
Thompson Campbell, dem ..
532-
96
Martin P Sweet, whig.
436
Sheriff.
William T. Head, dem.
549- 136
Joseph P. Updegraff, whig.
413
County Treasurer.
Samuel E. Taylor, dem.
476-
5
G. L. Farwell, whig ..
276
William Cheney, whig
195
Coroner.
Lewis Graves, dem.
538- 109
John S. Smith, whig.
429
ELECTION 1851. County Treasurer.
Samuel E. Taylor, dem ..
441
John S. Wooley, whig.
448-
7
Surveyor.
W. H. Rile, dem
569- 558
Scattering.
11
School Commissioner.
J. O. C. Wilson, whig.
383-
68
John E. Jackson, dem
315
General Banking Law.
For.
472-
1
Against
471
ELECTION 1852.
Governor.
Joel A. Matteson, dem ..
841
E. B. Webb, whig.
844-
3
President,
Winfield Scott, whig
Franklin Pierce, dem
838
840-
2
John P. Hale, abol ..
9
Congress.
W. A. Richardson, dem
836
O. II. Browning, whig.
859-
23
State Senate.
J. M. Camphell, dem ...
790
J. W. Singleton, whig.
820- 30
Representative.
John Huston, dem.
816
J. M. Randolph, whig.
858- 42
Circuit Clerk.
W. II. Randolph, whig.
W. T. Head, dem ....
838-
3
Scattering ..
835
258
HISTORY OF MCDONOUGH COUNTY.
Sheriff.
S. II. Hogan, dem.
758-
30
Dr. C. Gillihan, whig. 728
B. B. Head, ind. demn.
163
Prosecuting Attorney.
J. S. Baily, dem ..
462
D. II. Gilmer, whig.
549-
87
Coroner.
Lewis Graves, dem.
833
S. H. McCandless, whig.
841-
8
ELECTION 1853.
County Judge.,
Thompson Chandler, dem
796- 74
W. H. Franklin, whig ..
722
Associate Judges.
Samuel Calvin, dem
807-
95
Silas J. Grigsby, dem.
837- 103
William S. Hail, whig.
734
James S. Hogan, whig.
712
County Clerk.
Isaac Grantham, dem
804- 81
Joseph W. Blount
723
County Treasurer.
S. II. McCandless, whig.
721
T. B. McCormick, dem
794-
73
Surveyor.
William H. Rile, dem
783- 67
W. P. Barrett, whig.
716
School Commissioner.
J. R. Simpson, dem
777-
60
Mankin Champion, whig.
717
ELECTION 1854.
Congress.
W. A. Richardson, dem.
855- 24
Arch Williams, whig ...
831
Representative.
Louis H. Waters, pro and whig.
John E. Jackson, dem.
818
819-
1
John Osborne, rep.
1
County Treasurer.
Francis D. Lipe, dem.
906- 142
John S. Holiday, whig.
764
Coroner.
David Reese, whig.
796-
35
Benjamin F. Broaddus, dem
761
John Friend, dem.
19
ELECTION 1855. County Treasurer.
John Knappenberger, dem.
324- 201
101
E. B. Bishop, whig.
Seattering.
22
Surveyor.
Charles A. Gilchrist, whig.
247- 81
Samuel A. Hunt, dem ...
141
Scattering
25
School Commissioner.
Thomas E. Brannen, dem
318 -- 290
Scattering.
28
ELECTION 1856. President.
James Buchanan, dem
1370- 515
John C. Fremont, rep
590
Millard Fillmore, Am
864
Governor.
W. A. Richardson, dem
1390- 362
W. H. Bissel, rep.
B. S. Morris, Am.
315
Congress.
I. N. Morris, dem. (long term).
1388
Jackson Grimshaw, rep. (long term).
1417- 29
J. C. Davis, dem. (short term)
1357- 185
J. B. Kyle am.(short term).
1162
Thomas C. Sharp, rep. (short term).
255
State Senator.
W. C. Goudy, dem.
1395
W. II. Franklin, rep ..
1426-
30
Representative.
Vandever Banks, rep
1444-
20
George Hire, dem ..
1424
Circuit Clerk.
. Wm. T. Head, dem.
1464- 126
1338
Joseph E. Wyne, rep.
Sheriff.
George A. Taylor, dem
1496- 174
Isaiah Dennis, rep.
1322
Coroner.
Benjamin T. Broaddus, dem.
1385
J. H. Epperson, rep.
1418- 33
ELECTION 1857. County Judge.
Thompson Chandler, dem.
1213- 634
W. S. Hail, rep.
579
County Clerk.
Isaac Grantham, dem ..
1296- 829
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