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Essex County Herald
Island Pond, Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont
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In Lexington, Ky., anticipation of Colonel Breckinridge's campaign for congressional re-nomination draws politicians and correspondents, sparking intense excitement and factional tensions. Crowds surround him for handshakes, an elderly man cheers, and local women protest the renomination via appeal to Democratic voters.
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In anticipation of Colonel Breckinridge's campaign for the re-nomination for congress, Lexington, Ky., is rapidly filling up with politicians and newspaper correspondents. The excitement is intense and there are already signs of serious trouble among the factions. Colonel Breckinridge's admirers crowded around him so rapidly that his progress was stopped and he had to shake hands with at least 500. While this was going on, an old, gray-headed man shouted: "Three cheers for Breckinridge."
The women of Lexington are out with an appeal to the voters of the democratic party, stating that the women of Lexington and Ashland district protest against the renomination of Breckinridge.
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Lexington, Ky.
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intense excitement with signs of serious trouble among factions; women of lexington and ashland district protest against renomination.
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Lexington fills with politicians and correspondents anticipating Colonel Breckinridge's re-nomination campaign. Admirers crowd him, stopping his progress for handshakes with at least 500; an old gray-headed man shouts cheers. Women appeal to Democratic voters protesting the renomination.