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Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, supporters of John Quincy Adams held a large political meeting on May 22, outnumbering Andrew Jackson's supporters three-to-one despite rain, signaling strong local backing for Adams' re-election.
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From the Gettysburg (Penn.) Sentinel.
Adams and Jackson.—During the late April Court, a few of the friends of the Administration assembled, and agreed to call a meeting of those in favor of the re-election of John Quincy Adams. They fixed on Tuesday, the 22d of May instant, for such meeting, and gave notice accordingly. The friends of Andrew Jackson, having ascertained the day on which the Adams meeting was to be held, fixed the same day for their meeting. Confident of their strength, they were ambitious to array their forces on the same day, for the sake of comparison. They rode the townships, and used every exertion to bring out their forces. The day arrived; both parties assembled; and the Jacksonites did not amount to more than one-third of the number of the friends of the Administration.
The Adams meeting was the most numerous political meeting ever held in this County notwithstanding it rained nearly the whole day. If these things are any sign of the times, Pennsylvania will greatly disappoint the hopes of the Opposition.
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Tuesday, The 22d Of May Instant
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the adams meeting was the most numerous political meeting ever held in this county, with jackson supporters numbering only one-third of adams supporters, despite rain.
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During the late April Court, friends of the Administration called a meeting for the re-election of John Quincy Adams on Tuesday, the 22d of May instant. Friends of Andrew Jackson scheduled their meeting on the same day to compare strengths, exerting efforts to bring out their forces. Both parties assembled, but Jacksonites did not amount to more than one-third of the Adams supporters.