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beginning of Billy's lecture to attend an independant [sic] political meeting in [Walter Harrison] Hitchler's (class of 1905) room. One way to {day} dinner little [Joseph Roger] Spates (class of 1906) began electioneering for his big brother [William Outerbridge Spates (class of 1905)]. Insinuated there would be something doing
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if Spates was elected. Went to the grand rally at Hitchler's. Thirty fellows present. The long winded, strong jawed "politicaters" began to pull the [usual.] Sam[uel] Russell (class of 1904) asserted that every gentleman present was honor bound