History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . country, made flaming stump speeches at all thecross-roads and plied the voters with tobaccoandsich, and, great heavens! how they didfondle and kiss the frowzled-headed, dirtybabies! But the older Grammer had ac-quired his firm foothold before Hacker cameand, as a rule, he carried off the prize in alltheir contests, until 1836 and 1837, whenGrammer as usual voted No on the ques-tion of State Internal Improvements. Hisrule of political life was to vote no on alldoubtful questions, and a most excellent ruleit was, too. But in 1836 the
History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . country, made flaming stump speeches at all thecross-roads and plied the voters with tobaccoandsich, and, great heavens! how they didfondle and kiss the frowzled-headed, dirtybabies! But the older Grammer had ac-quired his firm foothold before Hacker cameand, as a rule, he carried off the prize in alltheir contests, until 1836 and 1837, whenGrammer as usual voted No on the ques-tion of State Internal Improvements. Hisrule of political life was to vote no on alldoubtful questions, and a most excellent ruleit was, too. But in 1836 the people had be-come crazed on the subject of State improve-ment, and Grammer had committed himselfagainst it, before he had caught the drift of every instance where, in the hurry of writing, the n was omittedin the middle of the name, it would be carefully marked in bythe proof-reader. Upon inquiry among those now living in thecounty, and the family is one of the largest and most intlueutialin the county, we are informed they spell the name with onlyone
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