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| | Francis Marion Lyman, General Authority |
 | | Lyman and Louisa Maria Tanner, and was born Jan. 12, 1840, in the town of Goodhope, McDonough county, Illinois. |
 | | The Liberal party had held control in that county since 1874, but in 1878, the legislature passed an act providing for the registration of voters, which was a death blow to the so-called "Tooele Republic," and to the methods which had enabled the Liberals to retain control so long. |
 | | By corrupt means, a small minority had conspired to control the county, and in doing so had spent in four years the revenue of five, a balance of $5,000, and left the county in debt $16,000 in addition. |
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