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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The year 2006 marks the 150th anniversary of the |
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| first Jo Daviess County Republican Convention; and
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| WHEREAS, The Republican Party had its beginning north of Jo |
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| Daviess County in 1854 in a little schoolhouse at Ripon,
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| Wisconsin; the first Jo Daviess County Republican Convention |
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| was held on August 23, 1856, with leaders from all over the |
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| county present; and
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| WHEREAS, So many Jo Daviess County residents were showing |
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| an interest in the Republican Party that leaders held a mass |
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| meeting to determine the extent of interest; the Galena Gazette |
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| reported that more than 5,000 persons attended the meeting on |
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| September 10, 1856, at Warren; and
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| WHEREAS, From the very beginning, the Jo Daviess County |
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| Republicans sought and gained the support of all segments of |
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| the people, including miners, farmers, factory workers, |
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| professional groups, business persons, and young and old; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jo Daviess County Republican Party continues |
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| to serve the needs of the people today and a majority of county |
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| residents identify with the party; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate the Jo Daviess County Republican Party on the |
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| occasion of the 150th anniversary of its first convention; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Jo Daviess County Republican Party as an |
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| expression of our esteem.
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