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Show Once Ran Against Lincoln. CHICAGCs Feb. 14. John Alsbury. who wa known through central Illinois as "the man who ran against Lincoln for the Leglslatdre." Is dead at the county poor farm at Buffalo, 111. Mr. Alsbury was 13 years of age. He came to this State In 1130. Because of bis simplicity Alsbdry had considerable of a following, and when Lincoln was nominated nom-inated for the Legislature in 1842 he was selected to run against hfm. During the latter year of his life Alsbury became a Populist and was the Populist nominee for Congress in 1898. |