Show Democratic Wine WOODSTOCK 111 March 3Special Joel H Johnson who was one of the founders of this city and has always been a staunch Democrat a few days since received re-ceived from George W Remvich of Elgin El-gin a halfgallon of wine that has a very interesting history It was made by the lastnamed gentleman in 1857 and was apart a-part of one of three casks of wine that were made at that time to celebrate the nomination election and inauguration of Stephen A Douglas as President of the United States The first cask was used after his nomination but as he was not elected the second cask was used by the boys in blue in 1862 and the maker avowed that the third should be kept until un-til the next Democratic President should be inaugurated That time having come it has been distributed among his friends Chicago Times |