In Illinois, a municipal election sees Cairo Democrats strengthen their grip on city offices

In the Cairo, Illinois municipal elections, Democrats swept the board, re-electing Thomas Wilson as mayor and filling all other offices by wide majorities.  (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
"The Cairo Election," Chicago Tribune, March 1, 1866, p.1. 
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Campaigns/Elections
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