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Murphy feels very badly over his defeat and said while he don't care for the place, it puts him a bad light, as though he was not in accord with Hoyr and the rest of the committee, he said he was not in some things for he though for the best, but if the boys thought different he was satisfied and said Lacy would made a good Chairman and would please them better than he could. Murphy leaves tomorrow morning for Ottimowa? town and will not return. Thomas are into Opr's room about 12 o'clock and Opr. asked him what was the matter with Murphy that he was defeated & he said, "Oh, Murphy is too much of a kicker and wants to wait a year before he can decide anything and they get tired of that kind of a way, so elected Lacy who is a hustler." Hoyr was not around but little today, he and Kennedy gong over on Wabash Ave. There was nothing of consequence occurred after they left Thomas' room, to night Kennedy and Hoyr came and stood in front of the Hotel, meeting Voorman, Lacy, Thomas and a few others, they talked together for some time, when Hoyr, Lacy, Thomas, and Kennedy went to Third Ave. and did not return until very