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… A similar situation obtained at the annual race meets. Race Weeks were usually held in the county towns or market towns any time from early July through September. They were community gatherings that brought the local political … were usually temporary, sturdy wooden structures situated in a conveniently open, central part of the town, often the market square. Stairs led to a raised and roofed platform on which the candidates, their political agents and/or key …
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