Since you have listed Conners of Northeast Texas, please help me identify this politician, named Conner, mentioned in Samuel Day's Oct 12, 1869 letter to his father-in-law, Col. James Bourland.

"... I see some of our newspapers are giving your little man Conner a particular bring in.** Jack Johnson made a speech at Ladonia and preached Saturday & has gone up in your country preaching & speaking. He made a speech at Paris [Lamar County] last week & the PARIS PRESS talks up his speech & then into Dallas. The PARIS PRESS is strong on Conner, so is the THE STANDARD [Clarksville, Red River County]. Am at a great loss to know or even give an idea how the election will go for Congress. As there seems to be great objections used against all the candidates. ..."
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**.. "a bring in" is an obsolete term for candidate, e.g., a bring-in, similar to "a write-in".
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DAY, Samuel Day, b-1822 TN; m-Nancy Jane Bourland; 1860 Fannin Co TX cen p221, Ladonia.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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