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Stumptown Stories: Oregon’s Top Five Dirtiest Elections

September 11, 2012 by Dave Leave a Comment

Five Dirtiest ElectionsThe Stumptown Stories: Free Tuesday Lecture Series, geared to anyone who is curious about the world and community in which we live and loves to learn new things, takes place most Tuesdays at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder). Free to get in, but must be 21 or over – there’s a full bar!

This Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Finn John, author of the Offbeat Oregon column and recently published book, Wicked Portland: The Wild and Lusty Underworld of a Frontier Seaport Town, presents Oregon’s Top Five Dirtiest Elections: We’ve been through some crappy times before.

Join Finn J.D. John as he discusses the dirty politics of 1890s Oregon.

Including a “hold-up session” – a 40 day drunken party Jonathan Bourne threw to stop Senator Mitchell from being sent back to Washington.

Why would anybody want to prevent Senator Mitchell from going back to Washington? Find out more on Tuesday, September 11th.

The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. Always free. Always fascinating.

Filed Under: Beer, Edification, History, Lecture, Oregon, Portland, Spirits

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