I Was a Mall Count at First When Montana Began Voting
Montana began voting for a territorial delegate in 1864 after organization by Congress. The 6 844 total votes reflected scattered communities and crude methods, with some tampering suspected yet broad adherence to law under frontier conditions. Samuel McLean led Sanders in the delegate race with 3 809 to 2 666 votes and 299 ballots rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Commonwealth
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Samuel McLean
Wilbur F. Sanders
National Congress
McLean
Sanders
Fort Union and the Montana Vote in 19th Century Polls
The article traces Fort Union’s disputed 1860s and 1870s votes, Edgerton’s power shift to McLean, and later Montana turnout rising from a low 7,457 in 1874 to over 53,000 by 1896. It notes fraudulent voting concerns tied to W A Clark, then shifts to Col Bryan’s expected win and the Democratic campaign offices in Chicago with Bryan and Stevenson imagery and extensive campaign art.
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Fort Union
Montana
Edgerton
McLean
Sanders
Martin Maginnis
Major Maginnis
W. A. Clark
Vindica
Bryan campaign hires many workers at Democratic HQ
The Democratic national headquarters staffs include 25 typewriters selected for appearance and youth. Col. John J. Martin enforces room entry rules while J. Sinnott screens visitors. Two aspiring speakers visit to offer paid or volunteer political oratory, one boasting multilingual mesmerist claims, the other a Milwaukee truck farmer proposing lead-ship of unpaid state-wide orator campaigns.
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Chicago Chronicle
W. J. Bryan
United States
Democratic National Aes
Wabash Avenue
Congress Street
Bryan and
Stevenson
Jones
McKinley
Hanna
Grand Army
Democratic National
James K. Jones
J. G. Johnson
C. A. Walsh
John J. Martin
J. J. Sinnott
Martin
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Sinnott
Sinnott
Joh
Colonel Martin
Oscar Wilde
Daniel McConville
Committee On Speakers
Democratic National Committee
Milwaukee
McConville
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Tion
Heelers
Butte
Cornelius F Kelley
SEC. OF State
Geo
M. Hays
W.R.C. Stewart
Robert Lee Word
Reppert
State Auditor
E. J.msclean
Liebut
Joseph E. Marion
Bryan
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