Dem Central Committee of Ohio discussed using a corruption fund
The Cleveland Leader reports a meeting in Put in Bay where Ohio Democrats considered taking $250,000 from New York and Philadelphia clubs to buy votes in Cincinnati Cleveland and Toledo to win the October election. A rural member opposed the plan, but supporters urged the end justifies the means and the fund was authorized.
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Ohio
New York
Philadelphia
Allen
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
John G. Thompson
Democratic State Central Committee
Thompson
Cleveland Leader
Henry L Dickey Drunk Driving Controversy in Ohio District
The Chillicothe Register reports Henry L Dickey Democrat of Greenfield pursued a contested nomination in the Ross Highland district by drinking heavily after a Wednesday night event. The piece notes his drunken condition required to be carried home, and comments on the Democratic party.
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Henry L. Dickey
Greenfield
Ross-Highland
Chillicothe Register
Henry
Catharine
Mary Strubie
Chillicothe
Chas. Wachenschwarz
Marietta
W. H. Waring
Brooklyn
N. Y
Washington County Fair
Chas. Miller
Matamoras
Cooper and Cary tickets seen in multiple states
Cooper and Cary announce an electoral ticket in each state with full local and Congressional tickets in many states. Supporters predict up to a million votes, yet a small share could hinder Tilden. A New York journal recalls past losses to gauge potential impact in key states.
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Cooper and Cary
Tilden
Democratic Party
New York Journal
McClellan
Seymour
Greeley
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Fiendish plot frustrated in Caldwell barn bombing scare
A Monday night plot in Caldwell aimed to blow up a barn holding twelve hundred pounds of powder for a National military reunion. Hundreds of lives and homes would have been destroyed if it succeeded. Investigators seek conspirators. likely not Republicans. A Cincinnati citizen described as a walking skeleton has reportedly revived health due to blood drinking, now eating five square meals and engaging in boxing and wrestling between meals.
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Caldwell
Campaign remarks on Sayler and Hayes in Ohio politics
The article recounts a Cincinnati mayor's remarks praising Sayler for freeing over a hundred men to avoid draft and notes broader Democratic tension with the Union Army. It includes anecdotes about Hayes and a long list of state incidents from Dayton, Columbus, Marietta, and other Ohio locales, plus local politics and crimes.
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Sayler
Johnson
Cincinnati
Washington City
Wikoff resigns Ohio adjutant general post in favor of duty
Gen A T Wikoff resigns as Adjutant General of Ohio citing time demands from his State Republican Executive Committee chairmanship. Gov Hayes accepts, praising his discretion firmness and zeal and stating the gratitude of good citizens.
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Republican Executive Committee
Ohio
A. T. Wikoff
J. N
Gov. Hayes
Gen. Wikoff
Democratic Ticket Harbors Tarnished Leaders In Reform Push
The Cincinnati Gazette complains of Tilden and Hendricks on the ticket citing alleged income tax fraud and personal flaws. It notes a nationwide cheerlessness at Democratic meetings as voters fear a vile head of government. Separate dispatch says hostile Indians split forces toward Canada and the south, keeping ahead of U S troops.
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Tilden
Hendrick
The
Cincinnati Gazette
Hendricks
Democratic Party
Canada
United States
Editor's party tenure and district duties contrasted
The text questions the editor of the Journal's long Democratic alignment of 35 years versus Mr. Poston's 11 months, asking how this difference affects perceptions of Democratic loyalty and leadership, referencing Sam Cary's prior election in the Second District.
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Mr. Poston
Brother Jones
Sam Cary
How If Affects Tilden
Albany Journal notes Governor Tilden feels the political impact across his body from New York being deemed safe for Hayes and Wheeler. The piece evokes a vivid, bodily metaphor to claim the candidate’s domestic strength and confidence.
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Tilden
New York
Hayes
Wheeler
Albany Journal
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