Resignations and political rebukes loom large in era
The report notes Pratt resigning as Commissioner of Internal Revenue with August effect. Carl Schurz is called a notorious mountebank by Democratic journals. Sherman vows forceful action to compel Sioux to stay on reservations or face extermination. Schurz’s paper derides Democratic reform. Belknap impeachment progress accelerates with expectation of week-end conclusion. Pomeroy Judicial convention renominates Judge J. P. Bradbury unanimously, predicting his election in October.
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Internal Revenue
Pratt
Belknap
Pomeroy
J. P. Bradbury
Tilden’s Nominating Quote Sparks Corruption Attack
The Cincinnati Enquirer cites a critic urging that a candidate educated in cunning and hypocrisy could deliver the most corrupt administration the nation has ever known, despite vast wealth and potential electability.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tilden
Riot aftermath in Georgia follows usual pattern
The report notes that in the Georgia riot the casualties are predominantly Black, with only one non Black among the dead and wounded, reflecting the common outcome of such civil disturbances in that region.
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Georgia
Congressional Democrats fear troops meddling in South
Anxiety among Democrats in Congress centers on possible interference by Southern Democrats in November efforts to carry political programs, amid the party's memory of Mississippi's sweeping Republican victory last fall.
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Congress
South
Mississipi
Maine Political Shifts Prompt Senate Vacancy
Since the last issue Hon. L. 8. Morrill of Maine becomes Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Jas. G. Blaine is tendered the Senate appointment. Blaine’s health may delay his entry until the next Congress session.
Inflation advocates eye Cooper backed ticket in November election
Inflation supporters who oppose party dictation may vote their sentiments in November as Sam Cary leads greenback leaders to see to it that a Cooper electoral ticket supports soft money adherents in the state.
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Greenback
Sam Cary
Cooper
Judge Ksapeury Seen As Fair Seeker of Reappointment
The judge Ksapeury has served briefly on the bench with excellence and his renomination is aligned with public sentiment. It is likely he will be re elected with little opposition as Democrats recognize his impartial discharge of duties and offer no nomination against him. This course would reflect well on the Democratic party in this judicial sub division.
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Ksapeury
Republican Party
Democratic Party
United States
Cincinnati
Congress
Washington
Union
South
Hayes letter of acceptance promoted as reform platform
The letter of acceptance by Gov. Hayes is presented as a firm, clear personal platform. It rejects spoils politics, pledges opposition to backsliding on currency reform, favors nonsectarian public schools, and urges generous, nonpartisan treatment of the Southern states to foster harmony and reform.
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Gov. Hayes
Haye
Reform label on Tilden shocks Cincinnati Times readers
The Cincinnati Times argues against Samuel J. Tilden as a reform candidate citing a 1876 New York Democratic State Committee circular that urged rapid telegraph reporting of vote estimates to Tam many Hall. It links Tilden to ballot stuffing, Tweed association, and alleged election frauds in New York City wards.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati Times
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
Democratic State Committee
Tilden
New York City
John T. Hoffman
Ross Tweed
Tammany
Gov. Tilden
Sam
Tweed
Tweeds
Organization drive urged to secure Ohio GOP victory
The article urges rapid and thorough organization across Ohio counties and townships to secure a large Republican victory in October and thereby pressure the November presidential election. It argues a strong win would demoralize opposition and ease future gains, noting broad public faith in the Republican party and willingness to volunteer time and resources.
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Ohio
Democrats Behind Bounty Bill Attack Union Soldiers
The piece accuses Democrats and ex Confederates in Congress of backing a bounty bill for political gain in the Presidential race and opposes paying soldiers, arguing it worsens national debt and betrays Union veterans with duplicity and hostility from Northern allies. It asserts soldiers will see through the motive and reject the measure.
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Congress
House
Senate
Postmaster General Jewell Resigns. Tyner Nominated
Washington brief reports the President accepts the resignation of Postmaster General Jewell and nominates Judge Tyner of Indiana as successor. The development dominates Tuesday’s leading topic in national politics.
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Washington
Jewell
Judge Tyner
Indiana
Democrats in Greene County Favor Convention Denouncing St Louis
A Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch from Xenia describes Greene County Democrats calling for a convention to denounce the St Louis Convention. It notes only three or four Democrats support Tilden, while many prefer Cooper or Hayes and Wheeler, viewing Tilden as a jobber and ally of rings.
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Hayes
Tilden
Cincinnati Enquirer
Xenia
St. Louis
Ohio
Old Greene
Peter Cooper
Wheeler
Rings
Reform by the Democrats Provokes Derision
The piece ridicules Democratic reform efforts as preposterous and argues true reformers were Republicans who stood by the Nation during its peril and fought against the Southern Democracy and its Northern allies. It contends Republicans alone can enact reform needed to relieve the people from the rebellion’s outcomes.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Reformer Tilden Fails to Convict Canal Robber Lord
The article argues that despite Tilden's reformer image his prosecutions were limited to a single canal robber, with the conviction possibly driven by personal enmity from Tilden’s earlier opposition to the robber when Tilden was New York governor candidate.
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Tilden
New York
Republicans Rally After Democratic War Critique in 1864 Convention
In a 1864 National Convention critique, Democrats called the war a failure, prompting Republicans to renew resolve. The piece cites nominations by Republicans in several districts, including Samuel Craighead in the 4th and Amos Townsend in the 20th, though Craighead later declined the nomination due to business demands.
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Congress
Samuel Craighead
Schenck-Vallandigham
Cleveland
Townsend
Amos
Hayes and Wheeler poised to heal divisions in Republican ranks
The convention could scarcely have found two men more qualified to mend breaches and reunite the party. Hayes and Wheeler will unite the party under new ties of reconciliation, with Reformers Liberals and government supporters all backing the ticket.
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Hayes
Wheeler
Republican Reflections On Party Principles And Union
A speaker urges Republicans to recall their party’s grand principles and record, emphasizing securing the union, preserving impersonal freedom, and protecting equal rights of all citizens under the law. The address stresses ongoing dedication to the party’s core objects and national unity.
Democratic papers oppose the Tilden ticket in Ohio
The Butler county Democrat the Jackson Herald and the Steubenville Gazette are among the Democratic papers of this state that refuse to support the Tilden ticket.
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Butler County
Democrat
The
Jackson Herald
Steubenville Gazette
Tilden
Lightning claims 11 year old Jennie Cary in Columbus
An 11 year old girl named Jennie Cary was killed by lightning on Tuesday afternoon in Columbus while standing in the door of her home.
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Jennie Cary
Columbus
Hayes Accepts Republican nomination for President
President hopeful Rutherford B. Hayes confirms acceptance of the Republican nomination at Cincinnati. He argues for civil service reform, nonreappointment to a second term, stable currency, unsectarian education, and equal protection of rights for all citizens, with a vision of civil harmony across the South and nation.
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South
R. B. Hayees
Hayes Letter as Best Advocate for Presidency
Editorials praise General Hayes letter accepting the Republican nomination as clear honest and strong. They hail his candor support for civil service reform one term presidency and school stance while noting criticism of demagoguery and urging alignment with New York and national sentiment. The Baltimore American highlights measured veteran governance and warns against overlong prose by Tilden.
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Hayes
New York
Tilden
N. Y. Herald
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