Treachery and power plays in the 1877 Senate fight
Washington reports reveal factional bribery fears as Republicans fight to keep control. Discussion centers on supporters of reform Democracy and alleged paid votes for Hamburg Butter and Eustis, with Kellogg and Spofford looming. Military, financial, and foreign affairs issues mix with party conflict and looming congressional sessions.
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Eustis
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Perry County News Highlights From Perry and Surrounding Areas
Perry county reports include two widowers in Texas marrying each other’s daughter, 1,000,000 sheep skins used for Webster’s Dictionary bindings, and early railway and oil developments in Ohio towns. Notable items mention Terrell the Weldon murderer facing court, Susan B. Anthony elected constable in Colorado, and local accidents, fires, and deaths across Ohio and nearby states.
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Nnety
Matilda Hoffman
Washington Irving
Trinity Churchyard
N. Y. City
Garfield Speech Praised as Light on Currency Question
The Nation lauds General Garfield for his currency speech, stating his reasons for resumption expose the folly of the resurrection of the issue. It questions Republican leaders for failing in duties as guardians of the national credit, suggesting his remarks strike a blow against the heresy.
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Admission of Hamburg Butler to Senate: a year ago view
A Cincinnati Times reflection asks readers to imagine how they would have reacted a year and a half earlier to a proposal admitting Hamburg Butler to the U S Senate and to Republican Senators citing the policy of a Republican President to justify their votes.
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United States Senate
Cincinnati Times
Ewing’s effort blocked in narrow House vote
The Dayton Journal notes Poor Tom Ewing failed to pass his bill as his boastful push yielded a thirteen vote majority against him. A Republican aided the effort, forcing surrender and scuttling the plan in a single swoop. Ewing is labeled a failure by the paper.
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Napoleon
Henry Thorr
John Welsh
England
Chillicothe
O. P
Dayton
United States
Cleveland
Tom Ewing
Dayton Journal
Ohio delegation votes on Anti-Resumption bill
The Ohio House delegation split with Democrats voting for the Anti-Resumption bill. Van Vorhes and Gardner, both Republicans, supported it while Neal, a Republican, abstained. All other Ohio Republicans voted against. Jones of the Delaware district also joined the anti-resumptionists.
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van Vorhes
Gardner
Neal
Cincinati Times
Jones
Delaware
Ohio University president criticizes Hayes in chapel talk
An Athens correspondent reports President Scott of Ohio University delivered a sharp and somewhat bitter critique of President Hayes and his administration during a College chapel lecture.
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State Journal of
Scott
Ohio University
Hayes
Loyis
Life in Ohio Democrats Described as Backstabbing Camp
A New York Tribune column mocks Ohio Democratic life as uncomfortable and divided, claiming the chief activity is mutual backstabbing among party members during political strife.
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Ohio
N. Y. Tribune
Little Railroad Giant nickname at Ohio State College
Mason W. W. Peapopy, General Superintendent of the O and M, is called the Little Railroad Giant by the boys. The Captain is old yet popular everywhere, a favorite figure in Cincinnati Times reporting.
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TILDEN Persists In Election Claim Despite Loss
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes TILDEN does not give up, insists he was elected, and believes he will still hold the place. The report frames confidence as a reassuring trait for his stance.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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