Rights and votes in southern states spark debate on representation
The article analyzes Black voter counts and abstention in Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina, comparing totals to northern states. It discusses congressional representation, voting patterns, and the impact on party power, urging northern voters to decide in November. It condemns a perceived partisan plot and honors veterans.
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Petrelon
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Lousiana
Mixi
Georgia
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Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
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Maine
New Hampshire
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Kansas
Missississippi
Michigan
Connecticut
Ohio
Savona
Vota
Crisp
Harrall
North
Congress
Charleston Earthquake Response Sparks Political Firestorm
A Virginia era column contrasts President Cleveland's perceived inaction after Charleston's earthquake with Governor Foraker's prompt relief efforts. It cites Queen Victoria and other leaders, notes Sheridan and Grant relief actions, and profiles Eli T. Tappan, Republican school commissioner nominee and Ohio educational veteran.
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Alfonso
Humbert
Italy
Victoria
America
Cleveland
Charleston
United States
South
Foraker
Chicago
Express
Sheridan
Grant
Washington
Boston
The Democratic Cane Rhetoric Turns Against Fraud and Crime
A vivid political broadside attacks the Democratic party, charging fraud forgery perjury bribery and intimidation in Columbus and across the era. It denounces alleged graft and coercion while urging voters to oppose the Democratic ticket this fall and defend honesty and vigilance.
The Great Conspiracy and Ohio Election Frauds
Col C I Poorman warned in Dresden that Democratic rule raised state debt and emptied the treasury while Republican administrations showed steadier finances. He detailed frauds in Cincinnati and Chicago, citing forged returns, ballot stuffing, and bribery aimed at seizing U S senators, with Ohio’s 1886 election as a focal point.
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Ms. Publican Party
Commonwealth
Outrage in Senate Race Alleged by McLean-Dalton Gang
The piece alleges massive ballot tampering by the McLean-Dalton gang with Tosney and Summers Winters Spring and Fall forced to cast straight Democratic tickets. It claims threats bribery and terrorism pressured witnesses packed juries and controlled courts to secure Senate control and sent several accomplices to prison while driving the gang head from the state.
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Tosney
McLean-Dalton
Senate
United States
Copiah County
Mississippi
Speeches on Ohio elections and reform in 1855 frauds
The speaker denounces a Columbus forgery and a broad Democratic conspiracy to subvert Ohio’s electoral system. He cites Stark county ballot-tampering, asserts GOP defeats, and condemns party leaders while praising reform bills on soldiers homes dairy regulation and labor protections.
Union veteran Hahn seeks public works seat in Richland era
The Republican candidate H Hahn of Richland county, a former Union drummer boy who rose from carpenter to insurer, campaigns in Shelby Ohio. The piece also criticizes Democratic penitentiary management under Foster, Hoadly, and Healy, citing a net annual loss of 155,530.66 and a total two year cost of 311,061.32, and notes litigation over Langs affidavit. It reports on Prohibition funding and liquor dealer reactions to Democratic campaign finance moves.
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Supreme Court
Wilmington
Clinton County
Ohio
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van Wert
Republican Party
Republican State Central Committee
M. Hahn
Board of Public Works
W. M. Hahn
Richland County
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Shelby
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Gen. Hooker
Mansfield
Carpenter's Bench
Foraker
Foster
Hoadly
Healy
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Cincinnati
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Cambridge
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Belmont County
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