Campaign optimism and polling tensions across states in 1878
Reports from Republican and Democratic headquarters sketch a tense 1878 campaign with optimistic notes in New York Pennsylvania New Hampshire Connecticut and South Carolina. Washington reflects clashes over voting access and a looming Congress as figures claim gains players include Conkling Hampton Kelley and Randall with fears of miscounts and entrenched opposition faded by election proximity.
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