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Newspaper

Beaver Argus

Location

Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1868

Page

2

Republican Ticket and Upcoming County Republican Meetings

The notice outlines Republican candidates Auditor General John F. Hartranft and Surveyor General Jacob M. Campbell. It urges county meetings next Saturday, calls for voter participation, and discusses support for the popular vote system in nominating candidates with a blank on ballots to be filled "for" or "against."

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Delegates and the popular vote plan reshape county politics

A Lancaster County dispatch praises the Crawford county delegate system and argues the popular vote plan will broaden participation. It notes primary turnout exceeded expectations, with 9,983 votes cast, and contrasts with historically lower engagement under ward leaders. The piece urges expansion of voter influence and broader candidate outreach beyond elite leaders.

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Debating the delegate system versus the popular vote plan

A county correspondent argues the delegate system narrows voter influence and can empower self serving factions. He cites cases where delegates backed candidates with few local votes and defends the popular vote while warning against distrust in representatives.

Publican Convention Delivers Grant Colfax Victory

The National Republican Convention at Chicago on May 20 1863 nominated Grant for President with Colfax as Vice President after a close roll call. The platform backs Reconstruction, equal rights, public debt payment, economy and reform deriding Johnsons policies. Schurz Hawley Logan and others spoke as delegates approved a pledge to extend rights and civic equality in the postwar South.

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Debate on Popular Vote Versus Delegate System

A Beaver County reader defends the current delegate method, argues elections are honest and fraud risk is higher under popular vote, and warns of county to state overreach if extended. He cites Pittsburgh and Philadelphia cases, urges maintaining district balance, and urges caution at the June county convention with local party figures urging or opposing the change.

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