Republican Victories Across States Across October Ballots
The article notes strong Republican gains in multiple states on October ballots, highlighting Grant and Colfax support, Copperhead Democrats, and anticipated November momentum. It reports Ohio and Connecticut results, with broad GOP majorities and shifts in local election boards, plus a controversial Beaver County procession marked by disorder and protests.
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Beaver County Shows Strong Republican Leanings On Returns
Beaver County reports a strong Republican majority with gains over last year. Voters rallied for Grant, with estimates suggesting a possible thousand vote majority statewide for November. Republican headquarters buzzed with optimism as turnout and support rose ahead of election day.
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Beaver County
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Crawford Floored in County Vote Estimations
The summary notes large Dem majorities in Crawford and Beaver counties with about 1000 and 900 respectively, Washington County leaning Republican by around 50, and Lawrence County about 2000 for the Republicans. It suggests the election outcome is uncertain and cautions friends against betting on his victory.
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Beaver Mass Meetings Show Contrast in Conduct
An eyewitness recalls a Republican mass meeting in Beaver on September 24 with enthusiastic decorum and orderly conduct despite high political tension. The following Democratic gathering on the same grounds featured a burlesque on the Freedmen's Bureau, loud speeches, and obscene displays that shocked attendees, drawing criticism from both parties.
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Vision of Restoration and North South Reconciliation Speech
A fragmented 19th century political exhortation urges national restoration through a strong government and universal prosperity. It frames the presidency as the key to peace, criticizes Congress and Reconstruction, and stresses federal power, economic reform, and allegiance to the Union. Named figures referenced include Grant and Blair.
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Colfax
Rebuke to Seymour Conspirators in Letter from McCook
A letter from Major General Edward M. McCook, United States Minister to the Sandwich Islands, dated Honolulu August 29, denounces the Democratic nomination as weak. He notes Copperheads would not vote for Seymour and that Blair would lose Greg to the War Democrats, predicting cross-party defections. He criticizes family ties and urges political neutrality to counter Radical influence.
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Washington
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Ku Klux Klan History and Ties Narrated by Knoxville Correspondent
A Cincinnati correspondent based in Nashville reports on sworn affidavits about the Ku Klux Klan. The narrative links the movement to early 1867 meetings at the Lamar House in Knoxville and to prominent figures including Gen Blair and family connections to Gen Preston. The letter claims quiet action and political aims influenced by Reconstruction opponents.
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Mass Meeting Draws Democratic and Republican Crowds
Strus.Penty reports a large Democratic demonstration with posters and a mass meeting featuring five speakers led by S. B. Wilson. Jim Cameron and Rev. Mr. Canis addressed a packed Republican schoolhouse gathering, with applause and votes of thanks to Cameron and Curtis. A grand Republican mass meeting was planned in Pittsburgh with speakers J. Anter and Thomas Marshall.
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McClellan Addresses Debate on National Credit
The letter from McClellan criticizes European views on paying national debt and argues for a cautious, defense minded stance in line with Republican themes. It notes skepticism toward Democratic rhetoric and contrasts parry with attack in political discourse.
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Democratic Leaders Attack Rebels in Dramatic Address
The speaker assails the Republican opposition naming Forrest Semmes Hampton Beauregard Stephens Toombs Cobb Seymour and Horatio Seymour as rebels. He portrays the Democratic party as loyal while depicting the rival camp as treasonous and unified under a controversial New York figure.
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Enduring Confederate Vote Ballot Question From Shippensburg News
The Shippensburg News presents a historical rhetorical piece asking which candidates Seymour and Blair would receive votes from prominent Confederate figures and sympathizers. The text lists generals such as Lee Beauregard Wise McCauslin Ewell Early and others as hypothetical voters, consistently answering for Seymour and Blair.
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The Democratic Party and War Issue in 1864
The article cites speeches and opinions tying the Democratic Party to continuing wartime tensions and criticizes Grant’s potential presidency. It references the Union’s strength, the Blair faction, Secretary Schofield, Governor Seymour, and a New York Sun forecast that Republicans will sweep the country on the war issue.
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Private 1888 letter favors Grant for President
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