Political squalls and rattling campaigns across states
A vivid colonial-era political banter piece notes guardrails wobbling as delegates waver. It mocks Zach Chandler and the Butler movement, contrasts Maine, Iowa, and Granite State politics, and foresees Blaine’s planned speech amid party tensions.
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Gen. Butler
Charles Theodore Russell
Massachusetts
Russell
Democratic Party
Butler
Hayes
Packard
Chamberlain
Blaine
Conkling
Canada
Zach Chandler
Granite State
Maine
Iowa
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