Address to the People on October Elections and Blaine Critique
A Democratic Committee address discusses Ohio and West Virginia results, charges Blaine with using federal offices for political gain, predicts Cleveland Hendricks victory, and urges organized Democratic support. It denounces Blaine’s campaign methods and calls for a united effort to elect Cleveland.
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Democratic
West Twenty-fourth Street
United States
Ohio
West Virginia
Garfield
Blaine
Cleveland
Hendricks
Commissioner of Pensions
Oho
West Viridia
Cincinnati
House of Representatives
Congress
Yale Professor Urges Independent Voting to Break Up Republicans
Yale political economy professor W G Sumner spoke to students condemning the current campaign as pandering and chaotic. He urged independent voting as a duty, argued machine politics stifle reform, and favored a new party to defeat Blaine and dispel Republican disarray.
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Sumner
Republican Party
New Haven
Yale
W. G. Sumner
Democratic Party
Blaine
Fifth Avenue
Jaine
Cleveland
Bilaire
Tarff
Blaine called unworthy of support by ex Republican leader
Albany report from 1884 describes Hon. Matthew Hale criticizing James G Blaine as unworthy of support for president after reviewing Mulligan letters funding schemes and other controversial actions. Carl Schurz speaks at Hudson avenue tent rally urging independents and Republicans to unite against Blaine.
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Albany
Hudson Avenue
Carl Schurz
Matthew Hale
Cleveland
Supreme Court
N. Y
George Sara
Schurz
Garfield
John Sherman
Chicago
Mr. Blaine
Fremont
Blaine
Sanborn
Virginia
Ohio
Plumed Knight False in Truth and Public Duty
The letter uplifts Grover Cleveland as honest and uncorrupted while condemning James G Blaine as money driven and corrupt. It argues that wealth and political power threaten the republic and urges thoughtful voting in November to avoid a dishonest presidency. The writer, Mathew Haale, defends Cleveland’s governorship and criticizes the “Plumed Knight” and partisan fervor.
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Abe
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Grover Cleveland
Albany
Cleveland
MaTtHew Haale
Waterbury Millionaire Burnham backs Cleveland in letter
Gurdon W. Burnham a leading Waterbury industrialist joins a broad defense of Cleveland. He chairs top local plants and holds extensive stakes across Waterbury firms. Burnham denounces Blaine as a political trickster and opposes tariff ideas, influencing local workers and national business circles.
Pacific coast outlook threatens Blaine in 1884 race
A California observer argues Blaine cannot win the Pacific coast due to railroad power, land grant woes, and a fading anti Chinese stance. He notes Rosecrans and Page shifts, Stoneman's California win on rail issues, and Nevada's disaffection with Washington politics.
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California
Blaine
Frank Page
Arthur
Rosecrans
Page
Pacific States
Stoneman
Central Pacific
Coast
Republican Party
Senate
Nevada
Washington
Roscoe Conkling
Oregon
Blaine Sought in New York as Cleveland Support Grows
The World reports James D. Warren denies sending an urgent Blaine dispatch but confirms asking Blaine to cancel Western engagements to visit New York. Republicans fear Cleveland sentiment among business leaders, with donors shifting toward Cleveland supporters and the Northwest campaign urged to broaden Blaine’s reach. Warren fears New York's result and considers Blaine’s immediate appearance crucial.
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New York
James D. Warren
Republican Committee
Blaine
Warren
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Cleveland
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
Garfield
Goulits
Vanderblits
Fields
Lares
Sloans
Bullaton
Buffalo
Erie County
Northwest
Jaine
Beauregard
Century
Grant
Longstreet
McClellan
H11
Poor
Rosecrans
Admiral Portter
Iate
W. D. Rowell
Uncle Remus
THE
Century Co
New- York
Butler movement in Baltimore collapses under funding doubt
The Baltimore Butler efforts faltered after a July visit to New York failed to secure support for a speech. Maryland Greenback leader W H Parsons accuses Butler of manipulation to draw voters away from Cleveland to aid Blaine. A Washington Republican circular warns that New York Indiana wins are crucial to prevent Democratic gains.
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Butler
New York
Hutler
National Republican Committee
Republican
Hutier
Maryland
W. H. Parsons
National Greenback Labor Committee of
General Butler
Cleveland
Biaine
Clapp
Washington
Maine
Vermont
Ohio
Indiana
Tose
Lock Picker Talks of 1880s Safe Cracking Feats
Charlestown locksmith H. B. Page recounts opening Yale combination bank locks, Burglarproof chests, and Sargent & Greenleaf three wheel locks in hours across Boston. He describes detecting partial combinations by wheel feel, resisting profitable burglary offers, and a 15 minute tomb door pick at a North Cambridge cemetery amid a funeral crowd.
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H. 8. Page
Lever Street
Charlestown
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Hoff
Moody Merrill
Magneso-Caléite
Sudbury
Sargent & Greenleaf
M. E. Conlan
Court Street
Morris & Ireland
William Farrell
Atlantic Avenue
American Institute Building
Gardner B. Perry
Tremont National Bank
West Third Street
Cambridge
New York
England
Barker's American Checker Player published by Barker in Boston
Chess and Checker Players Headquarters promotes Barker's American Checker Player with 22 openings 34 variations 35 critical positions 179 pages by Barker Wardwell and Lyman bound in cloth priced 1 post-paid orders attended to Cambridgeport Massachusetts address 3 orders earn a free copy Position 1118 1119 by Lyons James strot Verland Sunderland Weekly Proviem lave sho
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Messrs. Wardwell
Lyman
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Richard Lyons
Sandy James Strot
Verland
Bay
Hoor
Ion Iould
Sunderland Weekly
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