General Butler Moves Further West in Politics
General politics report notes Butler's expanding reach in the West as the nation eyes New York voters. Attorney-General Brewster and Postmaster General Gresham plan to stump for Blaine next week, with Grady and Elkins rumored on a deal to deliver a large Blaine plurality in November. Local leaders and national figures gather at party headquarters as John H. Murphy prep speaks at Orange Valley on Monday evening supporting Butler.
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York
Brewster
Gresham
Blaine
Weir
Folger
Fifth Avenue
Steve Elkins
Grady
New York City
Barnum
Gorman and
Jones
National Democratic Committee
R. 3. W. Duke
Virginia
Frank Weaver
Connecticut
E. F. Pillsbury
Massachusetts
F. W. Woolfolk
W.W. G. Bussey
Georgia
C. P. Sykes
Arizona
A C. Dunn
California
J. C. Smith
Mississippi
W. F. Beasley
North Carolina
John H. Murphy
New Jersey
Orange Valley
Bolters
Butler
New Haven Rally Debates Candidates in Heat
In New Haven on September 6 a Democratic Grand Opera House rally drew a large, enthusiastic crowd. Speaker P. A. Collins of Boston denounced Republican tactics, praised Grover Cleveland, and questioned Republican governance while recalling Blaine’s past actions and the Ellsworth tar and feather incident.
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New Haven
Grand Opera House
James Reynolds
P. A. Collins
Boston
United States
Publican Party
Ippiatse
Lim
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party
James G. Blaine
Ellsworth
Blaine
Kennebec Journal
Collins
Annes
Secret Republican meetings spark Ohio colonization scheme talk
Washington dispatch reports secret conferences at the Republican committee rooms with workers from Virginia Maryland Ohio West Virginia and the District of Columbia. They discuss plans to transport Black residents from DC Maryland and Virginia to Ohio and West Virginia to influence October elections and raise funds for Ohio campaigns.
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Washington
Republican Committee
Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
West Virginia
District of Columbia
McPherson
McComas
New York
Clapp
Republican Congressional Committee
Ormerly
General Butler's Westward Tour Details and Northfield Stop
General Butler arrived in Northfield Minnesota after Minneapolis, spoke to farmers at the county fair for about ninety minutes urging a people’s party and self-reliance in voting. He denied any authenticated conference with the Democratic State Committee of Illinois and outlined his campaign route through Colfax Springs Des Moines Omaha Atchison and beyond.
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Northfield
Minn
General Butler
Minneapolis
Farmington
Congress
Buttefs
Colfax Springs
Des Moines
Omaha
Atchison
Atéa.w
Topeka to New York campaign schedule details emerge
The article outlines a candidate’s travel plan from Topeka via Chicago and Pennsylvania to New York arriving Saturday evening, with speeches in New York and New England until October 1 before returning west for a week. He will stump Michigan from a special car, making platform speeches at stations, with engagements in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. General Butler orders Eastern engagements prioritized.
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Topeka
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Michigan
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New Jersey
St. Louis
Butler
Paper sellout scandal taints New York Independent editorials
A historic expose alleges the New York Independent shifted support from Cleveland to Blaine after a paid arrangement with Jay Cooke & Co. Probed contracts show editors and clergy urged stock subscriptions via the paper, tying Bowen’s ownership to Northern Pacific bonds. The document traces commissions and payments, detailing a deliberate press influence scheme.
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New York Independent
Blaine
Cleveland
Twining
Buffalo
Edmunds
Vermont
F H. C. Bowen
Jay Cooke & Co
Independent
JAY Cook & Co
Bankers
Philadelphia
Washington
Souis Thigh Street
J H.C. Bowen
New York
Brooklyn
Ube
United States
Northern Pacific
Tammany for the Ticket Meeting Monday Night Ratification Follow
The Tammany Hall general committee will meet Monday night to pass upon the Democratic presidential ticket and ratify support. A prominent Democrat reports Hendricks confident of Tammany action while Kelly signaled NYs backing after Chicago nominations. A grand ratification meeting is planned under Tammany Hall sponsorship.
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Tammany Hall
Witwam
Hendricks
Indianapolis
Tammany
Kelly
Saratoga
New York
Chicago
Oer
Cleveland
Butler speaks to thousands in Minneapolis on labor, monopolies
General Butler arrived from Milwaukee and addressed large crowds at mills and the Northwest Fair grounds. He urged farmers to unite, warned against party divisions, and urged a fair share of profits, noting workers earn about 900 dollars yearly while seeking the rest of labor's surplus. Demostrations followed with a rousing rally by trades and labor groups in Minneapolis and surrounding cities.
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Minneapolis
General Butler
Milwaukee
West Hotel
Butler
Northwest Fair Grounds
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Democracy
Trades and Labor Organizations
St. Paul
Michigan
Ati
I Want The People To Stand For Their Rights Platform
Pioneer Press quotes General Butler urging laboring men to form a reform party, denouncing Democratic ties, and presenting a platform of equality under the law. He recalls Garrison and Phillips to illustrate past struggles and says he will advocate for laborers even if only three stand with him. Butler left for Northfield to speak that evening.
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Pioneer Press
Democratic Party
People’s Party
Chicago
Ower
Priviege
Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Venturing
General Butler
Northfield
Mr. Hendricks
Muncie
Ind
Thomas A. Hendricks
Isaac P. Gray
T. B. McDonald
Hendricks
Germans Hear Ex Governor Mueller At Mass Meeting In Cleveland
The Independent German club with 3300 members met in Cleveland to ratify the Democratic ticket and denounce corruption. Ex Governor Mueller criticized official abuses and urged reform with an iron hand. The gathering adopted resolutions endorsing Butler era principles, abolition of certain suffrage qualifications, and support for Indians polls nominees. Additional notes covered Hendricks at Muncie and Blaine Logan tour plans in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Hendricks
Mueller
Republic
Republican Party
Blaine
Maine
Cincinnati
Ohio
Logan
Exposition
Dayton
Hamilton
Democratic Club
Columbus
Gubernatorial Vote Totals Show Pingree Victory by 21413
Returns from 240 Vermont towns reveal Pingree as governor with 41917 votes to Redington 19838 and Soule 480, plus independents 186, totaling 62421. Republicans lose about 12 percent, Democrats 65-10. House to be 198 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 4 Greenbackers, 3 Independents, 1 no choice. Senate to have 27 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
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White River Junction
Nummer
Pingree
Redington
Soule
Stewart
Simmons
Kidder
Grout
Goddard
Cummings
House of Representatives
House
Derats
Senate
Carpenter Nominated for Governor by New Hampshire Greenbackers
Manchester New Hampshire September 5 Fifty delegates at the Greenback State Convention nominated George W Carpenter of Swanzy for governor John F Woodbury of Manchester and J E Williams for Congress and a full State ticket Butler was endorsed as presidential candidate and electoral tickets placed in the field Resolutions of the Indianapolis convention were reaffirmed.
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Austin
Tex
Dallas
Jones
Manchester
N. H
George W. Carpenter
Swanzy
John F. Woodbury
J. E. Williams
Congress
Butler
Indianapolis
Tennessee Democrats face turf war after flag row and heckling
A Tennessee campaign scene reports a 180 foot high pole bearing the Cleveland Hendricks and Governor Bate flag. Unknown assailant cut ropes and pulled the flag down. A heckling attendee described as a negress shouted to disrupt Governor Bate’s remarks, drawing Democratic ire and accusations against Republicans for the act.
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Nashville
Tenn
London
Cleveland
Hendricks
Bate
State Nominating Slates by State and Leaders
Democratic nominations list for Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Iowa and Wisconsin names partial and scattered. It notes candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state treasurer auditor attorney general and other state officials with several misspellings and truncations.
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Connecticut
Thomas M. Waller
Sumner
D. Ward Northrop
Alfred R. Goodrich
Massachusetts
William C. Euicott
J. 8. Grinnell
Jeremiah Crowley
Charles Marsh
John Hopkins
J. W. Cummings
Iowa
J. Dooley
Keokuk
J. E. Henri
New Hampshire
Moody Currier
George D. Robinson
Oliver Ames
Henry B. Peirce
Daniel A. Gleason
Charles R. Ladd
Edgar J. Sherman
Wisconsin
Rusk
Timms
McFetridge
Frisby
Spooner
Fiarizan
Massachusett Greenbackers State Convention Endorses Butler Platform
The Massachusetts Greenbackers held a full State Convention with P. P. Field of Salem praising General Butler and his platform. He argued that Butler would stump the country for productive industry, claiming votes for principle, and decrying both major parties as monarchical and driven by money and capital.
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Massachusett Greenbackers
State Committee
P. P. Field
Salem
General Butler
Holt
Butler
Randall Renominated by Acclamation in Third District Nomination
Philadelphia September 4 Democratic convention nominated Samuel J. Randall by acclamation to represent the third district in the next Congress. After a brief speech, the convention adjourned.
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Samuel J. Randall
Philadelphia
Bank The R Recent Death of the Cashier In New Brunswick
New York reports a near 200000 shortfall in Charles R Hill’s National Bank of New Brunswick accounts. Hill was found suffocated in his Albany Street rooms, leading to early belief of accidental gas asphyxiation. After a bank examination, directors pledged repayment to depositors, noting capital remains safe and doors will reopen Monday to honor all demands.
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New York
Charles
Hill
National Bank of New Brunswick
N. J
Albany Street
Casmher
Bell
Mahlon Bd. Martin
Janeway & Co
M. RuNyYon
Johnson Letson
William C. Stoddard
Lewis T
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