Ohioans who helped float the Republican party in 1856
The article lists sixteen survivors from the Pittsburg and Philadelphia conventions of 1856, detailing their Ohio ties and later roles. It profiles Alphonso Taft, Sidney Edgerton, George Hoadly Jr., Jacob Weyand, and Charles E. Cist among others, noting later careers and longevity.
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Republican Party
Pittsburg
National Committee
Philadelphia
John Howard Bryant
Princeton
Roeuff Brinkerhoff
Mansfield
O. W. Penn Clark
Washington
D. C
Allen A. Craig
Corry
William A. Cook
Charles G. Davis
Plymouth
Ill
Sidney Odgerton
Akron
O. Gee
H. Frey
Springfield
Williams
Lane
P. MacCalmont
Franklin
John M. Palmer
Carrollton
Messrs. Frey
Stimson
Ohio
Hamilton County
Charles E. Cist
Commercial Tribune
Republian
Cincinnati
Mt. Pleasant
Said
Alphonso Taft
Richard Smith
George Hoadly, Jr
United States
First Congressional District
Medard Fels
M. B. Hagans
J. R. Skinner
David Fisher
Second Congressional District
John K. Green
Charles
Digi
Thomas G. Mitchell
Caleb B. Smith
Seamel Fosdick
Cist
Hoadly
New York
Edgerton
Pittsburgh
Judge Sloan
Josiah Scott
Felix Marsh
J. W. DeFrees
Kyle
Aylor
J. M. Ashley
Sheffield
Latta
Jos.Parrist
Chambers Baird m. Ellison
Aaron Harlan
Robert G. Co
Charles Phillips
Geo
J. L. Critchfield
Levin Phelps
John Cary
C. H. Satch
Om ‘Smead
Th OP
L D. Kimball
Petersper
H. E. Peck
W. Stanton
J. C. Devin
W. A. Sapp
A. A. Guthrie
Isaac Green
G. M. Woodbridge
C. J. Albright
M. Pennington
E. Ellis
C.prentiss
C. P. Wolcott
J. A. Saxton
Wm. McKinley
I. Botton
John F. Morte
Job 8. Wright
J. R. Giddings
J. Hutchin
I. J. Young
J. Heaton
D. McCurdy
R. Hutton
William H. Upson
Western Reserve
Lincoln
Otho
Hayes
McKinley
West Point Military Academy
Gustav J. Fiebeger
Upson
Worthington
Franklin County
Tallmadge
Summit County
Western Reserve College
Reuben Hitchcock
Painesville
Yale
Congress
Sidney Edgerton
Cazenovia
N.Y
Wesley Seminary
Lima
N. Y
Rufus P. Spalding
West
Cincinnati Law School
Territory of
Idaho
Omaha
Bannock City
Territory
Montana
Mary Wright
Wright P. Edgerton
Whig Party
Ohio State Senate
Ohio General Assembly
Marietta College
Weyand
Jacob Weyand
Beaver County
Beaver Argus
B. B. Chamberlain
Carroll Free Press
126Th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Army of the Potomac
Fox
Virginia
Beaver
Argus
Ways and Means
Altough
George Hoadly
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Cleveland
Harvard Law School
Chase & Ball
Superior Court of
Gholson
Superior Court
Prominent Role of Party of Freedom Members Continued
The article outlines how most members retained prominent positions within the Party of Freedom. It notes ongoing influence in party affairs and leadership roles across regions, highlighting continued stability and cohesion among key figures.
Remembering Blaine and the GOP Conventions Through 1890s
Recollections recount the National Republican Conventions from 1876 to 1892, detailing Blaine’s near nominations, Garfield’s victory in 1880, Harrison’s 1888 win, and the fervent crowds, notable acts by Mrs Lake, Mrs Kerens, and other delegates, amid turbulent ballots and political drama.
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National Republican
Blaine
Navarre
Hayes
Ulysses S. Granit
James G. Blaine
Windom
Washburne
Edwards
Sherman
Grant
Garfield
Chicago
John R. Lynch
Mississippi
Credentials Committee
General Hawley
Gan
Senator Cullom
Judge West
Davies
Goodloe
Kentucky
Plitt
Newark
Grow
Pennsylvaniia
Chester A. Arthur
John Sherman
George F. Edmunds
Arthur
Ing
Plumed Knight
Minneapolis
Harrison
West House
James
Clarkson
J. Sloan Fassett
Major McKinley
Senator Wolcott
Dick Thompson
General Harrison
Depew
Richard Kerens
Mfe
Mrs. Lake
Evry
Mrs Clarkson recalls conventions with James Blaine candidacy
Mrs. Clarkson, wife of James H. Clarkson former Republican National Committee chairman and later Postmaster General, writes her recollections of conventions where James G. Blaine stood as a presidential candidate.
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Clarkson
James G. Blaine
James 8. Clarkson
Republican National Committee
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The
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Iowa
Tee
Mahone
John 8
Wise
Board of Trade
Judge Gresham
Benjamin Harrison
William B. Allison
Gneral Alger
Chauncey M. Depew
Mayor Fitler
Jerry Rusk
Alger
James—G.—Blaine
Alabama
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