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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1877
Page
2
The piece recounts claims of stolen electoral votes and pious character notes on Hayes, notes about the Electoral Commission and cabinet appointments, and mentions calls for an extra congressional session while Indiana and other states weigh legislative outcomes. It also references transit observations and editorial stances on constitutional methods.
The editorial claims Hayes won through fraudulent acts, cites Louisiana Governor Nicholls and Packard, and attacks Republican leaders and election procedures. It laments the electoral process, mocks Joe Bradley and others, and warns of a corrupt administration under Hayes.
The Enquirer reports in Coltt Mora with dispatch from February 27 on intense pressure targeting Associate Justice Wright over Hampton and Chamberlain, with radicals and armed constables opposing his decision. The piece also notes the Supreme Court debate over Norris’s habeas corpus tied to governorship and a tie to Hampton and Chamberlain. Additionally a Ter re Haute report details arrests in a 1875 Vandalia train murder, naming St Clair and others, while Indianapolis boards protest vote counting and Democratic caucus calls for congressional action.
A Philadelphia Commercial Exchange vote condemns delays in Electoral Count and government funding. Editorials urge boycott of Hayes’s inauguration, arguing the election was stolen and the president illegitimate, with pressure to refrain from any ceremonial participation.
A courier from Military Camp 40 miles north reports Lieutenant Cummings of Company C attacked a small Indian camp on the 23rd. Indians fled after losing seven ponies and robes. Later an attack at night was repelled with one Indian killed. Army moves south for rations. two other companies from Camp Robinson pending. Postmaster MacArthur at Chicago is a defaulter to 38000 dollars and resigns, bankruptcy follows. House rules committee approves Clerk acting Speaker plan aiding Democratic organization.
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