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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1880
Page
2
Defiance and Lucas county plan a new Maumee river bridge while statewide races swirl. The piece analyzes Blaine, Grant, Sherman, and Dixon era politics, with Democratic and Republican tensions, Illinois and Maine angles, and a Maine Supreme Court ruling amid partisan criticism.
The passage argues Democrats howl at Gen. Grant, urging unity to thwart his nomination by the Republicans. It contends Democrats fear his strength, believing he would win if nominated and seated, and should instead rejoice at presumed setbacks to his campaign.
The Inter Ocean quotes a Buckeye praising tall corn and the largest coons in Ohio. They describe ears rising high, coons climbing to reach roasting ears, and warn ambitious presidential rivals not to chase those ears as the Sherman camp claims the state.
Commentary from several Ohio newspapers endorses Captain J C Donaldson of Defiance for Secretary of State. The notices praise his military record with the 38th Ohio and his long service as Chief Clerk in the Secretary of State’s office, urging Northwest Republicans to support his nomination.
The Burlington Hawkeye editorial urges voters to let the Republican party handle presidential selection, claiming the public need not engage in the process and that the party will take care of the matter. The piece reflects partisan rhetoric urging minimal citizen involvement.
At the Lincoln Cub of New York birthday gathering Beecher praised Grant to the point of supporting a third term and beyond if the people desired it. He urged Bayard as a first choice among rivals and praised Blaine and Sherman with hedged predictions while noting Hayes as a subdued success. The speaker lauded Grant as a remarkable, rarely understood figure who would not boast.
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