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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1880
Page
3
The item notes Maine’s Tratman Blaine steering a strong push for the Chicago nomination while Ireland distrusts Parnell. It acknowledges a Grant and Chamberlain ticket as proposed, with Grant and Blaine preferred. A Stark county treasurer threatens a grand expose triggering Democratic fear.
Attorney General Nasu states county recorders may not deny public access and that all residents have a right to full and free inspection of county records. The opinion stresses transparency and the public’s constitutional right to information.
Edison electric light stock shows a sharp decline as the best bid drops to $500 while three weeks earlier shares sold in Boston for $4,000 each. The report notes Edison continues operations. In Pennsylvania the first Republican county convention of the year met on the 20th endorsing Blaine for the Presidency, with Cameron not dominant in control.
A satirical blast notes the Fusionists of Maine allegedly stole the State seal but leaves the State house safe. It mocks the crowd as bad and lucky to escape with their hats, urging appreciation for preserving state symbols and buildings.
Sober editors across the Democratic press scrutinize Ulysses S. Grants candidacy, arguing the nomination would misfire and undermine Republican prospects, while pondering whether any option could satisfy rival papers.
Two lakes supplying New York City with summer crops have no ice forming yet. Typically 10,000 workers along the Hudson River are employed for months, but none have begun work this year.
The Republican contest tightens between James Blaine and John Sherman as the field of hopefuls grows, with a long road ahead to June. Many ambitious men vie for the nomination amid calls for a decisive strong leader.
Opinion asks Kansas to seek relief for Black residents who fled there and to provide aid locally before sending emissaries abroad or aiding others, noting Ireland’s suffering and urging priority for Kansas residents.
Debates over state rights continue as Maine Fusionists push for congressional recognition while Democrats reject Congress interference. In New York the Legislature favors Grant and Blaine options, with many non committal. Columbus sees Tilden sentiment growing, Thurman revival abandoned, leaving Samuel and his “bar” in influence.
A bill to redraw the state assigns Defiance to the fifth congressional district with Paulding Putnam Van Wert Allen Auglaize Mercer and Shelby counties, reverting to the pre remap arrangement. The piece urges delay on the subject and notes political tensions over the Indiana exodus and ship canal prospects.
The Wood County Sentinel notes silence on publicly supporting a third term for the eminent American citizen. The piece questions the stance and suggests concern over a Grant boom fading and the response if a majority disagree with the current approach.
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled against the Fusionists, stating their legislature is illegal. It warns the Fusionists to abandon political activity or face possible action from Governor Davis if they persist.
The Ohio State Journal notes that Ohio supports its own candidate but not opposed to others. It contrasts cautious statewide sentiment with aggressive papers forcing a single choice. It argues that if June nominating delegates back a true Republican, dissidents should be quietly removed.
The New York Sun argues that electors by Congressional districts would doom leading presidential hopefuls tied to carrying New York. It urges the Democratic party to nominate a sound Union man and asks independent voters to aid the party.
The state is divided into eight census districts listing county groupings. Districts include counties such as Allen Defiance Fulton and Lucas in the first district and Cuyahoga Erie Medina and Wayne in the sixth, with others detailing the full county lists for each district.
The House Committee on Railways and Canal favors a canal from near Toledo to the Lake Michigan coast near St. Joseph, proposing a 300 mile route with a $7,000 survey. It argues the waterway would save about 800 miles, extend navigation by two months, aid Western commerce, and deter Canadian cut offs while stressing military and agricultural strategic gains.
The Cleveland Leader reports a gent le impetus to pension paying with three extra clerks added to eleven committeemen to handle papers and testimony. The Pension Bureau lists 225,000 unacted claims, growing by 7,500 monthly, yet no extra help was approved due to a party dispute over a loyalty disqualification law.
In Jacksonville Florida the account of General Grant at a hotel drawing a crowd of colored people prompts Fred Douglass to praise Grants statement Let them alone wherever I am they can come He calls the remark as significant as Grants peace phrase and likens it to Jesus blessing children.
The Chicago Times catalogs sixteen and more blunders by the Democratic or Southern factions, detailing actions from repeal of the Missouri Compromise to postwar attempts to influence elections and governorships in states like Louisiana Florida Oregon and beyond. The tone remains critical and polemical throughout.
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