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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1878
Page
2
The piece surveys 1880 presidential and congressional contest chatter in Ohio. It notes Greenbacker threats to the Democratic base, weak county races, and rumored candidates like Allen G Thurman while lampooning local figures and conventions amid a history of defalcations in Democratic counties and Republican counties.
A reader rebukes Inasuven as Starr for not authoring the June article and criticizes his future editorials urging restraint and humility rather than pompous self assertion. The note references the June 28 piece and the June 5 express.
The Columbus Grove Vidette reports Hill offered Haag $1,000 cash for 30 votes from Henry county. Haag objects noting the King of England could not buy a vote. The paper, citing two judges Haag and Henry county, accuses Hill of paying $1,000 for 30 votes and asks how much was paid to delegates for Hill's nomination.
The Toledo meeting of the Republican 7th district convention on the 16th nominated Hon. Charles Foster without dissent. If he accepts, Democrats face a weak field from Hurd Steedman and others, as Foster is likely to join the next Congress.
The article urges Republicans in the county to stand firm and ignore side issues to back the party ticket. It notes growing opposition to Mr. Hill within his own party and signals support for a Convention nominee seen as capable and widely acceptable to rally opposition. It warns that Hill’s nomination may rely on money and predicts disengagement from liberal voters if defeated.
The Van Wert County report details alleged money buying and thuggish influence to pack the Ohio Democratic convention for Hill. It claims as much as a thousand dollars per county, with agents distributing cash to secure delegates. Disgusted Democrats seek a remedy to prevent repetition and restore fair procedures.
The piece attacks Eph Holland and the Cincinnati fraud network tied to Democratic operatives. It cites alleged pressures, straw votes, and intimidation, naming Eph Holland and Banning while noting critics like Judge Dunlap condemning party corruption and expediency.
The report notes growing disgust with Mr. Hill's nomination tactics in Allen Van Wert and Henry counties. It warns that many party voters may defect, potentially allowing a Republican candidate to win Van Wert and narrow majorities in Allen and Henry, while Williams Fulton Paulding and Van Wert are trusted Republican strongholds.
A fragment outlines debts and legacies attributed to the Republican and Democratic parties. It credits the Republicans with the Homestead Act, money order system, registered letters, fast mails, Pacific Railroad, uniform currency, abolition of slavery, and national credit. It criticizes Democrats for civil war, debt, taxation, Southern claims, and legislative threats, naming Anderson and the Potter investigation.
The piece argues that Kearney and Butler, now wealthy and independent, should align with party sentiments by giving up luxury items. It suggests they adopt modest, plain attire and frugal habits to appear consistent with their political aims and leadership.
A reunion for soldiers who wore the blue is planned at Mount Vernon Ohio on August 14 and 15 with General Logan Governor Cullen and other notable figures expected to attend.
The Boston Journal notes that under Buchanan the U S government could not borrow at less than twelve percent. It contrasts this with eighteen years of Republican rule when it can borrow at four to four and a half percent. It asks if the people desire twelve percent Democracy again.
The Cincinnati Commercial rails at Grant and ice water in a clash of old fashioned Republican enthusiasm and temperance sentiment. The piece mocks the politics and temperance rhetoric, calling for lager at one cent a glass.
Generals Steedman and Frank Hurd conduct a lively canvass in the Toledo District. The outlook appears evenly split as the voters weigh competing arguments.
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