Garfield favored by Republicans in local campaigns as Democrats split
The letter notes rising Jacksonian clubs in county districts and predicts General Garfield will win the presidency if Republicans vote. It criticizes Democratic tactics, mocks salary questions, and reports Capt J. C. Donaldson chosen again as Ohio Republican State Committee Secretary. It also details Defiance Democrats’ divisive presidential choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Garfield
Gars
Ohio
Republican State Committees
J. C. Donaldson
Republicans lose luster of Garfield nomination claim
The Napoleon Northwest notes Republicans see Garfield's nomination as weak and that a party nomination is like an election in their view. The two items together form a dull argument about party strength.
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Garfield
No Southern Outrage Reports After Garfield Nomination Decline
A Democrat column notes a week passes since Garfield was nominated with no southern outrages reported. The piece suggests wait for census work by Gully, mentions Congress adjourned, and cites Lamar and Hamburg Butler not yet ready. It hints several assassins are under arrest awaiting action.
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Garfield
Congress
Lamar
Hamburg Butler
Democratic Nomination Debate At Cincinnati Prefers Proof Over Accusation
The paper pledges to publish only proven charges against any candidate as the Democratic convention begins in Cincinnati. After one ballot on Wednesday the field shows Hancock and Bayard leading with 81 and 65 votes respectively, among 19 candidates listed with varied tallies.
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Wuerver
Cincinnati
Hancock
Bayard
Asa's Bold Campaign Shifts Sheriff Nomination Tide
The passage describes Asa using a Jacksonian club to outmaneuver rival bosses, securing the delegates to the county convention. It portrays a political power play where Asa forces a renomination by leveraging a flank move and a deceptive display, ending with rivals conceding to his terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa
Jacksonian Club
Ringsters
Defiance Dems Reply To Anti Ring Democrats
A Defiance reply letter details a new Jacksonian Democratic Club opposing the Old Ring, outlining aims to foster honest caucuses, protect political rights, and oppose backroom maneuvers. Endorsed by John Reuter, Martin Jennings, and many supporters, the group asserts public meeting venues and rejects secrecy claims.
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John Reuter
Martin Jennings
Wm. Higgins’ Block
Smithereens
the Democrat
Ring
Sas
Ring Organ
Newly Elected Methodist Bishops Display Uniform Dress
The newly elected Methodist bishops all wear white neckties and high silk hats, with modest bearing. Haven is the smallest and oldest, not over five feet five inches and 130 pounds. Hurst has a sandy goatee, while Warren and Foss are tall and slim. No bishop sports a moustache, a claim echoed by Dr. Leonard Gurley.
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Bishop Haven
Bishop Hurst
Bishop Warren
Bishop Foss
Leonard Gurley
Methodist Church
Ancient archaeology and treasure hunting gains in Europe
The piece surveys archaeologists led by Schlei man and Humann, noting the quest for ancient city sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum, the value of finds such as bronze, marble, and glass artifacts, and the need for permits and local collaboration. It cites discoveries near Treves and Hockmark, including a bronze bas-relief and a Roman glassblowing workshop, with German excavators prominent.
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San Francisco Call
Schleiman
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Neighorhood
Treves
Hockmark
Cordel
Eipel
Pergamous
Asia Minor
Humann
Berlin
Democratic Tax Cuts and Republican Reductions Cited by Chicago Times
The Chicago Times notes shifts in federal employment from 125 to 173 under Democratic control and projects possible growth to 140,000 if government control changes hands. It contrasts Republican tax cuts with Democratic reductions and praises Garfield as an example of self-made ascent from humble trades to national leadership.
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Treasury
J. B. Simpson
J. D. Simpson’s Medicine CO
Main St
Buffalo
Strong, Cobb & CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Yellow Dock
Honduras
W. Johnston & CO
Jeferson Ave
Detroit
Mit
G. A. Mariner
Chicago
Lawrence & Martin
Madison Street
Anniversary of New England Dark Day Ignites Legislative Memoir
On May 19 1880 Connecticut marked the hundredth anniversary of the New England dark day a strange event that frightened many. Abraham Davenport urged continuing business and keeping lights on while lawmakers debated adjournment and John G Whittier later wrote a poem about the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Hartford Christian
Connecticut
Abraham Davenport
John G. Whittier
If Elected He Will Run the Machine
Ohio State Journal argues about Thurman potential presidency and distinction between the candidate and allies. The piece contends Thurman would be president if elected while warning against branding him with every associated figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Allen G. Thurman
the Times
Thurman
Reverend Green Endorses Garfield in Private Letter
In a May 31 letter home Reverend Green, a Presbyterian missionary in Japan, states that the only eminent man worth voting for president is Garfield, praising him as the best combination of capacity and political integrity in the upper Republican ranks.
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Green
Japan
Garfield
Garfield Nomination Praised. Schurz Vows Strong Support
Schurz expresses great pleasure at Garfield's nomination and pledges earnest support for the ticket and readiness to speak where his services are desired. S J Tilden is vindicated, with the note that he did it himself.
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Hill
Tilden
Crow
Democrats
Seymour
Payne
Hendricks
Schurz
Garfield
S. J. Tilden
Woman's Wisdom and Precaution Drums Up Strawberry Balsam
A pearly advised remedy advertisement urges intelligent mothers to stock Dr Crumptons Strawberry Balsam for summer ailments including dysentery diarrhoea cholera morbus and colic. It claims rapid relief and life saving use in emergencies.
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Dr. Crumpton
Mothers Should Remember This Dr Crampton Strawberry Balsam
A promotional note extols Dr Crampton's Strawberry Balsam as the best fruit medicine for digestive issues and summer complaints. It urges intelligent readers to demand it from their druggists and avoid alternatives.
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Frank C. Culley
Defiance Post Office
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
New York
Charles Townsend
Athens County
Supreme Court
George W.mcilvaine
Tuscanias
Dwight Crowell
Ashtabula
Board of Public Works
S. R. Hosmer
Muskingum
F. W. Dewolf
Summit
Republican Committee
Defiance County
Republican Central Committee
Hanis & Cameron
Tripen
Tuerre
Democratic Party
Democrat
The
Juper Heaphy
J. T
Court House
GarrieLo
Samuel J. Tilden
Maine
PUNE
Ceancie Morris
Lovela Lathrop
Parker
Ewing
Hendricks Hancock
McDonald
Seymore
Jewett
Randall
Tilden S
Toledo Bee
Ber
Defiance Democrat
Jacksonian Democratic Club
Father Abraham
Republic
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Mena
Chicago Times
Hall
Peter Kuhn
Peter Dickman
John H. Sherman
Michael Macx
Samuel Potterf
Turday
W.slagle
H. Schoonover
F. M. Thompson
Defiance, O
J. O. Weismantel
Egs
Turnbull
Shelly
Fifth
Perry Streets
J. L. Brown
Browns
Green Springs
Sandusky County
Undertakers
Clinton & Fourth Streets
Kuhl & Blanchard
Jangt
M. A. Wethereu
E. N. Lewis Drug
Clinton and
Third Streets
M. A. Wetherell
Paul Flager
John Rowe
Front Streets
Defiance,ohio
Clinton Street
Mannafactory
Perry Street
Hoffman & Geiger
Windsor
Shnardware
Defiance, Ohio
C. Biede & Co
Cary & Carroll
Just
Heller & Waterman
Antiman& Taylor Thresher
Horse Pomers
Lapis
Uble
Aultman and Tylor
Aultman & Taylor Traction
McCormick Company
Maumee River
Toberen & Bevington
Wm. A
Wood Reapers & Mowers
J. H. Bevington
Clinton Sts
Wheeler
Reaper and Mower
J.T Case
Rivas
Osborne
Olay
Cortland
Turnbull Farm & Road Wagon
A. Bruner
Kooy
Alpress & Co
Clinton St
A. J. Brown & Co
OPERA
Andé
Strong & CO
R Sarsaparilla
Avtas
Druegist
Rocer
Michigan
Mississippi River
C. Hughart
Grand Rapid Michigan
Harley Bros
J.l.scott
Second Streets
E. J. Pontius
Millinery
Third St
Colby & Scott's Drug Store
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