Democrats Urge County Party Organization and Action
A call to Vinton County Democrats to form local clubs in every school district. It urges unity, election of good candidates, and active campaigning despite no need to wait for county or state conventions. Also cautions readers to read Democratic papers and join in vigorous party work. A second note warns of alleged timber theft involving Sam Brown and government timber contracts, claiming large profits funneled to Robeson, Cattell, and others.
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Vinton County
Congress
Sam Brown
Washington
Atchafa, Jaya
Robeson
Cattell
Secretary of the Navy
Brown
Columbus Election Defeats Democrats in Charter Votes
In Columbus the Democratic candidates Bowen for Civil Engineer and Nevins for Water Works Trustee were defeated as Republicans gained three Councilmen. Democrats also reported gains in several Michigan cities during Monday charter elections.
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Columbus
Bowen
Nevins
Statesman
Michigan
New York Sun exposes Mint Philadelphia graft and Grant era rot
The New York Sun devotes five columns to a Philadelphia Mint graft expose, summarizing robbing by officials and urging Congress to act. The piece condemns federal corruption since Ulysses S. Grant took office, calling every department rotten and dishonest.
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New York Sun
Philadelphia
United States
Congress
Ulysses
Grant
New York World Calls Albany Meeting for Democratic Delegates
The New York World announces a Democratic State Committee meeting in Albany on April 11 to select delegates for the National Convention. It opposes passive policy, pledges effort to strengthen party machinery, but invites cooperation with honest allies while preserving party organization and discipline.
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McArthur Dnquirer
New York World
Democratic State Committee
Albany
Democratic Party
The Possum or Passive Policy in Connecticut Defeat
The article mocks Democratic defeat in Connecticut on May 1 and derides passive policy supporters. It mentions Sambo r Madison Bell, a Toledo Black man made a delegate to the Grant Convention in Philadelphia by Radical leaders who claim they cannot run the machine without Black support.
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Conneticut
Sambor
Madison Bell
Toledo
Philadelphia
Do Nothing Legislature Critic in Cleveland Herald
The Cleveland Herald denounces the Ohio legislature as neglectful and inactive. It accuses lawmakers of frequent absences during vacations and prioritizing private interests over public business, urging Republicans to either act or adjourn. It claims Republican masses are disgusted with current management and warns of accountability at nominating conventions and elections.
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Cleveland Herald
Ohio
Messrs
Legislatora
Supreme Council Masons Move Meeting to Louisville in May
The Supreme Council of Scotch Rite Masons will convene in Louisville on May 16, shifting venue from San Francisco. The gathering will include council officers and affiliated bodies, with plans announced for transportation and event details.
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Supreme Council of
Scotch Rite Masons
Louisville
San Francisco
Political miscellany and local notes in a newspaper column
A long extract from a radical journal discusses Grant, Greeley, and post office complaints in Boston, with remarks on Cleveland and Columbus politics. The piece notes a New York Tribune reprint, Mexican unrest, a Mikado assassination rumor, and a series of regional snippets including deaths, elections, and odd anecdotes from Indiana, Utica, and Pittsburgh.
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Grant
Greeley
Boston
Aentleman
the Tribune
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