Strength in the House Shifts With New Hampshire and Wards Victory
The Enquirer notes Democratic gains to 100 seats with New Hampshire results and a favorable Election Committee decision for Ward, raising the House to 136 Republicans and 107 Democrats after anticipated CT, CA, and TX seats. It warns of majority loss and ongoing Republican countermeasures against Radical plans. Mob violence in Paris follows killings of Vinoy, Thomas, and Lecompte by troops, condemning the barbarous acts and predicting a renewal of 1793 excesses unless action is taken.
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Committee On Electiona
Connecticut
California
Texas
Paris
Vinoy
Thomas
Lecompte
France
The New Hampshire Election Votes and Legislature
The Republic reports New Hampshire election results from Littleton with 1 077 scattering votes noted. Weston trails by about 800 votes for direct win while the Senate would be 8 Democrats and 4 Radicals and the House 168 Democrats and 162 Radicals, predicting Weston’s legislature victory in June.
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Republic
Littleton
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Weston
Senate
House
Welshman Hughes Wins Jackson County Special Election
In Jackson county last Thursday a special election to fill the late Dr W B Williams seat elected Welshman T L Hughes by about 400 votes with W T Washam as Democratic candidate. Radicals lobbied heavily and asserted broad turnout amid party excitement across state officials and office holders.
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House of Representatives
Williams
T. L. Hughes
W. T. Washam
New Hampshire
Cincinnati Chronicle
Lampshire
Hiyes
Madison Township Nominations for Township Officers
The Democracy of Madison Township met at Shiptey's Hall Za leski on March 18 1871 and nominated candidates for April election. Trustees Hiram R Deming Andrew K McLain Thomas Kinney Treasurer Solomon Shipley Assessors David Pinney Clerks John D Vanderford Constables John T Black John T Sharp. Meeting adjourned with A J Suiguins chair and Anttaon secretary.
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Shiptey’s Hall
Za‘leski
A. J. Higgins
J. J. Allison
Parrons
Hiram R.deming
Andrew K. McLain
Thomas Kinney
Por
Solomon Shipley
David Pinney
John D. Vanderford
John T. Black
John T. Sharp
A.J, Suiguins
Chair
Anttaon
Seo'y
Ohio Republicans Criticize Extravagant Congress Spending
In remarks echoed by John A Logan and others, critics condemn Radical extravagance and corporate subsidies while urging fiscal restraint. The piece then extols the Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad, praising its 76 mile line from Athens to Columbus, stations, connections, and safety record with conductors Snively and Joseph.
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Hocking
Messrs. Snively
Joseph
Law to Subvert Elections Bayonet Bill Stirs Republicans
The article denounces a bayonet election bill as an assault on decent citizens and warns of two years imprisonment or a $3000 fine for failing to aid a polling-site enforcer. It compares the measure to slave-era coercion, rails against deputies drawn from crime-rich districts, and calls out alleged abuses by administration-backed operatives.
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New York World
Villian
United States
Bayonet Election Bills Attack Voters and Officers
The document denounces the eighth section of the law granting powers to arrest voters or election officers without process. It argues such measures would disrupt elections in wards and precincts, suppress the franchise, and silence legitimate votes to favor Grant. It claims the Radical party seeks to maintain power through intimidation and bayonets, calling the bills unconstitutional and bloody-minded.
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Grant
Radical Party
United States
Missouri
The Capital Literary Paper Debuts in Washington
The Enquirer announces a new weekly literary paper to be titled THE CAPITAL in Washington. It will launch March 12, 1871, as a handsome 32‑column folio with a new engraved title hand and occasional illustrations, created by top writers of the day.
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Geo. Alfred Townsend
Capital
City of
Washington
The Corrier or sin Carriran Prospectus Ad
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