Reformers Clash Over Greeley Hendricks Ticket
The piece attacks Grant and Reed era policies, noting Horace Greeley for president and B Gratz Brown for vice president, while George W. Julian shifts support to Hendricks and Greeley. It lambasts Reconstruction, tax burdens on Southern states, and alleged Grantism, urging voters to oppose the administration.
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Horace Greeley
B. Gratz Brown
Mr. Grant
Ben
Butler
Jeff Davis
Charleston
Mr. Wilson
Logan
Harris Grelg
Springfield
Greeley
Buchanan
Grant
Oglesby
State Auditor of
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Tlinois
Grant Platform Demands Civil Service Reform Yet Inaction
The piece questions why Grant’s platform calls for civil service reform while Congress and the administration fail to act. It cites Jenckes’s reform bill, party inaction, and alleged contradictions in stressing state rights while votes in multiple counties were discarded to favor administration candidates.
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Grant
Jenckes
Congress
Clark
Republican Party
Baltimore Convention Vote Showcase for Horace Greeley Support
Delegates at the Democratic National Convention recount state votes with Alabama supporting Horace Greeley and Bayard backing in Delaware while Illinois Indiana Mississippi Missouri and New Jersey align with Greeley. New York Governor Hoffman addresses cheering crowds explaining shifts and urging unity amid the Liberal movement.
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Alabama
Horace Greeley
New York
Delaware
Bayard
Jas. A. Bayard
Illinois
Tndiana
Indiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
James A. Bayard
Hoffman
Koffman
Presipent
Mr. Greeley
Union
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