Dixon Sun masthead with editors and publisher
The Dixon Sun presents its masthead noting Eugene Pincenery as editor and W M Kennedy as publisher and proprietor.
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Eugene Pinceney
W.M. Kennedy
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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1872
Page
1
Call For Illinois Democratic State Convention 1872
Illinois Democrats schedule a state convention in Springfield on June 26 1872 to select delegates for the Baltimore national convention. Representation bases rely on 1868 Seymour votes and 1870 census apportionment. Delegates listed include Burr Hanley Cameron and Fuller. Lee, Ogle, Whiteside and Bureau counties named with seat totals.
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Albert G. Burr
Wm. Hanley
Daniel Cameron
John W. Smith
David A. Gage
Merritt
Melville E. Fuller
A. A. Glenn
A. M. Henington
A. T. Hall
William Shannon
J. P. Robinson
George F. Edmons
A. Buckmaster
B. W. Seaton
W. H. Green
A. G. Burr
George 8. Kimperies
Lee County
Ogle
Whiteside
Bureau
Democratic County Convention Call for Lee County
Democratic voters across Lee County are urged to send delegates to a County Convention at Amboy on June 22 at 2 PM to choose delegates for the State Convention in Springfield on June 26 1872. Representation is based on the 1868 Democratic vote with one delegate per 25 votes or fraction. listed town delegations include Alto Amboy Dixon and others. Dixon Democrats meet June 21 at the Court House to nominate county delegates.
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Lee County
Amboy
Springfield
E. B. Srints
Zacn
Emmert
J. B. Henpersner
Alto
Ashton
Bradford
Brooklyn
China
Dixon
East Grove
Hamilton
Harmon
Lee Centre
Marion
May
Nelson
Palmyra
Reynolds
South Dixon
Sublette
Political tempers flare in Greeley Grant clash across papers
Local papers mourn Horace Greeley signing Jeff Davis bail bond while Gerrit Smith campaigns for Grant. Mosby Sevan Carter back Grant. Tam many remains hostile to Greeley. Galveston notes stir over Stanton Sumner secrets. critics brand leaders as scoundrels amid election buzz.
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Horace Greeley
Jeff Davis
Gerrit Smith
Grant
Lanahan Arrested as Sheriff Proceedings Begin in New York
The article reports on Mr. Lanahan, long tied to the Methodist Book concern, being arrested in New York on a sheriff's process. He posted bail after a night in jail and faces charges. the piece also covers political chatter about Grant, Voorhees, Hendricks, Greeley, and the Baltimore convention, with editor opinions urging reform and party unity. The tone reflects a late 19th century newspaper blend of crime and politics.
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Lanahan
New York
Micawbar
Don Quixote
Indiana Greeley Delegates At Baltimore Convention Reported
A Chicago Times dispatch notes Indiana Democratic delegates to Baltimore are Greeley men and will back the party’s endorsement. Voorhees stayed in Indianapolis all day but did not attend the convention. The editorial page claims the Indiana stance rejects Greeley while the Times itself favors the reform platform. The Indianapolis convention aligned with Cincinnati liberal Republican ideas via Horace Greeley’s letter, producing a Greeley delegation.
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Illinois
National Democratic Party
Baltimore
Cincinnati
South Carolina
Greeley
Brown
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ilinois
Horace Greeley
Vermont
Guo
Gintasay
Orrumwa
Towa
Missouri
West
Republic
Rome
Mr. Greeley
Buchanan
Congress
Friends of Peace and
Nnion
Danev
Chicago Times
Voorhees
Indianapolis
Times
The
Chicago
Voorhees Voices Against Liberal Republicanism in Indiana
Voorhees of Indiana warns democracy about liberal republicanism and derides Greeley. He spoke to stop the torrent threatening his district, aiming to preserve its political character.
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Voorhees
Indiana
Greeley
Horace
Delegates from states favor Greeley Brown nomination
Delegates from thirteen states back a Greeley and Brown ticket or straight Democratic nomination. Most remaining states will support Greeley, except New Jersey which fields its own candidate. Initial scattering votes seen, but sentiment expected to be overwhelmingly in favor.
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Baltimore
Greeley
Brown
New Jersey
Potato Bugs Revive After Sun Exposure
A New York farmer, while plowing, found frozen potato bugs at the bottom of a furrow. Exposed to the sun they revived and eagerly sought the nearest potato patch, according to the report.
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New York
South votes against four more years of military rule
The Louisville Courier Journal cites Southern unity against military rule and opposition to Horace Greeley. It argues that backing Greeley would bolster Grant’s re-election and align Southern voters with the Liberal ticket over the Radicals. The piece condemns The New York World as harming the South by promoting Greeley.
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Greeley
Voorhees
New York
Grant
South
Horace Greeley
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Mosby
Guerilla
Sevan
Carter
Galvassus
Stanton
Charles Sumner
Sumner
Foreign Affairs Committee
Schurz
Long Branch
Washington
Pennsylvania
Hartrauft
Hartranft
Pennnsylvania
Gen. Grant
Senator Hendricks
Hendricks
Peoria
Greeley and Brown
CEN
A. C. Dodce
Tennessee
New Yorks
Louisiana
West Virginia
Kansas
Florida
Delaware
Louisville Courier Journal
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