Democratic Ticket Assailed in Polls Rally Note
A brisk civic slogan piece urges voters and volunteers to stay at polling sites all day. It features energetic calls to support the Democratic effort and warns against spurious ticket challenges.
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1863
Page
2
Ponte Scratch Political Call to Action
A fragmented OCR line urges Democrats to cast a hearty Democratic ballot. It frames voting as a straightforward, decisive act with a promise of no regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponte
Fractured Ballot Debate Over Soldier Voter Numbers
Fragments indicate partisan contention over ballot printing with Swivel's name appearing on soldiers ballots and accusations that the abolition party uses Fortune to lure votes. The text suggests biased efforts from opposing sides in a contested electoral process.
Vote For No Other Candle Date On Democratic Ballot
A political note warns voters not to scratch a name and to vote the Democratic option only on the specified candle date. It frames any deviation as a vote for abolitionists.
Political Endorsement Notes on Draft Board Action
The extra outlines the Democratic Board of Supervisors stance on the conscription act and references the Dusbuque Times editorial. It discusses the exemption for poor men and urges readers to read and decide whom to vote for based on these positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Board of Supervisors
Dusbuque Times
Fortune declares revenge motive in Brown’s dramatic pledge
In the presence of Mr. O'Conner and E. Norman fortune claimed he would not be eluded and would leave the state in six months, intending to make his mark or faint one, asserting his drive was revenge and not mere escape.
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Fortune
Brown
Mr. O'Conner
E. Norman
Efelp
Welllam A. Batchelor
Dragghts
SLEAK
Ulay St. N.Y
Batchelor
Fortunes Vote Claim Targeting Mahony Revealed
Fortune told Patrick Boyne he expected about 200 votes to defeat Mahony and become first deputy under Swivel. He warned against giving a quarter of those votes to Mahony and urged supporters to stand to the right.
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Fortune
Patrick Boyne
Mahony
Swivel
Abolition Party
Bribery Allegations Emerge in Dubuque County Race
A letter circulated in Cascade and handed to local press accuses John Fortune of using money to influence votes for Jacob Swivel. The note claims the Surveyor General tipped drinks for Swivel supporters and calls for exposing opposition corruption to defeat Fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. May
Mr. May
Henato
John Fortune
Jacob
Swivel
Dubuque County
Fortune
Owivel
Voter Call Urges Morning Polls in Town
A plea to all eligible voters to come to the polls in the morning and stay all day. The note warns that supporting John Porting would be a vote for a worse sheriff than Cummings, framing Fortunes as a swivel vote.
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Sheriff Cummings
John Porting
Min
Cummings
Fortune
Democratic Rally Aims for Large Turnout and Ticket Support
A political call urges every Democrat to close shops and offices for a day to vote. It asks polls to supply Democratic tickets and rallys supporters in Dubuque to push the state ticket forward with a strong majority.
No Abolitionism and State Rights Rally
A brief, opinionated notice emphasizes support for state rights, the Constitution, the Union, and habeas corpus, opposing abolitionism emancipation and arbitrary arrests, reflecting the era's conflicted stance on civil rights and federal power.
Passage Engagement and Political Allegiances Mentioned
Fontuxa joins John Taggart of Key West on a trip to California. Ife runs for sheriff amid a stiff contest with abolitionists. A vote against Mahony signals support for Swivel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fontuxa
John Taggart
Key West
California
Ife
Mahony
Swivel
Voters urged against military sheriffs in Du Duque
A terse political appeal warns that any vote against D A Mahony for sheriff aids Swivel and would usher a military sheriff in Du Duque. The message stresses no military sheriffs and urges unified opposition to both candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Mahony
Mahony
Swivel
du Duque
Democrat unable to reach polls urged to report
The notice asks reporting of any Democrat unable to reach the polls to J I Bates or Stilyon Hutchings at the Court House, with early conveyance arranged. readers are urged to inform the named individuals of all such cases.
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J. I
Bates
Stilyon Hutchings
Court House
Robagk
Cook
Chicago
Allen & Hosford
Wilkuns & Potter
P.O. Samyson
C.5. Keller
Jankerjaanya & Una
Michall W. Powers
Beth
Dibags
Laws
Actin
See the Straight Mahony Ticket Stand for Democracy
The piece predicts abolitionists pushing a Democratic ticket with Mahony’s name to aid the country not party aims and warns Republicans praising Fortune will rally to back his orthodoxy. It claims if Swivel is elected crowds defend against a military sheriff and demand the straight Mahony ticket on election night.
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Mahony
Priciy Iy
P. A. Wundermann
Broadway
Des Moines Letter Reports Large Minnesota Territory Protests
A Des Moines letter dated Oct 9 1863 describes a large procession with bands drums and wagons. It notes five speeches by Dodge Finch Craig Davis Hornish Mellonry and others at various towns and urges Mahony’s election while opposing abolitionists.
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Gen. Dodge
Pella
Finch
Oskaloosa Craig
Keokuk
Bloomfield
Davis County
Hornish
Mellonry
Fairfield
Mahony
Hin
Emerison County
P. M. Casapy
Pilgrims Find Rail Travel Opens New Route
Government workers in Washington travel to Ohio to vote using round trip passes from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Similar passes enable travel on railroads into Pennsylvania and a steamboat to Philadelphia, signaling growing rail and waterway accessibility for religious journeys.
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Washington
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Administration Strives to Keep the South Out of the Union
Special correspondence from Washington outlines the administration’s war aims and claims it seeks to abolish slavery to restore the Union. It argues mcclellan’s removal delayed victory, cites Kentucky and Maryland, and warns of foreign recognition if the South gains advantage. The piece also references New Yorkers and Russian visitors in a closing note.
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Sumners
Wade
Chandlers
Greeleys
Wilsons
Phillipses
Stantons
McClellan
Richmond
Charleston
Mississippi
Congress of
North Carolina
South
Kentucky
Maryland
Lincoln
Sutte
Reverdy Johnson
England
France
Apple
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