Eaton County Republican Convention Schedule 1872
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards are urged to send delegates to a county convention at the Circuit Court Room in Freeport on Tuesday September 1 1872 at 7 o'clock p m. Delegates from each township and ward are determined by vote counts from 1868 and fractions over twenty five. The committee lists townships wards and delegates. The County Central Committee orders township and ward caucuses for Saturday September 7 1872.
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Eaton
Stephenson County
Freeport
Circuit Court
Lo'closk
General Grant
Del
Ackoy Cece
Clingman
Sand
Eee
Wood
A. Templeton Javed
M. Churchill
R. Leigh
Jefferson
Seovonyeesvestde
Escesaacceses
C.cesneerereese
Proulgio
Ira Kinnman
Peter Sheckler
Fricoll
A. Bolender
Silver Creek
Chas. Blanchard
Waddams
Sevaethe Satyald
Ceeeneeessenseeseech
West Point
O. Soo
Perrin
Ecveees
Ie Winblow
Svaks
County Central Committee
Smith Db. Atkins
Ror
Political Calls and Speeches On Grant and Immigration
Excerpts quote Horace Greeley on General Grant and 1872 readiness. Also Edward Wilson’s May 26 1860 speech opposing anti immigrant bigotry and xenophobia in America.
Caucus Notices for Rock Nun Republicans Meet in Rock City
Republican voters in Rock Nun will caucus at Jonathan Stewart's attic in Rock City on Saturday September 7th 1677 at 9 o'clock p.m. to choose six delegates for the Republican County Convention in Freeport on Tuesday September 9th 1677. Polls open one hour. Jonathan Stewart, Committeeman.
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Rock Nun
Jonathan Stewart
Rock City
Freeport
Republican caucuses name delegates for county convention
The Republican voters of multiple towns hold caucuses on a Saturday in September to elect delegates to the County Convention in Freeport. Meetings summon four or three delegates from Waddams, Silver Creek, and Harlem Center with polls open for a set hour.
Republican caucus to pick delegates in Queen Will
J R Leigh committeeman announces Republican voters of Queen Will town will meet at the School House in Wrangeville on Saturday September 1 at 6 oclock p m to elect four delegates for the Republican County Convention to be held in the Circuit Court room in Free Port on Thursday September 1.
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Waddams
Waddames Center
Circuit Court Room
Freeport
Polly
J.R Leigh
Republica
Town of
Queen Will
Wrangeville
Belec
Circuit Court
Free- Porton
Veter Subukler
Republican Veterans Meet in Freeport Ward Caucus
The Republican veterans of Freeport First Ward are summoned to Kirk and Haas office in Freeport on Saturday evening September 7 1872 at seven fourteen oclock to arrange for the September 10 caucus open rotation tion 21 136 a re Charles H Knapp hour.
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Freeport
Kirk & Haas
Vention
Aya
Raton
Charles H. Knapp
Republican Ward Meetings in Freeport September 7, 1872
Republicans of the Second Ward in Freeport invite voters to meet at the Pennsylvania House on Saturday Sept 7 at 7 o clock p m to choose six delegates for the County Convention on Sept 10 1872 Caucus opens 30 minutes. Chairman Robert Little. Republicans of the Third Ward meet above the Post Office Fry s Block Saturday Sept 7 1872 at 7 14 p m to select delegates for the Jourity Convention on Sept 10 1872 Caucus opens 30 minutes. Chairman B D Atkins. County Central Committee.
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Freeport
Pennsylvania House
Robert Little
Third Ward
Free Ort
Fry's
Republican Meetings in Stephenson County
Gen. D. Atkins, chairman of the Stephenson County Republican Central Committee, announces speaking engagements on political issues. Aug 2 Davis, Aug 30 Orangeville, Aug 31 Eleroy, Sept 7 Rock City, Sept 3 1872 with meetings in several towns.
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D. Atkins
Stephenson County Republican Central Committee
Davis
Orangeville
Eleroy
Ackeye
Rock City
Doomed to Defeat in Greeley Movement Drift
The Greeley movement has faced a string of reverses since the Cincinnati Convention. Northern states once balanced enough to offer hope for Democrats with a GOP defection have shifted to Republican, including New Hampshire, Connecticut, Oregon, and North Carolina. Each swung to a straight Grant endorsement, despite Liberal factions.
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Greeley
Cincinnati
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Oregon
North Carolina
Grant
Horace Greeley at Home in 1869 Election Failures
In New York in 1869 Horace Greeley, though popular with his party, ran behind his ticket for Comptroller in 51 of 59 counties, including Westchester by 196 votes. The piece laments the mismatch between Greeley’s influence and the office’s limited scope.
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Horace Greeley
New York
Westchester
Greeley
Greeley Letter on Elections Forged Claim Debunked
Horace Greeley letter from Aug 138 discusses electoral prospects including New Hampshire and other states. The piece notes copperhead papers call the letter forged, while asserting its genuineness and arguing Greeley has no chance in Pennsylvania or Maine. It contrasts Greeley with Grant and Washington, suggesting public memory favors Grant.
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Greeley
Braprorp
N. H
Deak Jupee
Noth Carolina
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Horace Greey
Copperhead
Pennsylvania
Maine
N. Y. Tribune
Grand Republican Meeting Thrilled Local Crowd
The Grant and Wilson Club session drew a large audience at the Brewster House with Gen. Hurlbut speaking over two hours on why Grant should beat Greeley. The torchlight procession by the Tanners and a packed Opera House testified to strong Republican support and perceived party reform.
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Grant and Wilson Club
Yates
A. Hurlbut
Hurlbut
Bim
Brewster House
Tanners
R. W. Hurburt
Illinois
Atkins
Gen. Hurlbut
Thompson Wilcoxon
Opera House
Grant
Greeley
United States
Republican Party
Judas and Republican desertion critique in politics
A legacy of accusations compares modern Republican defectors to Judas, noting that unlike Judas they keep and use office power to harm former allies. The piece argues these deserters abandon principle, avoid repenting, and fail to undertake the meaningful sacrifice Judas avoided, harming the nation.
The Meeting Monday Night by the Tanners
The Tanners led a fine parade on Monday evening for a German meeting addressed by Mr. Schilling, an eloquent German orator. German citizens praised his remarks, Colonel Marding did not speak, and the Freeport Glee Club performed well with fitting songs.
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Schilling
Colonel Marding
Freeport Glee Club
Atkins Not For Sale Says General Atkins
The report notes the Greeleyites did not offer to buy Atkins and presents two possibilities. Either they undervalued his influence or they believe he is an honest man not for sale. General Atkins accordingly congratulates himself that he is not in the market.
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Greeleyites
Atkins
General Atkins
Grant Named for President by Oil City Democrats
The Oil City Bulletin endorses Ulysses S. Grant for president over Horace Greeley, reflecting a widespread Democratic stance as Greeley is chosen by the party’s ticket, prompting editors to back Grant instead.
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Oil City
U.S. Grant
Greeley
Greeley and the Rebel War Debt Debate
Thoughtful men fear Horace Greeley’s election could drive efforts to pay the rebel war debt and pension rebels. The World argues a Republican Senate would block such payments in early years, likening unions with rebel interests to risky employment appeals and a fresh Johnson-like fight in the Senate.
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Horace Greeley
N. S. World
United States Senate
Greeley
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Justice and the Ku Klux in Albany Prison Debate
Freeport Bulletin defends Albany imprisonments as lawful after jury trials and court sentencing. It contrasts with calls to free all or pardon, rebutting claims of lawless confinement by Grant and his party. It emphasizes that prisoners were sent to Albany due to lack of state penitentiaries and asserts President Lincoln’s successors have no control over judicial outcomes.
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Albany
New York
Grant
United States
Freeport Bulletin
Reverdy Johnson
North
South Carolina
A Word to Deserters Declares Fraudulent Republicanism
The Jamestown Journal denounces Deliberative bolters who claim to be Republicans yet back the Democratic ticket. It argues they vote with Democrats and seek to install Greeley while intent on a Democratic controlled House. The piece labels their Republicanism as a fraud and deceitful.
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Greeley
Jamestown Journal
House of Representatives
Greeley’s insult to Germans and Irish unfolds in print
The passage mocks European carpet-baggers and contrasts them with Southern accusers. It alleges lack of mental and moral cultivation and cites Cork, Limerick, and a Germanic region. The tone targets ethnic groups and political opponents, framing local governance as corrupt and naive.
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Cork
Limerick
Sauer-Krautenthal
Europe
Hamptons
Breaking up the Liberal Party in Georgia
The rupture of the Liberal party in Georgia builds to a head with Alexander II, Stephens and Herschel Johnson leading straight out Democrats and backed by at least thirty thousand followers. Seventeen Democratic papers oppose Greeley as a State convention to select delegates for Louisville looms this week. The burlesque presidential candidate, not Train, but Greeley, arrived at Portland Maine last week and was exhibited at the City Mall with free admission for all, children and Liberals half price. He also made a speech.
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Urban D. Meacham
Lena
Urban
Grant
Greeley
Washington
Cheneral Washington
Georgia
Alexander II
Stephens
Herschel
Johnson
Louisville
Portland
Maine
City Mall
Naval Academy Appointment by Competitive Exam
Horatio C. Bonenano announces a competitive examination to select a Cadet Midshipman for the U S Naval Academy from Illinois Third District. Freeport will host on September 4, with candidates aged 14 to 18 and 5 feet minimum height. results to be certified to Bonenano. Counties listed include Carroll Jo Daviess Lee Ogle Stephenson Whiteside.
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Burchard
Third Congressional District
Naval Academy
Freeront
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Illinois
Freeport
Naval Department
Horatio C. Bonenano
Carroll
Jo. Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson and
Whiteside
Letter Attacks Farnsworth Over Party Betrayal in Kane County
A Batavia letter signed by dozens of former allies condemns John F. Farnsworth for breaking promises and opposing Republican nominees. The writers accuse him of treason to the party and of sacrificing honor for office, citing prior pledges to support Philadelphia Convention nominees and Grant over Greeley.
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Jack Farnsworth
Kane County
Farnsworth
Batavis
Kane Co
John EF
St. Charles
Ill
Philadelphia
Grant
Greeley
Batavia
Republican Party
John F. Farnsworth
D. C. Newton
Levi Newton
N.S. Young
KK. C. Newton
I. O. McClellan
H. K. Wolcott
G. C. Partridge
O. A. Bucher
J. Coger
E. 8. Smith
Thos
Meredith
Joseph Whipple
Walter Germain
J. T. McMaster
A.B Arnold
W. D. Nichols
C. W. Gould
Wm. Russell
Ki. S
A. H. Kenyon
J. W. Wood
J. M. Burroughs
Adin Mann
Greeley on Secession and Union Loyalty in 1861 Era
A historical letter excerpt discusses Horace Greeley and views on secession and the Union. It notes that many secessionists believed their cause justified yet accepts its impracticality, advocating continuation within the United States under the Federal Constitution. It mentions implied political reversals tied to postwar Democratic gains and electoral strategy.
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New York
Tribune
Horace Greeley
Aurora
New York Tribune
H. M. Chesny
Troy
N. Y
Hf. G
Grant Md Wilson Club Constitution Adopted at Wilco son Opera House
At a meeting of the Grant ang Wis Club in Wilcoson Opera House the following Constitution and B Laws were adopted. Officers include president and vice presidents with an executive committee and secretary roles. Regular meetings Tuesday evenings, fifteen members constitute a quorum, amendments require two thirds.
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Grant Md Wilson Club
Grant Ang Wis Club
Wilcoson
Ne A. Hurlbut
Prhamble
United States
Rrr
Mae Fat
Campaigc
Club
Arficuery
Sxchow
Src
Secrion L
Club Byelaws and Officers Named in Meeting Minutes
The document lists regular meeting order of business including minutes, officer reports, unfinished and new business, and debate rules. It records elected permanent officers: President James G.S. Best. vice presidents and secretaries, treasurer John Brown Taylor. executive committee members, and adjournment. The passage also references political commentary about Colonel Turner, Greeley, Grant, and Washburne, detailing implied loyalties and the contentious stance toward supporting or opposing figures.
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James G.S. Best
M. Hilebrao
Emil Neese
Jacob Mease
H. P. Carey
Mensenkamp
Joseph Rhodes
L. Baton
J. H. Upp
A. Bergman
A. Bodik
S. B. Harris
S. H. Polley
Josiah Brown
F. Young
W. Scott Agney
T. D. Wilcox
John Brown Taylor
I. C. Hemenwa
W.P. Emmert
M. D. Chamberlin
W. Scott Acxer
Sec’y
Colored men of Rock Island hold meeting on Sumner and President Grant
A Saturday gathering of Rock Island's colored men condemned Sen Sumner and President Grant for their course. The speakers delivered several rousing addresses emphasizing valor and loyalty amid political tensions.
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Rock Island
Sumner
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Freeport Journal
Ulysses S. Grant
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Republican
Richard 4. Oglesby
Macon CO
John L. Beveridge
Cook Co
George H. Harlow
Tazewell Co
Charles E. Lippincott
Cass Co
Edward Rutz
St. Clair Co
James K. Edsall
Lee Co
Supreme Court
O. D. Trimble
Bureau Co
E. C. Hamburger
Adams Co
J.W. Campbell
Washington Co
Henry
W. D. Henderson
Masks M. Bane
M. H. Chamberlain
Hugh Fullerton
Martin B. Thompson
J. W. Wilkin
John P. van Dortson
John H. Yeager
John Dougherty
William H. Rodinson
Congress
Horatio C. Burchard
State Board of Equalliza
E. B. Warner
Henry Green
Gen. Grant
Honack Greeley
Nlorace Greeley
Hanes
C.D. Blanchard
Comilikemuan
Harlem
Harlem Centre School House
A. T. Stewart
The
Grand Republican Moeting
Gen
Judas
Trumbull
Palrer
Schurz
Liberal Party
Secesh
Turner
Thomas
Congres
Atso
Washburne
Thomas J. Turner
Tom
Aviserer
Anel
Garrison
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