Illinois Republicans call for State Convention delegates
The Republican voters of Illinois are urged to elect delegates to a Republican State Convention in Springfield on September 20, 1871 to nominate a candidate for U S Senate. Delegates allotted by county based on 1868 presidential votes. Stephenson County listed with 8288 votes and seven delegates. Committees urged to organize county nominations and report to the State Central Committee by prior notice. Signed A C Bancock, Chairman, Dante Suerarn, Secretary.
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Ilinois
Republican Union
Brave Central Committee OF
Illinois
Chicago
Springfeld
Stephenson
State Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Thompson
Hay
County Central Committee
Joe Gistion
Mhouipdod
Matay
Wwe Hay Hoomaans
Stephenson County
Central Committee
Stéphenson Couey
Republican County Convention Calls Delegates From Stephenson County
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 at 1 PM on September 11 1871 to nominate county officers, select seven delegates to the State Convention in Springfield, and address related business. Delegates are allotted by township ward and per Grant vote fractions. a list of townships and committeemen with delegate counts is provided. The committee urges caucuses to precede the convention on September 9 and to consider resolutions from the last convention regarding nomination methods.
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Stephenson County
Freeport
Springfield
General Grant
Towns
Buckeye
F. Clingman
Dacota
T. Smith
Erin
W.H. Frost
Florence
M. W. Graham
Breeport
C. H. Knaap
U. K
Lancaster
W.d. Reitzell
Loran
KaKinman
Oneco
B. H. Bradshaw
Ridott
G. W. Loveland
Rook Run
John Gift
Rock Grove
A. Bolander
Silver Creek
W.J. van Eman
Waddams
H.C. Knox
West Point
N. Perrin
Winslow
Central Committee
George Thompson
Lk, Greenwood
Bridge of Ferry
Iowa
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
U.P
Caucus Notices for Harlem and Queco Townships
Republican caucuses to nominate four delegates for the county convention in Freeport. Harlem Centre School House opens polls 4 PM on September 7, 1871. Queco township caucus at Orangeville School House 6 PM September 7 with polls open one hour. Wright and B H Brasapshaw committeemen.
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Harlem
Harlem Centre School House
Freeport
Wright
Republican Caucus Seeks Delegates at Loran School House
The Republican voters of Loran are urged to meet at Lamuin's School House at 5 p m on Saturday the UL of September 1871 to elect delegates for the County Convention at Kreeport on September 11 1871 Caucus opens one hour Ra Kinman committeeman
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Loran
Lamuin
Kreeport
Ra Kinman
Judge A Herry shifts allegiance from Democrats to Republicans
At a Sacramento political meeting Judge A Herry announced he cannot affiliate with the Democratic party any longer and will now support the Republican party. The remarks contrast Democratic promises with Republican fiscal restraint, noting New York City's debt rise by forty million versus a national debt reduction of over two hundred million under Republicans.
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Sacramento
Cal
A. Herry
Democratic Party
Republican Party
New York City
Debates on Kentucky politics and national finance
A parliamentary summary notes the five percent government loan lowering debt service and boosting national credit, while Republicans gain in Kentucky and Democrats blame negro votes. It cites Senator Schurz on Reconstruction and Ku Klux rhetoric, warning that Democratic power could end reforms.
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Chicago
Schurz
Ku Klux
Democratic Party
Senator Brownlow on Southern separatist plans
Senator Brownlow says some leading Southerners still hope to separate from the Union. They allegedly aim to gain control of the National Government with the Democrats, undo reconstruction, and form a reorganized Confederacy under a Democratic President after careful preparation.
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Brownlow
South
Confederacy
Disrepute for nonvoters urged by St Louis Democrat
The St Louis Democrat argues willful neglect to vote harms democracy. It states that abstaining due to comfort, money, or risk of loss effectively aids the enemy, equating the nonvoter to a bribed participant and calling for dishonor to those who skip the polls.
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St. Louis Democrat
Horace Greeley views on Grant renomination.
The New York Tribune reports Horace Greeley favors a one term principle and supports a Republican candidate who can beat Democrats with broader support. If Greeley’s views fail, he prefers Grant over any Democratic nominee. He also asserts he should be the Republican nominee and links his stance on Jefferson Davis and his farming book to broad regional support.
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New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Grant
General Grant
the Tribune
Ile
Jeff
Davis
Tammany in the prisoner's box contrasts city and federal rule
The piece compares Democratic governance in New York City with Republican rule in Washington from a financial perspective. It presents a table described as telling the story in plain, eloquent language, illustrating the contrast through data.
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New York City
Washington
Stephens denounces the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
A Civil War era letter critiques Alex H. Stephens and his opposition to the amendments, contending treason definitions and congressional powers. It argues for constitutional study, references Article III section 3, and recalls the late Confederacy, urging the New Departure and democracy to heed the Constitution.
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Alex. H. Stephens
Stephens
Daniel Webster
United States
Congress
Abiall
Cap
Confederacy
Tim
Dispute over international loan and New York credit
A London dispatch notes a foreign capital agreement to balance our national loan, claiming a gain of twenty to thirty million dollars for the treasury and credit in world markets. A Berlin dispatch reports New York quoting a lower stock price, signaling distrust in Democratic New York rulers and suggesting higher taxes and debt. The letters critique Republican honesty on debt reduction versus Democratic profligacy.
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Whith
Boutwell
Nwashington
New
York-Piany
Ween
Joan F
Geese
Tion
Europe
Boutewell
New York
Nances
Berlin
A.disputch
London
Grant
Berl
Washington
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Freeport Journal
A. C. Bancock
Dante
Suerarn
Republican County Convention
Queco
Orangeville
B.H. Brapshaw
Napoleon
Tammany Democracy
Kentucky
Castine
Tam
Hubville
Boston
New England
Sanford
Cambridge
Massachusetts Bay
Penobscot
Belfast
Argo
Great Bay
Cashine
Boybiod
Egypt
Canaan
Plymouth
San Francisco
Omaha
U. P
Golden Gate
Sant. Francisco
Tate Tn
Mayeh
Marion County
Hoysands
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