Presidential and Senatorial Conjectures and New Year Reflections
The article notes the Republican Convention decision for Grant and Logan and mentions Senator McClelan’s illness. Bayard launches a presidential campaign from Wilmington with a plan to draw off various states. Atkins is blamed for political maneuvers while the year ends with reflections on market steadiness and thanks to readers as the Journal enters the new year with optimism.
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Senator Bayard
Eld
Iris
Wilmington
Del
Indiana
Ohio
Solid South
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Lefora
The Senatorship Question and National Crisis Reflections
The Journal reports ongoing votes on the Senatorial choice favoring Gen Locax over DeLussy as rebels threaten the nation. It elevates Joan A Logan as superior among possible nominees while praising Blaine era debates and criticizing Logan for remaining silent against rebels.
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Gen. Locax
DeLussy
Joan A. Loaan
Qgleshyy
Blaine
United States
Tatar
Ben Pill
Joan A. Logan
Bis
Logan for Senate in Illinois disputed by local Republican vote
A Freeport editorial defends Ulysses S. Logan as the best choice to return to the U S Senate, arguing his wartime leadership and loyalty to the Union. It criticizes Postmaster Atkins and rival Major Barton, claims to reveal Atkins’s political enemies and a military record dispute, and praises Logan’s continued electability.
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Atkins
Post Office
Burchard
H.C. Burchard
Tounn
Delta Views County
Richards
Chicago Inter Ocean
Barton
Hichards
Goth
Signal Corps
Freeport
Chen
Freeport Ann
JoDaviess County
Tittle Richards
Major Barton
Mr. Atkins
Francis
War Department
Weather Signal Bureau
Atking
Postofice
Aiking
U. S
Chicago
Scribner’s Freeport reply to Postmaster Aiking rebuked
The article defends space use in response to Postmaster Aiking who attacked the publication. It calls his accusations cowardly and dishonest and recalls the proverb about those who live in glass houses.
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Freeport
Aiking
Hired man looms large in Freeport politics and crime
The piece rails at a so called hired man blamed for widespread political and social ills. It catalogs a string of local figures in danger from this fiend and condemns a U S Senate bill by H C Burchard that would regulate National banks and coin exchange.
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Buzzard McPotter
Clark
Mack
Freeport
Jera Pattison
Bugzeard
Fis Tower
Krohn
H. C. Burchard
Pattison
Hathaway
Buzzards
Mortimer
Burchard
Cronkrite
United States
National Banking Association
New York
National Treasury
Chicago
National Banka
Privte
United States Senate
San Jose
Caz
Horror Journal
Will
Santa Clara Valley
Loop Lake
Gilroy
Lux & Miller
Coast
California
Pacheco Pass
Coast Range
Pacheco
San Joaquin
Santa Anna
Mallarin
Los Banos
San Francisco
The Senator ship letter to the Inter Ocean
Freeport correspondence to the Inter Ocean exposes strong political sentiment in a row over the senator ship. The author deflects blame to the Postmaster while claiming truth in a sharp critique. The piece hints at political maneuvering and public distrust without detailing specific actions or dates.
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Freeport
Inter-Ocean
Contenders in Illinois politics clash over Logan bid
A letter from Freewort Al critiques Postmaster Atkins and the Burchard faction in the Fifth District. It argues Republicans back Logan over Oglesby, recounts past campaigns, and warns of schemes to defeat Logan in the Senate contest. It notes divisions among local GOP leaders and the district’s overall support for Logan.
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Ocean
Freewort
Prairie State
United States
Fifth Congressional District
Logan
H.C. Burchard
Major Hawk
Carroll County
Burchard
Congress
General & D. Atkins
Atkins
Tribune
Buchard
John A. Logan
Thia
Dick" Oglesby
Political column on Illinois Senate race and party strategy
The piece argues for backing General Logan for Senator, rejects Mr. Burchard, and criticizes McClellan’s popularity with Southern rebels. It claims nine tenths of Republicans favor Logan and stresses legislators should follow their constituencies, dismissing Burchard’s chances. An oxp scupter.
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Oglesby
Logan
Burchard
McClellan
Illinois
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