Illinois Republican Union State Convention
Illinois Republicans supporting the congressional plan for reconstruction gather to elect 32 delegates for the National Republican Convention and nominate candidates for state and national offices at Peoria on May 6 1868. Representation is based on 1866 votes for Gen Logan with one delegate per 400 votes and one per 200 in fractions. counties listed with delegations.
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Illinois
Peoria
Chicago
United States
Gen
Logan
Republicans Call for Swift Party Organization in Illinois
A January 22 Republican Party notice from Illinois leaders urges county committees to rapidly and thoroughly organize for the campaign. It stresses vigilance against a perceived corrupt administration and calls on every Republican voter to help build a strong statewide structure. Signed by Chairman James O. Bloo and Secretary James P. Root with a list of county and district officials.
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Republican Union
Ubsthal Committee
Illinois
State “Central Committee
Republican Party
Hesing
Oo Inthaynie
M. B. Brown
Norman Williams
Sheridan Wait
U. Moore
D. L. Woueh
Thomas Quick
Tames
The Reconstruction Bill Passes the House
The emphatic House vote for the new Reconstruction act signals strong public support. The measure transfers authority from the President to safer hands under General Grant, with opposition unlikely unless Senate events force reconsideration.
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House
Congress
North
Senate
Buckley Nominated for Congress by Alabama Republicans
The January 9 Montgomery Sentinel notes Rev. Charles W. Buckley of Montgomery was chosen as the Republican candidate for Congress in the district. Buckley, noted for Freedmen’s Bureau leadership and oversight of the state Colored Schools, is praised as capable and dedicated, with calls for Freeport to support his candidacy. The piece links Buckley’s rise to local figures who left Freeport for national office and argues for reconstruction principles and universal pay.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Charles W. Buckley
Congress
Freedmen’s Bureau
Bucking
American Congress
Freeport
Newcomb
Missouri
Gov. Hunt
Denver
Buckley
Illinois Republican State Committee Sets Peoria as Convention City
The Illinois Republican State Committee met in Chicago and designated Peoria as the site for the next state nominating convention on May 16. Delegates are apportioned 506 in total with Stephenson County receiving six. The piece urges early campaign organization and warns of a strong Democratic opposition described as copperheads and ex-rebels. The writer stresses unity and vigilance to secure a Republican victory in November.
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Illinois Republican State Committee
Chicago
Peoria
Logan
Stephenson County
State-Central Committee
Copperheads
Hic
Omnia Generi
Union
Illinois
Reasons of the St Louis Grant Club for Grant Presidency
A St Louis committee's address to Missouri Republicans lists Grant as honest, from the people, fiscally prudent, and committed to Reconstruction, equality before the law, national stature, economic reform, and protection of naturalized citizens. It urges Grant clubs in every town.
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St. Louis
Central Grant Club
Congress
Republican Party
Alabama
General Grant
Insurance Croesus-Wealth Firm to Open in City
The New York Tribune reports that an insurance company, described as wealthier than Croesus, is set to commence business in the city soon. The note signals a major new financial player entering the local market.
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New York Tribune
Lectures on temperance by Dr Ross at German Church
Cedarville reports Dr Ross of Bureau County will deliver a temperance lecture series starting Sunday morning February 16 at the German Evangelical Church. The course continues each evening through Thursday with free admission and invites all interested to attend.
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Cedarville
Ross
Bureau County
Suniday
Drukker
Df Rots
National Capital Exults Over Stanton Victory and Reconstruction
Washington dispatch reports a week of excitement as Congress replaces Stanton and signals a shift from executive to civilian rule. The piece praises Reedonian moves, notes reactions to the Supreme Court Bill, and describes political shifts, Army loyalty, and rail improvements as Grant era clubs form amid evolving Reconstruction dynamics.
Reconstruction bill envisions U S army control in rebellious states
The draft Reconstruction act limits civil governments in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Florida and Arkansas and authorizes the General of the army to remove and appoint officers to enforce republican governance. It prohibits presidential domestic military orders against provisional governments and sets penalties for obstructing execution of the act.
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Senate
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Arkansas
United States
Army of the
United States Army
Union
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