Union Republican County Convention Leaders Named
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards are urged to send delegates to a county convention in Freeport on July 1 1872 to choose eleven delegates for the Union Republican Congressional Convention at Polo on July 25 1872 and eleven delegates for the Stephenson Jo Daviess senatorial convention. Each township and ward to send one delegate plus one for every fifty Grant votes in 1865 or fraction of twenty five or more. A list of townships wards committeemen and delegate counts follows.
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Illinois
Polo
General Grant
CYTOS
Daviess
Whiteside
Stephenson
BE. B. Warner
James Shaw
W. W. Burns
J.B. Brown
S.D. Atkins
Republican Congressional Committee
Stephenson County
Freeport
Circuit Court Room
Low Cloak
Jo Daviess
Republican Ward Caucuses Set in Freeport
Republican voters in the First, Second and Third Wards of Freeport and nearby towns hold caucuses in mid July 1872 to elect delegates to the County Convention. Meetings at Kirk & Haas office, Pennsylvania House, Fry's Hall vestibule, and Buckeye Town House. Caucuses open half an hour. dates vary by ward. Committeemen: Charles H. Knapp, Robert Liptle, C. J. Fry, I. Clingman, S. Tralin.
Lan caster Republicans caucus to select delegates
The Republican voters of Lan caster are requested to meet in caucus at Pleasant View School House on Saturday July 13 1872 at 6 o'clock p.m. to select three delegates for the Republican County Convention to be held at Freeport Monday July 15 1872. Polls open one hour. WM J Beltzell, Committeeman.
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Second Ward
Freeport
Pennsylvania House
Robert Liptle
Third Ward
Fry's
C.J. Fry
Buckeye
Clingman
Rock Run
Jonathan Stewart
Rock City
Lancaster
Pleasant View School House
WM. J. Beltzell
Oneco
Orangeville
Circuit Court
Peter Sheckler
Harlem caucus to nominate delegates in Harlem Centre School House
Republican voters of Harlem will meet in caucus at Harlem Centre School House on July 18, 1872 at 4 p m to choose four delegates for the Republican County Convention to be held in Freeport on July 16, 1872. Polls open one hour. W R High committeeman.
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Harlem
Harlem Centre School House
Freeport
Wr. High
Caucuses Saturday Night Endorsement For Burcnarp
Republican voters are urged to attend caucuses Saturday evening to elect delegates to the County Convention and thence to the Congressional and Senatorial conventions. The district papers unanimously endorse Hon. H. Burcnarp for re election, praising his career and service to Stephenson County and the broader district.
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Congress
Burcnarn
Burcnarp
Horace Greeley and Democratic Support Questioned
The piece questions Horace Greeley's truthfulness and notes Democratic defense of him. It cites harsh epithets Democrats used to describe opponents and mocks the claim that Greeley is always truthful.
Greeley Reformers Rise and Fall Amid New York Attacks
A detailed sketch of Matt Brennan, a reformer with a checkered past, switching sides and back, supporting Greeley while pursuing office. It notes his shifts among reform and Democratic lines, his sheriff tenure, and the controversy around his bills. also mentions Judge McCann’s impeachment and mortality, and Baltimore Democrats opposing Greeley at a formal meeting.
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New York Greeley
Vide
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Connolly
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Sweeney
Barnard
Garvey
Winans
Matt Brennan
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Vanderbilt
Greeley
McCann
New York City
Welden Quits Dolly Varden Ticket Group
Mr. Welden, nominated for Attorney General on the Dolly Varden ticket, plans to leave the group due to discord with its members and plans a departure from the organization.
Gifts to General Grant Across History and Criticism
The piece argues that gifts to public benefactors are not new or discreditable, citing examples from Britain and the United States such as Marlborough Wellington Grattan Burke Pitt Fox Cobden Clay Webster Mann Garrison. It contends Grant received pre presidency gifts as recognition for his service, and asserts no substantial gifts to him as president have been alleged by his detractors.
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General Grant
Duke of
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Sumner
Marquis of
Rockingham
William Pitt the Younger
Charles James Fox
Richard Cobden
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Horace Mann
Massachusetts State Board of Education
Wm. Lloyd Garrison
Gen. Grant
Pledge of Stephenson Democrats Against Greeley
A Freeport June 26 pledge by fifty two Stephenson County Democrats vows not to vote for Horace Greeley under any circumstance. The note warns of GOP defections and predicts Baltimore endorsement will trigger a larger party split, with some possible support for Grant or abstention.
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Chicago Journal
Freeport
Democratic Party
Stephenson County
Illinois
Horace Greeley
Baltimore
Flanders
Greeley
Grant
Freeport Journal
Freeport Bulletin
Tnd
Springfield
Creeley
Prince
John C. Br
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Ku Klux law remains in force despite expired habeas corpus clause
The text argues that the Ku Klux law has not been repealed or expired, only the habeas corpus suspension provision lapsed. It notes Horace Greeley supported passage, while Democrats claim his conversion, asking if he seeks repeal or continuation. It asserts he maintains his original stance toward the statute.
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Greeley
Grant
Horace
Ohio Democrats Split Over Horace Greeley Support
The Cincinnati Times notes tens of thousands of Ohio Democrats will not vote for Horace Greeley. Some will abstain, others may support Grant. The piece urges readers to gauge how many in their circle could become Greeleyized and question the likelihood of Greeley's appeal.
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Ohio
Horace Greeley
Grant
Cincinnati
Boston Correspondence of the Great Jubilee at the Coliseum
A Boston writer recalls arriving for the Jubilee in Chicago, touring the Coliseum with its vast audience, admiring the French band and Leutner, and witnessing concerts by Strauss Zerrahn and the Nashville Jubilee singers. He describes the festival’s pageantry, the crowd, the music, and the emotional finale with Nearer My God to Thee. He plans to return home after New York, hoping for another Peace Jubilee.
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Boston
Dear Journal
Freeport
Chicago
Michigan Central
Great Western
New York Central
Coliseum
Peschka Leutner
Rudersdorff
Strauss
America
Strauss Tes
New England
Madame Leuther
le Garde Republicaine
Friend Farwell
New York
Carl Zerrahn
Madame Leather
Houston West
Nashville
John Brown
Farwell
Lowell Mason Tittle
Greeley Grunters and Democratic Allegiances in Freeport
A Freeport reader argues that local “Grunters” manipulated politics to back Horace Greeley, tracing past alignments with Breckinridge and Breckinridge era tactics. The letter accuses officials of shifting support, questions party loyalty, and defends Democratic integrity amid the Greeley push.
Greeley and party tensions stir California Democrats
A San Francisco distillation shows old line Democrats split over the Cincinnati platform, with threats to bolt. Editorials from the New York World and Evening Post reflect mixed stances on Greeley, Liberalism, and Bourbonism, while California figures praise Grant’s steady peace policy and warn of political maneuvers as election looming. The Times notes waning GOP strength in counties, and Nasby echoes rallying cries for Greeley and Brown.
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Threa Bolt
New York Evening Post
Chicago Tribune
Greeley
Horatio Seymour
New York Standard
Salt River
Dent Grant
Casserly
California
Duta
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