Republican Senatorial Convention Notice for 1871
Republican delegates from Stephen son and Jo Daviess Counties of Illinois will meet at Warren Jo Daviess County on Thursday August 1 at 1 PM to select a state senator candidate and conduct other business. Representation based on Grant vote totals in 1868 with 11 delegates for Jo Daviess and 10 for another county.
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Stephenson
Jo Daviess
Linois
Warren
Jo Daviess County
Onhursday
Grant
Hurrah for the Freeport Campaign Journal
The Freeport Journal will be furnished from now until November 13 1872 at 40 cents. Friends of good government peace stability and law order oppose Horace Greeley’s doctrines. Send names at once and remit by mail for prompt attention.
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Freeport Journal
Friends
Horace Greeley
Our Next Congressman at Republican Convention Nominations
The Ooyle County Press notes the Republican Congressional Convention will meet in this city next Thursday to nominate a candidate. It is strongly believed I. C. Burchard will be renominated, praised as a working member of the House, and likely to receive broad support for safeguarding western constituents.
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Congress
IC. Burchard
Ooyle County
Converse on Republican Convention for State Senator
A notice calls for a Republican Convention at Warren on Thursday August 1 to nominate a State Senator for Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties. Jo Daviess has ten delegates and Stephenson eleven. Rumor favors incumbent Burchard, from Stephenson, with Jo Daviess likely to gain the seat. Several names, including Galent Guzette, are mentioned as possible nominees.
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Warren
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Jo Daviess County
Burchard
Stephenson County
Do the People Want Such a Man for President
A sharp 19th century editorial questions Horace Greeley as a presidential candidate. It accuses him of betraying lifelong principles, aligning with Tammany Hall, defending Ku Klux actions, and courting reform while courting enemies. It warns of unrest, financial ruin, and a return to rebel influence if elected.
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Horace Greeley
Benedict Arnold
Essary
Llorace Greeley
Tammany Tall
New York City
Ilere
Bis
Tammany Lall
White House
Tweed
North and West
Bull Run
Potomac
Gulf
Maryland
Texas
Andrew Johnson
Cheeley
Oneida County GOP Democrats Linked by County Trends
A Utica Herald excerpt notes in Oneida County nine Republicans backing Greeley and twenty-two active Democrats for Grant, asserting willingness to exchange political support. The piece reflects county party dynamics and the balance between GOP and Democratic endorsements.
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Oneida County
Utica
Greeley
Grant
Indiana and Georgia Journals Split Over Greeley Support
The Terre Haute Journal and Seymour Democrat refuse to back Greeley while Savannah News predicts Grant wins Georgia by about twenty thousand votes. The Tribune’s charge of money being sent to North Carolina is repeatedly denied. Henry K. Selden of Monroe County New York withdraws from the Cincinnati call and supports Grant.
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Terre Haute
fInd
Seymour Democrat
Indiana
Greeley
Savannah
the Tribune
North Carolina
Ilon
Henry K. Selden
Munroe County
N. Y
Cincinnati Call
President Grant
Sheriff O'Brien Backs Grant Amid City's Powerful Machine
Democratic Sheriff O'Brien of New York City joins a large political organization in backing Grant. The alignment highlights the party’s influence in city politics and the campaign dynamic surrounding the candidate.
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O'Brien
New York City
Grant
Portraits and slurs spark Greeley support melee
A fiery pamphlet war accuses Horace Greeley and the Democratic ticket of moral ruin, labeling Democrats as mulatto-parents, gamblers, and dens of vice. The piece rails against Republicans and urges votes for Greeley, amid bitter quips and calls for harsher Ku Klux laws.
Democratic address against Horace Greeley at Freeport
A speaker defending Democratic principles denounces Horace Greeley and denounces the Freeport Bulletin for its attacks. He recalls past debates in Joliet and Aurora, urges supporters to judge by long-held values, and argues Democrats must oppose Greeley as unfit to lead. The speech challenges readers to choose between party loyalty and principles.
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Greeley
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Horace Greeley
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Juliet
Aurora
Republican Party
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Monroe
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Buchanan
Illinois
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Poli
Grant
Rapeare
Macbeth
August Belmont
Laugier
Chappaqua
Norace Greeley
Baltimore
Gente Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Niagara Falls
Horace
What a True Democrat Thinks of Horace Greeley Speech
Hon. B. F. Parks of Aurora Indiana delivers a political speech at Joliet on Saturday July 13 1872 defending Democratic views and critiquing Horace Greeley. The address emphasizes party loyalty unity and opposition to the Liberal Republican coalition while urging supporters to organize for the forthcoming elections.
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Horace Greeley
B. F. Parks
Aurora
Joliet
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