Stephenson County Republican Convention Notice 1880
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards are called to Wilcoxon's Opera House Freeport at 2 PM on Tuesday August 3 1880 to select twelve delegates for the Congressional Convention to be held in Freeport on August 6 1880 and to transact other business. A list of townships wards and delegates accompanies the call. The committee also recommends holding township and ward meetings the preceding Saturday September 1 1880 by order of the Republican Central Committee Freeport July 3
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Stephenson County
Freeport
Deleg Gates
Wilcoxon
Opera House
Stephenson Courty
Enuner
Brads
Waddans
Earty
Waddams Centre School House
Polis
Joa
Boynton
Kent
Wingart
Loran
Lamb's
A. K. Vanhorn
Lyini Suinuuttt
Gely
Besile Fay
Wacho
Republican Ward
Senatorial Convention Proposals for Yeewaicy District
Voters of the Tenth Senatorial District request a Warren nomination meeting at Warren Minos on September 2 to select a candidate for senator. Representation based on votes cast for Republican presidential electors in 1878, one delegate per four hundred votes and one for every four hundred further votes. Stephenson County would receive nine delegates, Dayless seven.
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Congress
BR. MA. Tlawe
Fifth
Illinois
Freeport
Stee Carroll County
Orla
Davi Isn
Jos and
Stephenson
Alent
Tes Lon
Warren
Minos
Taro
Dotelaek Po
Sid
Wils
Gyo Hundesd
la Tis
inDayless County
Stophenson County
Republican Caucus Notices for County Convention Delegates
The Republican Caucus of several towns in Freeport area schedules for August 3 in the Opera House. Meetings occur on Saturdays in July with polls opening for a one hour window at various local houses, with committeemen named including Henry Richais Lest Wrauman Crown Kreiner and Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck- Oye
Opera House
Freeport
Hous
Sauardiy
Jilgul
Henry Richais
Republican caucuses nominate delegates for county convention
The Republican caucus in Freeport and nearby towns votes on delegates for the county convention to be held August 8 in the Opera House Freeport. Meetings occur July 31 in Freeport and Davis, with polling one hour and multiple committeemen named.
Republican sheriff and caucus notices from Stephenson county
Announcements name W W Robey C D Dabnlan chord Timms J J Piersol and H C Frankeberger as sheriff and representative candidates subject to Republican County Convention. Voters in Kent and Loran towns planned caucuses July 1870s to choose delegates for the Freeport Opera House convention August 3 1880. Also note ward caucuses upcoming with notices elsewhere.
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W. W. Robey
Republican County Convention
Tiditor Freeport Journau
H. C. Frankeberger
Rock Grove
Garfield and Hancock vie in pension and election talk
The article notes no special deputies this year unless in Virginia, cites Grant praising Garfield over Hancock, and discusses pension remodeling under Hancock. It mentions Confederate veterans seeking recognition, including Robert Wannan from Graham's Cross Roads, and hints at political shifts with a March fourth timing.
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Seaneral
Virginia
Hancock
Robert Wannan
Graham's Cross Roads
H Regimment
South Carolina
Judge Platt to Judge Orton in Darling ton Republican letter
A July 13 1880 note from Han A Corton of Darlington Wis states that Judge Platt did not intend publication and that the writer will back the Republican ticket. The letter traces party shifts since Greeley and endorses the current party line.
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Darlington
Platt
Washken
Han
A. Corton
Wis
Sianp
Granfield
Cgreeley
Plare
Jo Daviess County GOP delegates back Major Hawk allies
A Galena correspondent reports Jo Daviess County delegates at Elizabeth chose to back Major Hawk and later to support J C Spare for State Senator despite counter prospects. Garfield letter praised for clear stance on national issues. The piece denounces Hancock Democrats and notes party tensions and local dissent within the Republican ranks.
Political Reform Critiques In City Party System
The passage condemns local politicians for treating the Republican party as their own family patronage machine. It highlights four individuals tied to patronage, including young men seeking official positions for themselves or relatives, and notes at least one is currently benefiting through an office secured by a party member. It urges reformers to disabuse the idea of ownership and to act as ordinary party members.
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Democratic Party
Union
Tancock
Hancock Democrats
Rata
Burrah
Hancock
Young Men's Republican Club
K. T. Stabeck
Republican Party
Haa
Jo Daviess Republicans convene at Elizabeth in 1880
The Jo Daviess County Republican convention met at Elizabeth on July 24 1880. Delegates were chosen for Congressional and Senatorial conventions to be held August 5 in Freeport and September 2 in Warren. Parade loyalty to Republican principles and imminent November victory were urged with Major Hawk as gubernatorial nominee favored.
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Jo Daviess County
J C. Spare
Galena
Spare
Major Hawk
Gen
Grant
Springfield
Galena, III
Eprron
Old Jo Daviess
Elizabeth
John Lorraine
Grand
Republican Party
Jo Daviess
J. G.spare
H. G. Gann
Warren Sentine
G. W. Perrigo
Galena Gazette
Freeport
Warren
John Buckley
Dunleith
John Speer
Manover
J.C. Spare
West Galena
M. R. Chambers
J. C
Rag Baby Politics and Party Conflicts Highlight 19th Century Debates
A tirade argues Democrats opposed and later endorsed emancipation and reconstruction while Republicans faced similar shifts. It notes McClellan’s 1864 nomination, praises Gen Atkins’ radical newspaper, and recalls certificate controversies within the party.
Hancock Democrats Praise Money That Can Be Converted
The piece accuses Hancock Democrats of praising the currency as honest money while long opposing Republican measures that strengthened credit at home and abroad. It recalls their past claim that greenbacks were worthless and unpayable, contrasting with current rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Democrats
Garfield Denies Beneficiary Role in De Golyer Pavement
General Garfield rejects charges that he used his influence for a $5,000 payoff in the De Golyer pavement matter. He testifies he only prepared a brief on pavement merits for the Board of Public Works and had no say in contract terms or prices.
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de Rolyer
General Garfield
de Golyer
Garfield
Benjamin R. Nickerson
Committee On Appropriations
Nickerson
Congress
Board of Public Works
Great Britain
Richard C. Parsons
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Ile
Parsons
District of Columbia
Chittenden
Mr. Chittenden
DeGolyer and McClelland
Mr. Nickerson
House
Wilson
Ohio
New York Sun
Connersville
Mnd
George W. Steele
DeGolyer & McClelland
Washington
Board
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Forelick P
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Stephenon County
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