Republican Congressional Convention Delegates Named 1878
The Fifth Illinois Republican Congressional District will convene in Freeport on August 8, 1878 at 2 pm to pick a candidate for Congress. Delegates are allotted by 275 votes for electors in 1876 and each 100 vote fraction, with counties Carroll Daviess Ogle Stephenson Whiteside receiving specified delegates. Republican committee members include R. G. Batley, R. Barton, Leander Smith, J. B. Brown, and Groner Younan.
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Ilinois
Freeport
Carroll County
Daviess County
Ogle County
Stephenson County
Whiteside County
Carroll County Convention Backs Hawk for Congress
The Carroll County Convention at Mt Carroll last Saturday instructed delegates to vote for Maj A M A Hawk in the upcoming congressional campaign.
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Carroll County
Mt. Carroll
Maj. A. M. A. Hawk
Warning to Democratic Thinkers on Party Split
The Vicksburg Herald urges thinking men of the Democratic Party to prepare for an inevitable break, intimating that the Bourbon wing will be responsible for the split and urging readiness for future political realignment.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Herald
Democratic Party
Ohio Republicans Convene in Cincinnati Nominate Ticket
The Ohio Republican State Convention held in Cincinnati on Wednesday was well attended. A strong ticket was nominated and a solid platform adopted. The Democratic Pottering in Congress has united Ohio Republicans as the campaign opens with confidence.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Congress
Congress gone home as investigators stay on old returns
The Chicago Journal reports Congress has left Washington while Democrats, termed investigators, linger over defunct Louisiana and Florida election returns. It notes Congress declared President Hayes’s title unassailable, yet Potter and supporters persist in questioning the Tilden bar ledger with relentless scrutiny.
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Congress
Chicago Journal
Louisiana
Florida
Hays
Potter
Tilden “Bar l
Carroll County Republican Convention at Mt Carroll
Carroll county Republicans met at Mt Carroll on Saturday to choose delegates for the State Convention at Springfield and for the Congressional Convention in Freeport on August 8. Delegates named for the State and a unit vote instructed for Major R. M. Hawk for Congress in the Fifth District. A County Central Committee was elected with Jas. NM. Winter as chairman, and the body adjourned confident of success.
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Carroll County
Mt Carroll
Springfield
Freeport
Gen
J.C. Smith
Ion. Jas. M. Hunter
J.T. Chapman
N. Lewis
B. Noble
C. L. Hostetter
Non
Jas
Winter
Republican day at Potter Committee in Chicago Tribune report
Deputy Marshal Jenks of East Feliciana Parish testified forthrightly, challenging Anderson’s sworn protest and denying knowledge of a Sherman letter. Democrats highlighted intimidation in East Feliciana, linking Jenks’s account to the county’s pre election terror and the resulting majorities for the state and national tickets.
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Potter Committee
Chicago Tribune
Marshal Jenks
East Feliciana Parish
Anderson
Jenks
Ile
East Fenn
Anc
Burchard fight spillover stirs Illinois county elections
The piece urges Republicans in Jo Daviess Carroll and Ogle counties to resist Burchard’s control of caucuses and conventions. It argues the party must abandon the “ring” and elect leaders who will unify the Fifth District. It praises independence and condemns allegiance to party collars, while noting local editor Lewis of the Lena Star backs delegates to the Springfield convention.
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Blarchard
Jo Daviess County
Carroll County
Ogle County
Burchard
Congress
Burchard Ring
Republican Party
Burch
McPotter
Oul
Dole
Lewis
Lena Star
Springfield
Bulletin
Stephenson County
Dena Star
Daily Bulletin
Freeport
Potter
Star
Carroll Co. Gazette
Ourself
Mr. Potter
Riots in Belfast Kill Several as Saturday Unrest Rages
Political riots erupted in Belfast Ireland on a Saturday leaving multiple people dead. Police reported clashes intensified across districts with reports of injuries and arrests as crowds demonstrated amid political tensions.
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Belfast
Ireland
Mrs Jenks Testimony Draws Sharp Moments Before Potter Committee
The Inter Ocean excerpt captures Mrs. Jenks testimony and remarks to the Potter committee, highlighting her shrewd and impertinent responses. She criticizes the Sherman letter, discusses perceived figures and guarantees in Louisiana politics, and asserts she exonerates Sherman and Anderson from involvement with Weber and Anderson guarantees.
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Louisana
MacVeagh Commission
Weber
Sherman
Louisiana
Thad
James E. Anderson
Weber and
Anderson Guarrantee
Whiteside County GOP Convention at Morrison selects delegates
Whiteside County Republicans met in Library Hall Morrison on June 19 to choose delegates to State and Congressional conventions. The committee named D S Spafford, R L Burchell, R T Dickerson, R E Logan, E W Edison, J M Fay, A Wheeler as delegates, with E B Warner favored for Congress and guidance to vote with the majority at each convention.
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Whiteside County
Morrison
Fulton
Library Hall
Morrigan
W.C. Snyder
Leander Smith
O. IF. Woodruff
R. E. Logan
Chas. Bent
W. J. McCoy
D.S. Kefner
W.H. Allen
P. B. Reynolds
T. S. Beach
Almon Wheeler
E. B. Warner
Congress
Indians Fear War Path From Spotted Tail Band
Reported from Sipney Nebraska and Saint Paul Minnesota on June 20 described Spotted Tail leading a warlike Sioux outbreak after a sun dance. Half-breed sources at Red Cloud Agency claimed preparation across Sioux bands and weapons from the north. Wisconsin reports were dismissed as scare by Pioneer Press. no Chippewa alliance or Missouri-bound uprising substantiated.
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Spotted Tail
Wisconsin
Dear & Brothers
Red Cloud
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Missouri
Bush City Dispatch
Pioneer Press
St. Croix
Sentiments of Every Southern Patriot in 1878
Corinthian urges Southern vigilance against a perceived Northern threat. The piece warns of revolution and treason, predicting another division of states if Hayes loses the presidency. It brands Northern actions as tyrannical and calls for bold South unity and courage.
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Corinth
Corinthian
Hayes
Fort Sumter
Freeport Budget Endorses Maj. Wawk in Congressional Race
A readable six column Freeport Budget page carries extracts from Maj. Wawk's speeches and supporters press for his victory. The piece warns opponents they face a tough battle to overcome his popularity and the public's demand for his election.
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Freeport
Burchard
Maj. Wawk
Byron Times
The Greatest Remedy Promoted By Top Bitters
An advertisement extols a simple harmless cure that purports to keep blood pure and organs active and claims many have been saved and cured. It asks readers to try Top Bitters and hints at further details in another column.
Washington Letter on Congress Turmoil and Arrest
A dramatic Washington Letter depicts closing scenes in Congress marked by drunkenness confusion and disorder. It reports the president's arrest and reflects on sins of omission. The piece also notes a happy family reunion as a counterpoint to the upheaval.
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Congress
Osussion
Debates End In Capitol Chaos After Long Session
Washington June 22 1878 Congress adjourned sine die as the House and Senate closed amid disorder noise and drunken scenes during the sundry civil bill debates. President Hayes stayed overnight signing bills including a site for the National Observatory while a bantering joke about Princeton capped a chaotic night session.
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Wasilington
Polk
Pierce
Hayes
Congress
Senate
House
National Observatory
Princeton College
Baltimore and Potomac
Northern Express
Capitol
Circe
Boyard
Connelly and Sherry Hanged for Murder in Chicago
Connelly and Sherry, condemned for killing Hugh McConville, were executed at the County Jail in Chicago on Friday. A second murderer, John Burns, was hanged in Paris Edgar Ill the same day, reflecting that hangings are now declining in Illinois.
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Connelly
Sherry
Hugh McConville
Chicago
John Burns
Paris
Edgar
Ill
Ilinois
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