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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1878
Page
2
Notice from the Republican Central Committee of Stephenson County inviting delegates from townships and Freeport wards to meet in Freeport on November 6 1878 at 1 30 p m to nominate a County Treasurer. Caucuses urged for November 5 with precinct caucus hours to be set.
A Carroll County notice champions Capt James I Neff of Freeport as the Republican nominee for the Illinois General Assembly in the 10th District. It urges Republicans to support Neff over Charlie Boone, praises Neff’s character, qualifications, and wartime service, and warns Boone’s election would harm the party.
A 19th century editorial accuses C F Goodhue of repeated dishonesty in county finances. The piece cites unnamed Democratic leaders and urges voters this fall to scrutinize ballots and reject petty ward politicians tied to Goodhue’s school.
The piece argues Democratic fraud allegations against Samuel J. Tilden are unfounded, citing cipher dispatches between Tilden in New York and agents in South Carolina. It predicts a future Republican inquiry naming Marble Weed Havemeyer Pelton and Tilden, noting a perjury suit against him while promising further investigations using the cipher evidence.
Special telegrams reveal Democratic fundraising and pressure tactics by Smith Weed and colleagues in November 1876. Dispatches show efforts to influence Returning Boards in South Carolina and other states, with money offers and strategic questions about election results.
A fragment shows Smith Weed and Henry Havemeyer coordinating secret payments to secure electoral votes for Tilden in the disputed 1778 canvass. Telegrams from Columbia surface negotiating bribes totaling up to eighty thousand dollars to sway the Returning Board.
The narrative traces delayed efforts to secure electoral votes in a contested race. Telegrams describe plans to seize the Legislature and sway the Senate, with funding demands and threats of mischief if plans stalled. Multiple parties pressure for quick action as attempts collapse.
From FIELENA Oct 19 1878 a旅. The writer praises Helena Montana as a thriving capital with 5000 residents and 2 million in taxable property. Fireproof buildings strong banks and an active press The Herald and Independent with brisk ad markets. Mining nearby yields vast riches with Last Chance Penobscot Whitelach Union and copper coal forests and abundant game. The ninth annual territorial Derby fair draws miners merchants and families for a week of festivities and commerce.
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