Minority Representation in Illinois Election Debate
A critique of minority representation in the tenth senatorial district argues the system favors the minority by allowing three votes per voter on a single ballot. The piece mocks the plan, cites hypothetical coalitions, and warns Republicans must vote straight Republican to secure two seats. It also notes wartime figures and political forecasts across Indiana, Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York, with a closing estimate favoring a Republican victory in Illinois.
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Chicago Tribune
John M. Palmer
Republican Party
Illinois
Non
A. M. Jones
James S. Taggart
Democrats Offer Trade Off in Local Clerk Election
The piece claims Democrats pressure Republicans to swap votes in a township race for Clerk of the Circuit Court. It alleges a ratio of five Democrats for one Republican vote and mentions trading votes for Sheriff and even Horace Greeley. The author urges Republicans to stay loyal to their ticket and predicts electing all on the ticket from President Grant to Coroner.
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Aspinwall
Hall
Horace Greeley
Grant
Look Out for Lies and Election Slanders
The writer warns Republicans to beware Democrats preparing widespread falsehoods to attack Republican candidates. They claim slanders will be released on election day to mislead voters and urge citizens to ignore such tactics and vote with discernment.
Congress and party shifts in the Forty third election
The piece analyzes congressional seat changes after August results in West Virginia and other states. It notes a Republican gain of 14 seats compared to the Forty second Congress and predicts a solid Republican majority in the Forty third. It labels Greeleyism as a negative force tied to the Forty second Congress.
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West Virginia
Indiana
Maine
South Carolina Studied: Republicans Sweep in South
The October elections across Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Nebraska and Dakota show Republican gains and Democrat dispersal. In South Carolina the Democrats did not vote or field a ticket. A regular Republican slate won with F J Moses Jr for Governor and other officers including H B Cleaves and S W Melton. a second Republican ticket drew some votes. Three colored candidates ran on each ticket for seven offices. Only two districts contested Congress, one possibly including ex Governor J F Perry, a Republican like Wallace, making the outcome nonpartisan in effect.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
Dakota
South
South Carolina
F. J. Moses, Jr
R, HH
Cleaves
Aes H
Hayne
S. W. Melton
F. L. Cardozo
Europany
S. JL. Hogel
Speech by Hon John H Addams in Cedarville on National Issues
Hon John H Addams of Cedarville spoke to Republicans in the city on current political themes. He traced epochs in US politics from Jefferson to Grant, defended Reconstruction era policies, and criticized Lyman Trumbull for anti Grant charges while urging support for stable governance and civil service reform.
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Stephenson County
Mr. Addams
Trumbull
Toate
John HH. Addams
Cedarville
Opera House
Senator Addams
Jefferson
Monroe
California
Territory
New Mexico
Democratic Party
Kansas
Lincoln
Republican Party
Johnson
Grant
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