Remembering Lee and Jackson in Virginia Politics
Wade Hampton urged Staunton listeners to vote as Lee and Jackson would have, invoking the Civil War dead to demand harmony within Virginia's Democratic Party. The Stanton Vindicator and Stanton Valley Virginian cite the address as a call to uphold the same principles soldiers died for.
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South
Hancock
Lee
Jackson
Virginia
biUhet
Wade Hampton
Staunton
Stanton Vindicator
Stanton
Hampton
Tech
Stanton Valley
Virginian
Grant returns to Galena after Colorado trip
Gen. Grant has resumed residence in Galena after a Colorado journey and presided at a Garfield meeting there the other night. The event featured remarks by Judge Orton of Darlington who addressed the gathering.
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Grant
Galena
Colorado
Orton
Darlington
Veterans alignments in Edgar county townships
In Edgar county Illinois sixty four Union soldiers residing in a Kansas township mostly back Garfield with all but two. Five ex rebel soldiers also live there and each supports SWancock. Straws show.
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Kansas
Edgar County
Illinois
Garfield
Swancock
Neff ticket loses decisively in city caucuses
At Saturday evening primaries in the city the Neff ticket was defeated by nearly two to one. The main issue dominated the contest, and other preferences were largely overlooked. The outcome, though surprising, mirrors a strong, singular preference pattern unseen in years.
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Neff
Booming Grand Rally in Freeport by Hon A Douglas
Audience fills the Opera House as Hon A Douglas, a Republican speaker, discusses day’s issues. The North Carolina native recalls Ku Klux era, contrasts Democrats and Republicans, and honors Abraham Lincoln. Applause signals strong impact.
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Opera
A. Douglas
North Carolina
South
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas
Simon purer Democratic paper from Hot Springs 1880 revealed
Obscure archival note describes obtaining a copy of the Hot Springs Daily Telegraph issue dated Monday August 23 1880 number 124 volume 6. It carries a mass meeting report with a rebel flag illustration and headlines claiming 1860 and 1880 Democratic principles align. The newspaper will be kept on file at the Journal office for inspection.
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Hot Springs
Thomas
Democrats Rally for Hancock Ticket in Illinois Meeting
A Republican county convention in Freeport opens with a rally in support of General Hancock and the Democratic ticket. Delegates, credentials, and committee appointments are addressed as factions nominate legislators, sheriffs, and clerks, and debate voting plans and county central committee leadership.
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Illinois
Shelby M. Cullom
Sangamon County
John W. Hamilton
McLean County
Henry D. Dement
Lee County
Edgar Rutz
Cook County
Charles P. Swigart
Kankakee County
James McCartney
Wayne County
Republican County Central Committee Meeting in Freeport
Members of the Republican County Central Committee of Stephenson County are asked to meet at the Opera House in Freeport on Tuesday September 7 1880 at 1 30 PM for consultation and to transact other important business. A full attendance is earnestly desired and requested. Miles White, Chairman.
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Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Sele Paces
Warren
Illinois
Jo Daviess County
Stephenson County
Miles White
Republican County Central Committee
Naramore
Kent
A. V. Richards
Stoskopf
L. Stoskopf
Capt. Wm
Out
J. M. Bechtel
Buckeye
Wm Musser
W H Barndes
T B Jones
Geo W Ritzman
H Richart
Erin
T J Kaufman
A J Rees
David Stocks
Freeport
1St Ward
C J Fry
Jacob Weishar
Robi Bell
Isaac Miller
Lead Becker
Oren Williams
Louis Stoskopf
GC Boynton
J N Galloway
F C Heid
L M Devore
N C Baker
Jesse Burchard
Dan’l Hoover
B Mead
Jacob Hime
M V Brown
Simon Schroeder
Lancaster
J. O. Munn
T. Bell
J. W. Snyder
Oneco
Chas. Cadwell
B. H. Bradshaw
W R Moore
EF Hinds
Thos Cranemiller
Keller
J B Smith
Geo Raymer
Chas Ley
TB Young
West Point
E B Stevens
Eathron
A A Stamm
S Snyder
G M Holly
Wm Corning
S Rising
Silver Creek
E A Carpenter
Wm Young
Jno Borchers
Dakota
S Fehr
D B Bobb
H Diemer
Florence
J M Bechtel
Ira Crippen
HO van Brocklin
Geo Hamm
Harlem
Jno Wright
Henry Stocks
Fred Watson
C H Furry
Jefferson
S A Frey
R D Aurand
W P Naramore
J W Rush
Henry Beesmeier
Loran
L W Sheffey
H M Timms
G S Kleckner
A K van Horn
Bradshaw
Kleckner
Richott
G W Loveland
Rock Grove
Hugh Bennehoff
Waddams
A Cain
Winslow
I Brady
Henry Richart
H H Bolender
J. A Carpenter
W I Brady
E T Perry
CJ Fry
T B Young
Fry
Frey
D. H. Sunderland
E. A. Carpenter
W. P. Naramore
Timms
Robey
Piersol
Ritzman
Blanchard
Hillebrand
H. M. Timtas
Cochran
Wiles
Lathrop
Wm Swanzey
Jeremiah Dean
Dr. Hillebrand
Dean
Swanzey
S D Atkins
E P Barton
Messrs. Fry
Barton
Dr. Carpenter
S. D. Atkins
County Central Committee
Capt
W. I. Brady
D. Atkins
Atkins
Capt. Brady
Opera House
Miles Wute
Delegates and Candidates Rally on Stephenson Street
The south side of Stephenson street from east Chicago to Van Buren presented a lively animated scene yesterday forenoon as delegates to the County Convention and festive candidates gathered with axes and hatchets in hand. Humorous schemes were traded while much good humor and cordial feeling prevailed and congratulations followed Saturday’s caucuses.
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Stephenson Street
Chicago
van Buren Street
Wade Hampton Speech Sparks Northern Backlash in Staunton
Commentator cites Hampton remarks from Staunton Virginia and a 1863 Washington College Alumni supper speech linking Jackson and Stuart to a revived cause. The piece argues Hampton’s words reveal Southern loyalty doubts, warns that northern faith in conciliation fades while ballot box stuffing and Republican outrages persist.
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Wade Hampton
Staunton
Virginia
Lee
Jackson
North
Washington College
Stuart
Hancock
Fee
Hampton
Mr Hampton cited white league aims in long running conflict
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports Mr Hampton framing recent events as tied to long standing principles defended by White Leaguers, Ku Klux Klan members, and Bulldozers over more than four years amid ongoing social and political contention.
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Hampton
Kuklux
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Aim of the Solid South and Its Leader
The piece argues the Solid South seeks to revive the lost cause as the triumphing cause led by Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. It casts Davis as the popular leader, a hero and patriot, urging young men to choose the living over the dead and defend Northern wartime principles.
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Mason & Dixon
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Republic
North
Garfield
Public Opinion Shifts Favor Republicans in Election Outlook
Newspaper clippings quote editorials urging support for the Republican ticket. The St Paul Pioneer Press notes improving GOP prospects while the Cincinnati Gazette warns war Democrats against backing the party they abandoned in 1861. The Owego Times endorses Garfield as the prudent choice for business prosperity.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Ind
Cincinnati Gazette
Garfield
Owega Tiimes
Death of Gen Myer Inventor of U S Signal Code
Gen Albert J Myer chief signal officer of the U S Army died at Buffalo after a long illness. He organized and led the Signal Corps, devised the early Signal Code, and shaped U S military signaling through the Civil War and afterward. His career included service as surgeon, major, colonel and brigadier general with key roles at Fort Monroe and West Point. The article notes his world wide reputation and lasting impact on weather reporting and military communications.
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Albert J. Myer
U.S. Army
Buffalo
Myer
Signal Corps
U. S Army
New Mexico
Gen. Myer
New York
Geneva College
University of Buffalo
Army of the United States
Texas
Signal Service
Rocky Mountains
Gen
Butler
Fort Monroe
McDowell
Bull Run
McClellan
West Point Military Academy
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Illinois
Hanover Court House
Malvern Hill
Altoona
Signal Office
Washington
Congress
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Bae Freeport Journal
A. Wrighards
At Freeport, Ill
James A. Garfield
Ohio
Chester A. Arthur
Ams A. Hawke
Republican County
William Cox
Brewster
C. D. Blanchard
James S. Cochran
C.M. Hillebrand
W. W. Robey
HERST
CG. Gann
Senatorial Committee
Garland County
Smithee
James Fishback
Brown, Murphy
Geo. W. Peck
Little Rock
Republican Party
House
National
Senate
F B Walker
W P
Wm Cox
SJ Davis
Jas Musser
HO Frankeberger
Walker
Cox
Davis
Musser
Narramore
Frankeberger
A Darling
J Fry
H C Hyde
Hoover
F Rezner
Joel R Beam
Rock Run
1St Precinct
Tallman
W Lewis
Fiscus
R Auman
D Mack
Jne Wright
D Aurand
P Naramore
A. K VanHorn
Ridott
W Loveland
Geo A Bolender
F A Cain
Brady
Central Committee
Hérestier
L. M. Devore
W. P. Naramone
A. V. RicuaArps
Sec’y
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