Republican State Convention aims to choose delegates 1871
The Republican Central Committee calls voters in Illinois to elect delegates to the Republican State Convention in Springfield on September 20 1871 at noon. Delegates are allocated by 1868 presidential vote, one per 500 votes or fraction thereof, with counties listed. Notices urge county committees to nominate officers and report to the state secretary. Local party meetings in Bidott Winslow and Freeport nominate delegates for county conventions.
Republican county Convention to nominate county officers
Delegates from townships and wards of Stephens County and Freeport wards are invited to a county convention at the Court Room in Freeport at 1 PM on Monday September 11 1871. The event aims to nominate county officers for the November election and appoint seven delegates to represent Stephens County in the Republican State Convention. Each township ward sends one delegate plus one for every fifty Republican votes cast for General Grant in 1868 and one for each twenty five votes fraction. The document lists township ward committees and delegate counts. Delegates are urged to discuss the resolutions proposing changes to nomination procedures and instruct caucuses to consider them. Township and ward caucuses are advised to be held Saturday September 6. By order of the Central Committee George Thompson chairman K Greenwood secretary.
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Freeport
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Rach Township
Republickans
Stephens City
General Grant
Towns
Buckeye
Lancaster
W. J. Reitzell
Loran
Ka Kinman
Oneco
B. H. Bradshaw
Ridott
G. W. Loveland
John Gift
Rock Grove
G. A. Bolander
Silver Creek
WJ. van Eman
Waddams
H. C. Knox
West Point
N. Perrin
Winslow
W. I. Brady
Jast
County Central Committee
Central Committee
George Thompson
V K, Greenwood
Harlem Republicans caucus to nominate delegates
One Republicans of Harlem town will meet in caucus at Harlem Centre School House on Saturday September 6 1871 to nominate four delegates for the Republican County Convention at Freeport on Monday September 11 Polls open from 4106 p.m Wright committeeman joins the event nomination notice.
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Harlem
Harlem Centre School House
Freeport
Wright
Silver Creek caucus to nominate delegates to Freeport
The seepumonly of Silver Creek will meet in caucus at the usual place to hold elections in said town on Saturday, Sept. 1871, to nominate three delegates to attend the Republican County Convention at Freeport on Sept. 1. Other business may be discussed. Polls open from 4 to 6 o clock. W. J. Vas Exax, Committeeman.
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Winslow
Edward Hunt
Pucan
I. Brady
Silver Creek
Freeport
Republican caucus meeting in Loran at Laimim School
Voters of the town of Loran are urged to meet in caucus at Laimim's Schoolhouse at 5 PM on Saturday September 11, 1471 to select delegates for the Republican County Convention to be held at Freeport. IRA Kinman, Committee Chairman.
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Loran
Laimim
West Point Republicans to elect seven delegates Saturday
Republican voters of West Point meet at M Weaver's store for choosing seven delegates to the County Convention in Freeport. Polls open 3 to 4. Committeeman GIOCE pa mr N. Also Lancaster voters caucus at Reuven Miller's house on Sept y to nominate three delegates for the Freeport County Convention on Sept 11. Polls open from 5 to 8. Committeeman Wa. J. Beiraenn.
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West Point
M. Weaver
du Lena
Freeport
Lancaster
Reuven Miller
J. Beiraenn
Republicans in Florence caucus for county convention
Republican voters of the town of Florence are asked to meet in caucus at May's schoolhouse on Saturday September ab 1871 to nominate four delegates for the Republican County Convention on Monday September 11. Polls open from 5 to 6 p m. Graham, Committeeman.
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Florence
May
School Houbs
Woops
Graham
Republican Ward Meetings for Delegates Nomination 1871
Voters in multiple wards and villages set meetings in September 1871 to nominate six delegates for the Republican County Convention and four delegates in Rock Grove. Gatherings are planned for September 6th and 7th with polls opening half an hour to an hour and a half, at locations including Fry's Block vestibule Kirk House Libery Stable and the Pennsylvania House, led by ward committeemen.
Secret anti Catholic groups urged into open fight
A fragment argues against covert protestant efforts to oppose Catholicism. The speaker condemns hidden clubs and calls for open, public action in defense of Protestantism, insisting the faith should stand boldly in the light rather than be seen as cowardly.
New York lofts payed for nothing in armoire rent
The piece alleges New York City paid seventeen thousand dollars a year for unoccupied armory lofts, totaling about a quarter of a million annually, with calls for an end to these fictitious rents and a sweeping of Angean stables. It also notes Racine Senator Doolittle’s rebuke of party labels amid shifting alliances.
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New ‘York City
Tammany
County Republican Caucuses Prompt Voter Turnout
The Stephenson County Republican caucuses are set for Saturday with a county convention planned for Monday in the city. The notice urges all GOP members to attend, participate in open discussion, and instruct delegates on the key county political issue.
Figured debts and democracy in a noisy satire
A Satirical critique mocks a New York press figure who claims annual and minute increases in the national debt tied to democracy. It quips that since Grant’s presidency debts rose and payments caused partisan eruptions, and suggests applying the same arithmetic to New York City to measure losses per second.
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New York Me
Chrichton
Grant
Euclid
New York City
Deb Oakey, Hall & Co
Extravagant administration and political clash unfold
The piece rails at wasteful government, contrasting Republican push with Democratic failings. It cites lavish expeditions for a European loan, a vast annual saving claim, and a harsh critique of Democrats and Ku Klux rhetoric, ending with convention dynamics and calls for a gubernatorial canvass.
Richmond Whig attacks a new Democratic platform plank
The Richmond Whig denounces a proposed Dem platform plank calling for the abolition of slavery to be paid for by the government. It alleges a three trillion dollar valuation and a plan to share payments with blacks, arguing it would not win Northern support and would invite Republican opposition.
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Richmond Whig
Democratic Party
Pendleton
Stephens
Sabbath School Convention in Stephenson County 1871
Freeport Aug 295 1871Friends of the Sabbath school cause in Stephenson County met in their sixth annual convention today in the lecture room of the First Presbyterian Church at ten in the morning. The chair was filled by 1st Vice President Joseph Scott, with remarks and a printed program adopted. Committees were appointed for organization and town affairs, and an executive group was named. After a midday recess, the afternoon session opened with devotional exercises and reports, while some items were postponed awaiting the omnibus arrival.
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Freeport
Friends of
Stephenson County
First Presbyterian Chuch
D.S. Brewster
Joseph Scott
Messrs
Turneaure
Bidwell
Peck
Pease
W. Carey
N. Ford
Smith
Beidler
Elliott
Carey
Kleckner
Scovill
Burrell
Deppen
Rey
Buck
Poasa
E. E. Wise
W.swanzey
Stibgen
G. Turneaure
Teporta
Boar Y
P Mation
Washburnes Acceptance Speech Nominated Wisconsin Governor
Gen Washburne, brother of E B Washburne, accepted the Wisconsin gubernatorial nomination at the Republican State Convention. He pledges to serve the people with justice to all, praises the state and national administrations, and urges the convention to complete its work while noting national peace and prosperity aside from Ku Klux concerns.
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Washburn
Calwalder
Washburne
E. B.washburne
Chaireman
Senator Morton's St Louis speech on the Ku Klux Klan
Senator Morton denounces the Ku Klux as widespread across nine states and notes extensive violence including hundreds whipped in a South Carolina county. He argues government power is needed to protect Republicans in the South and defends the Ku Klux bill as constitutional in a national emergency.
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Ku-Klux Organization
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Indianapolis
Congressional Investigating Committee
Washington
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United ‘States
German youth commits suicide near Mississippi levee in Fauron
In Fauron Illinois a young German, recently arrived from Germany, killed himself by hanging from a towboat tied to the river levee. He reportedly said America was too smart and clasped his hands in prayer before the act. The motive remains unclear though prior attempts were noted. Several locals observed the scene.
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Fauron
Ill
Germany
America
Adak
Lyin
Mississippi
Hlejore
Soverel Parsons
Ana Ae Cuklov
Previou
Grant's Candidacy and Electoral Outlook for 1879
A political analysis argues for General Grant to carry key states in a hypothetical 1879 presidential race. It lists likely electoral votes, distinguishes solid and doubtful states, and urges party unity to influence the forthcoming Congress and polls. The piece weighs state by state prospects and highlights the need for cohesive Republican support.
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Publican Conventionauntéssritibs
Gowen Grant-sgill
Mio
Simmets Teumaball
Patterson
Sogan
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Debt and bonds figures in September report
The document records public debt details including debt bearing coin interest, currency interest, and unclaimed interest totals. It notes bonds insured to the Pacific railways totaling 64.6 million dollars with 23.2 million paid, and a mysterious tragedy report of an unknown woman found at a railroad depot prompting a police investigation.
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Treasury
Eney
Oss Cagh
Beane Kant
Pacific Railways
United States
Trinity Department
Bonda
Chicago
Hudson River
Tribune
Minnesota Braces For Severe Weather and Insect Swarms
The report describes Minnesota facing violent weather including hail, tornadoes, lightning and hurricanes that devastate large areas. It warns of grasshopper swarms threatening crops and spreading from western deserts into the region, consuming vegetation and consuming possessions as they move through counties and rivers, signaling widespread disruption.
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Minnesota
Brill
Wingiol
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