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Republican State Convention Opens in Harrisburg 1872
Proceedings of the Republican State Convention in Harrisburg recount the opening steps, temporary leadership, and pledge to unite behind General Ulysses S. Grant for national leadership while naming gubernatorial and judicial nominees and adopting resolutions supporting protectionist policies, civil service reform, and state constitutional revision.
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Harrisburg
Russell Errett
State Central Committee
Wm. B. Mann
Philadelphia
James S. Rutan
James Rutan
Great
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Grant
Lucre
Gunvenion
Evry
Lardinny
New Hampshire
Connectcucout
Rhode Island
J.8. Digeon
Allegheny
H. H. Bingham
E.W. Snively
Venango
Harrison Allen
EL. Hewitt
General Allen
Hartranft
Beekhand
U. S. Grant
Committee On
P. C. Shannon
Alegheny
United States
Behalt
AIF
Congress
General Gran
Almort
General ‘Assembly
Thla Commonwealth
John W. Geary
Geary
John F. Hartrantt
Ulyssus Mercur