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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1884
Page
2
Editorial snippets praise Blaine as the Republican standard bearer and recount political maneuvers. Mentions Maine praise, California delegates, Beecher’s stance, and Arthur’s support. Also notes Blaine cabinet talk, Chicago convention platform, and Michigan reactions. Ends with a quip about July dining choices.
A lively report claims political geese were cooked in Chicago and dark horses turned out to pasture as a large party of democratic dark horses moves toward Chicago stables. Lansing Republican notes the Anpust meeting and 10th anniversary of the state proneer society were a success with instructive papers and speeches. Judge Cooley presented on D Darwin Hughes. Officers elected include President B Dewey, Recording Secretary Harriet A Tenney, Corresponding Secretary Geo Greece, Treasurer Ephraim Longyear, with an executive committee and historians named.
The spring fair at Lansingin Inet week drew limited attendance due to farmers’ busy season. Stock and farming implements were exhibited. short horn cattle sales were limited. Michigan delegates at Chicago reported Blaine leading on most ballots, with Arthur and Edmunds subleading. Blaine’s nomination was to be notified in Boston on the 20th, then Augusta and Washington, as etiquette dictates.
The writer argues some Democratic papers mislabel Lagan as a secos h at the war's outset. They contend that major Democratic leaders then supported the Confederate cause in sympathy during that period.
John A Logan’s father was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States three years before Logan’s birth. The senator’s mother was Elizabeth Jenkins, and the family lived in Tennessee. Logan married May Cunningham of Shawneetown Illinois, described as a noble wife.
Public notice calls for rapid organization of Blaine and Togan clubs in every town. Young men are urged to join as planned knights and attend mass meetings during the campaign period. The message ends with a garbled exclamatory line.
In 1850 Mississippi had 130274 voting age Blacks and 108254 whites. Hancock 75740 votes to Garfield 34854. Nearly 100000 colored voters stayed away. In South Carolina voting age Blacks 118000 ish. 80900 whites. 67158 Democrat and 17719 Republican. Causes cited include shotgun policy, tissue ballots, fraud and violence, with southern arsenals endangering the republic.
A fragmented report describes Wheeler’s acquittal for Matthews’ murder by a Mississippi jury, with Pitts’ testimony omitted. It links Judge Reid’s Kentucky arrest and alleged cowardice to a political issue, notes Col Anderson’s harsh critique, and mentions a church excommunication. The piece paints the South as a perilous moral landscape amid sensational violence and public rebuke.
A long Chicago Republican convention nominated James G Blaine for president and John A Logan for vice president after a hard battle on ballots. The platform urged protection for American industry and praised Blaine as a master parliamentary tactician and leader.
Prominent candidates would be selected and that someone who had scarcely been thought of would become the nominee. Several editorials urge James G. Blaine as the ideal Republican candidate. They argue the campaign would prove party principles and the nation’s trust in the party since 1861. West Virginia and other states see Blaine as the force to move the country politically and industrially forward.
A compilation of comments from former congressmen and political figures praising James G Blaine as presidential candidate. Wadsworth Townsend McCook Smart and others express support, predicting victory and urging party unity while noting concerns about cartoons in a future law. The piece reflects brisk campaign sentiment and endorsements across states including Indiana Michigan New York and Ohio.
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