Republican Voters of Illinois to Elect Delegates at Springfield
The Republican voters of Illinois are called to elect delegates to a Republican State Convention in Springfield on Wednesday May 24 1876 at noon. Delegates electors and officers for the November 1876 election include Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor of Public Accounts State Treasurer Attorney General and electors. Representation based on 1872 Republican presidential votes with one delegate per 400 votes and fractions. The district lists counties and delegate counts from 1872 such as Putnam and Rock Island with corresponding delegate totals.
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Tlimois
Springfield
Dele-Gote
Gates
Putopam
Rock Sai
Moline
Rock Island
Illinois
Knole
Woline
Rock‘Talind
Ilinois
John Swanson
Petter Joan Holm
Peter John Holm
County of
State of
Aaid Court
Hannah Holm
Daniel Everxgr
Daniel Eipper
Rock Island County
W. Zilma Eipper
Executrix
Belknap Bail Set at 25 000 Dollars and Judge Taft Named Successor
Belknap’s bail was fixed at 25000 dollars on Wednesday. The president named Judge Taft of Ohio as ex secretary Belknap’s successor.
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Belknap
Taft
Ohio
Bel knap disgrace reported on first page of The REVIEW
A neadable account from The REVIEW highlights the Bel knap disgrace on the paper’s front page. The article notes public reaction and frames the event as a significant scandal with political implications.
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Belknap
Senate blocks Pinchback seat in Louisiana vote
The Senate refused to admit Pinchback as Louisiana's senator by an 82 to 29 vote. The Belknap disgrace and European events are cited as evidence of swift republican government failure in America.
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Senate
Louisiana
Press of
Europe
Belknap
America
Dems Meet in Private Conference Endorse Wry-Neck Candidate
A private Democratic conference reportedly endorsed Lewis Steward, the Wry-Neck candidate for governor, according to circulating rumors.
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Lewis Steward
Grant Denies Implication in Military Post Traderships Scandal
Orville Grant, the president's brother, emphatically rejects any link to a corrupt sale of military post traderships and challenges Congress to a thorough investigation.
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Orville Grant
Congress
Robeson fraud allegations condemned as unfounded
A sensational charge against Secretary Robeson over alleged department frauds is dismissed as ungrounded. The piece argues magnifying a minor issue into a major problem is easy and unjustified.
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Tne
Robeson
Eastern Republicans face uncertain presidential prospects, says Journal
The Indianapolis Journal voices optimism for Republicans with a western nominee likely by next June. It suggests eastern politicians need not fret about the presidency as fate points to a western contender emerging.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
Threats Blink Over Dyer Removal in St Louis Posts
A quoted remark from the St Louis Globe-Democrat hints that removing Col. Dyer would force him to disclose information and trigger vacancies in several federal offices in St. Louis. The phrase “On with the dance” underscores a foreboding, politically charged warning.
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St. Louis
Prohibitionists Decide Against State Nomination Convention
Prohibitionists of Line state they will not call a state nominating convention this year. The move is praised as a sensible action that avoids potential worse outcomes and reflects careful judgment by the party.
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Ort Prohibitionists
Attorney General Kerrepont Denies Trial Conspiracy Charge
The cabinet officer emphatically denies a sensational report that he conspired with General Babcock's counsel during the late St. Louis trial to help secure an acquittal.
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Kerrepont
Babcock
St. Louis
Washburne as Next Governor Emerges in Freeport Journal
The Freeport Journal names E. B. Washburne as the leading viable candidate to succeed Governor Beveridge. The column notes Washburne as the strongest option yet presented for the state's highest office and republishes the Journal's article in full.
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Ion. E. B. Washsurnor
Freeport Journal
Beveridge
Washburne
Congress to recess June 23 through September 5 brief
The New Orleans Times reports a Washington telegram stating that informed members expect a congressional recess from June 23 to September 5. Investigating committees are planned to sit during the recess and prepare reports at the end of the canvass.
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New Orleans Times
Washington Telegram
Congress
Glenn Seen as Likely Successor to Representative Bagby
Monmouth correspondence in the Chicago Journal notes Hon John J. Glenn as the probable successor. He is described as one of the district’s strongest and ablest men with no cloud of suspicion on his record.
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Chicago Journal
John J. Glenn
Bagby
Glenn
Dana Named Minister to England by President
Hon. Richard H. Dana Jr of Massachusetts, a leading lawyer and statesman, was appointed by the president on Saturday as minister to England in place of Gen Schenck, who has resigned and is now returning home. The appointment gives general satisfaction.
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Richard H. Dana, JR
Massachusetts
England
Schenck
Hampton Named as Auditor Candidate by Republicans
Supporters praise Hon. B. R. Hampton of McDonough County as a top candidate before the Republican State convention for state auditor. Hampton has served two terms in the state senate representing the Twenty-seventh district and edited the Macomb Journal, a leading local paper, and has resided in Illinois for eighty years.
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B. R. Hampton
McDonough County
Hampton
Senate
Macomb Journal
Illinois
Vermont Supreme Court Rules School Boards May Expel Absentees
Vermont high court upholds school boards power to expel students missing classes in defiance of school rules. The case involved several Roman Catholic pupils absent on Corpus Christi and other days of obligation.
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Supreme Court of
Vermont
Scroggs Shown Reluctant Secretary of State Candidate
The Geneseo Republican notes George Scroggs resists and distributes documents to counter public nomination for secretary of state. The Review casts him as reluctant, echoing Barkis in the tale and insisting he avoids endorsement while his supporters press his name.
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The
Geneseo Republic
George Scroggs
Scroggs
Barkis
President Grant orders criminal action against Belknap and associates
President Grant directs the attorney general to begin criminal proceedings at once against Gen Belknap the man Marsh and all others involved in the scandal tied to the secretary of war and the post trader iniquity. He accepts Belknap's resignation promptly but vows that no guilty party shall escape punishment.
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Grant
Belknap
Marsh
Democrats Seek Currency Reform In Syracuse Convention
A committee of Democrats anxious that their views on currency were misrepresented by 1873 and 1876 state conventions announce a greenback convention in Syracuse, inviting alignment with Democratic constituencies in Ohio Indiana Missouri and Pennsylvania. The meeting is set for March 15.
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Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Belknap fall used to smear party ranks says Gazette
The Davenport Gazette dismisses partisan attempts to capitalize on General Belknap run as beneath contempt. It notes Belknap remained a loyal Democrat through the war and compares the episode to a Democratic book briefly bound in Republican fashion, borrowing a Kirwan metaphor.
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Belknap
Davenport Gazette
Bishop Hughes
Kirwan
Texas Pacific Subsidy Bill Declared Dead
Col. Scott's subsidy plan faced strong opposition and a $5,000,000 yearly cost, leading to its shelving until after the presidential election. Supporters claim the measure is in a trance rather than dead, while opponents hope it is permanently set aside.
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Col. Scott
Texas Pacific
Democratic Party
Agai
Sherman on Belknap disgrace key to War Secretary conduct
General Sherman explains Belknap’s downfall as rooted in Washington society pressures and extortion by service figures. He cites his own finances, noting $14,500 salary plus $3,000 for rent and horses, and contrasts Belknap’s $8,000 yearly income with a fashionable wife pushing for money through unlawful means.
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Sherman
Washington
Belknap
Ife
Newspaper Building at Centennial Show Erected by G P Rowell
The Newspaper building at the Centennial exhibition, placed on an eligible site by G P Rowell, will measure 67 by 46 feet and 38 feet high. It will appear two stories tall from outside but house a single main floor with galleries around all sides totaling 7 870 periodicals on file for public use. The project costs about 15 000 to 20 000 dollars, with the building alone at 6 000 dollars.
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G. P. Rowell
Gen. Hawley
Centennial Commission
United States
Wages of City Mechanics Fall Since 1878
The New York Times notes a broad wage decline among trades in the city since 1878. Bricklayers, plasterers, painters see major drops from around $4.60 to $2 daily. carpenters and joiners fall from $3.50 to $2 and $1.50. paper-hangers suffer similar cuts. plumbers weakly paid. stone-masons struggle to find work. stone-cutters drop from $4.50 to $3.50. Laborers formerly scarce before the panic.
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THE
New York Times
Political scandals and a mysterious War department witness
The piece notes steep job competition as daily pay drops below two dollars and hints that men are not the sole source of Washington corruption. It recalls a famous mysterious woman tied to the French arms inquiry who could obtain favors from the War department and may have influenced deals surrounding the Fort Sill trading post.
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Washington
War Department
Secretary of War
Fort Sill
Legal Precedents on Impeachment After Belknap Resignation
Judge Van Cott argued that an official can be impeached after term end. The Barnard case upheld impeachment for acts in a prior term. Democrats hurried disclosures and reduced evidence, letting Marsh flee to Canada amid political rush in New Hampshire.
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Gen. Belknap
van Cott
New York
Barnard
Belknap
Marsh
Canada
Washburne as Illinois Governor Choice
The Freeport Journal argues Elihu B. Washburne should be the Republican standard bearer for Illinois governor. It lauds his record as minister to France and predicts a large German-support majority, urging the party to nominate him to ensure victory.
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Shelby M. Cullum
Sangamon County
John L. Beveridge
Cook
Freeport Journal
Indiana
Godloves
Orth
Thiavis
Elihu B. Washburne
France
Republian
Ilinois
Washburne
Illinois
Sogo
Pillow seeks government reimbursements for lost mules in Civil War raid
General Pillow asks the government to compensate for 200 mules seized from his plantation by Union forces. He cites Mexican War service but rebels to the Union cause, arguing no public sympathy should be shown. Officials warn paying such claims would set a dangerous precedent and threaten the treasury.
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Pillow
Flo
Supreme Court rules on transfer question fixs railroad terminus
The Supreme Court settles the transfer question for all time. The eastern terminus of the Union Pacific railroad is fixed at Council Bluffs.
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United States Supreme Court
Union Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
Local tax records show 115000 total levy with 22000 uncollectable
Col lector Peterson reports 115000 in state town and city taxes with 22000 shown as delinquent on capital stock only part collected about 10000 to date. Books close by the 20th unless county treasurer grants an extension and requests five days to finalize.
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Peterson
Presidential Prospectus Reveals 1876 Nomination Pulse
Special Correspondence from Washington outlines Democratic disarray and Republican cohesion as of March 4 1876. It details state by state leanings toward Blaine Morton Conkling Hartranft and Hayes, with vote totals and strategic shifts projected for the forthcoming convention. It notes Indiana and Delaware as clear Democratic choices and analyzes regional splits and potential realignments. The piece also previews a city council meeting agenda and financial items in Moline, including sidewalk and bridge matters and election judge appointments.
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Washington, D. C
Indiana
Hendricks
Delaware
Bayard
New York
Tilden
David Dudley Field
Tweed
Thurman
Ohio
Democratic Party
Blaine
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maryland
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Morton
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Michigan
Conkling
Hayes
Hartranft
Pennsylvania
Bristow
Kentucky
Tennessee
Connecticut
Alabama
Pacific States
Wheelock
White
Okerberg
Grantz
Wittick
Whipple
Gault
Tuffley
Independent view on aspirants and Blaine in Party race
A fragmented note discusses the Republican contest and Blaine as potential front runner. It mentions reviewer opinions and the current standing of candidates and party signals.
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Blaine
Rock Island Mayoral Race Ends in Republican Victory
Bailey Davenport loses the Rock Island mayoralty by 173 votes to Lieut Butler. Republicans win wards Carse in First Woods in Fourth and Davis in Fifth while Democrats take Lundy in Second and Warner in Fourth. Oil curtain lace work advertised by Day Egbert Fidlar & Co and prescriptions by Clendenin & Martin.
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Bailey Davenport
Rock Island
Lieut. Butler
Carse
Woods
Davis
Lundy
Warner
Egbert, Fidlar & Co’s
Louschee's German Syrup Promoted by Dr. Morey
An advertisement touts Louschee's German Syrup for throat and chest illnesses. It claims rapid relief, urging readers to consult Dr. J. W. Morey and try a 10 cent sample or a 75 cent large bottle with three doses sufficient for many cases.
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J. W. Morey
Louschee
Germany
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Peoria
M. E. Church
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Shallbergy
West Dargy
A. Samuelson
Lindbirg
Swan Tropp
J. S. Keator & Son
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Swan Granberg
John Rauch
Seeeerenetead
Weese
Chester & Co
Nou Fh
Jno. Dufra
Herman Harm
C. Gulch
A. Wheelock
Geo
Eee
Fickinger
Adnan Ghab
Bwaneon Tetas
Henry Meyers
J.G Wells
Police Land
Wm Teller
Itdlese Oes
Jerry Cotncy
Eeeeeseeere — Aeneceres
Olof Olson Agha
F Swander
James McCordwee
Wormley
James Shaw
Heeeeene
Esses
Moline Gas Orn Gas ‘Fund
Trewidsis
NC Tyrrell
Geae Ee Aveee BC Tillinghast & Porter
Viene Osas Caeesesene
Hira National Chester
Eugene Lewis, Bank
Ccree Cesreet
Officers
Sever
E. Green
S. P. Casner
Wm. Runge
Waterman
Jacob Hager
Harrold Street
Dublin’s Hollow
C. F. Grantz
M. H. White
Rock River Bridge
Rockford
Rodman Avenue
Moline Plow Company
Andrew Jind
Alfred Darling
Peter Johnson
John Gault
N. Chester
James McBurney
W. R. Moore
J. L. Long
S. L. Jones
Geo. Edwards
Stephen T. Walker
Clendenin & Martin
Administrator's Sale
Anna Swanson
Mainet, Bet
Bass
Lynde
Mi. A. Nourse’s
WM. A. Nourse
W.A. Steel
Joliet
Dr. Keck
Davenport
Keck
Ella Hassey
Brady Street
Sanufactune
Northweat
Nake
Atwood
Kennedy
Justice
Lend For
Moline, Illinois
Elinauire
Togo
J.M Christy
Keator & Salisbury
W. Lobdell
Dimock & Qgualil
Alfred Johnson
Deere Street
E. B. Bicknell
Stewart
N. E. Pusard
Hunley
Section
Block
A.M Lubbard, Or
J. “Pt
Browning, Moline, TN
Buock
Emily
Kogh Dotto
Finartelera
Simon Hirsch
Gance of Gestion
Chicago
the Times
Mr. Hirech
Hill
Main Street
Moine
Ackinson County
Dodge Co
M Wheeler
M. Wheeler
Moline Gas and Coke Company
Welry
Uth
Wells Street
Dann
A. M. Hubbard
Hubbard's Corner
Steinway
Emersor and Mathushek
Gov. Woods & Co
Whitney & Holmes
Reed
Lancashire & Turner
John Lancashire
Gleason’s
AVING
Fisk's
Eleges
Gleason's
Wn. Calentz Ys Ze Confectio Arey Tobacco Ana Cigare
Rockford, Roc
Ila St
Cai
Alia
Rock
Tolsta
Chicas
Ile
Lee Seerne
Chicego & Northwestern Railway
Wells
Caleagh
Day
Egbert
Moline, Ill
JD. McCune
Mishuanho US
Pacific Railroad
U . R. BR. Omaha
True S Uv
Avusta
IAR
Stara Ibid
Chita
Malo
C &Co
Aurista
Xara Mcnenro
Bhide &Go
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Ste
7Th St
Phila
Chrisi
Quay
Pri
Reens
Tod Yost
Guan
Efyzcom
Ais
Kirk
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