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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1879
Page
2
The Cincinnati election probe exposes Republican deputy marshals conducting the vote, with several indicted or nonresident operatives in Democratic wards. Payoffs to ballot staffers and masked officials spark scrutiny, while Republican leaders face harsh press reaction as the party fears losses in the upcoming elections.
The infamous Eva Homann, a Cincinnati ballot box stuffer, was convicted then pardoned by Hayes after a brief penitentiary stint. Congressman Terworth angrily testified he paid Homann $210 to secure a fair election in the 4th ward.
The passage questions why Republican organs stay quiet on the Cincinnati inquiry despite claiming deputy marshals are needed to preserve election purity. It suggests reviewing last week's Republican testimony as a timely, instructive document.
Gorham, former Senate secretary, leaves the GOP and campaigns for Guenn Democrats in California. Cincinnati Democratic thunder contrasts with GOP farce claims. Kentucky backers of Strong Government realize their mistake. Ohio voters question Tinpen’s coalition plans to beat Kwine. A new California counterfeit appears as state election nears September 6. Democratic Ohio committees target potential black voters.
A Bayonet Candidates sweep the vote with Democrats gaining in Fayette and Louisville counties. Blackburn leads governor in Louisville by 3,000, with several counties shifting toward Democratic majorities. Partial returns predict a larger state ticket majority and a Democratic legislature, while a constitutional convention appears unlikely.
The Evansville Journal criticizes Tick Bright for dismissing Sidney L. Johnson, the one legend soldier, from Senate duties while sympathizing with maimed veterans. The Nepnublican Ohio State Central Committee invites Wilson to canvass the state and promote soldier support, as Bright’s postwar moves provoke party trouble. The Evansville postmaster Will Warren, wounded in defense of the Union, is replaced by Thayer’s son-in-law, a shift framed as political punishment for the war’s consequences.
The passage notes that among crowned heads exposed to attacks this century only one head of state fell in such a way, a president of a republic, while the only monarch executed this century was Maximilian of Mexico, on American soil.
The article contrasts Jewish legal status across empires and colonies, noting limits in Russia and Roumania but liberal shifts in Coney Island under radical rule. It cites Jewish port presence under British and American flags and mentions remarks by Sam Henry C. Work on fame from a famous song. It ends with quips about lawyers and Colorado weather as a collage of anecdotes.
Discussion of possible English Mission appointees including Grant Hayes Windom and others, plus Secretary Sherman's Maine reception and Ohio election dynamics. Notes shifts in Republican rhetoric, Maine radicals, and a California Labor party split impacting national campaign strategy.
The author opposes a centralized national election system and argues that the Constitution vests times, places and manners of elections in state legislatures. It asserts Congress may revise but cannot replace state authority or appoint a national election teller, emphasizing state control over presidential electors and Senators. The piece condemns Pennsylvania and Wisconsin party practices as subverting fair elections to favor party rings.
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