Gerrymandering in Indiana Politics Stokes Constitution Debate
A 1876 Indiana redistricting debate accuses Republicans of violating the state constitution by partisan apportionment. Democrats demand correction, arguing the current map underrepresents Democratic counties while inflated votes in other areas grant unearned representation. The piece cites 77,000 Democratic votes yielding only one lower-house seat as evidence of systemic bias.
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Indiana Gerrymander Sparks Republican Critique and Calls for Reform
A 1878 Indiana political column denounces a senatorial gerrymander that groups 77 000 Democrats and 45 000 Republicans, arguing the map violates constitutional equal representation. It cites the 1873 Indiana legislature and urges voters to demand redistricting by the next session, warning of partisan injustice and disfranchisement.
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Points Political and the Republican Grand Entry in Shelbyville
A Shelbyville Democrat report details a Republican campaign opener featuring a vaudeville style Virginia reel led by First John Sherman and Liz Pinkston, with other couples including Tom Browne and Agnes Jenks, Zack Chandler and Widow Butler, and William Grose with Jimtown's bedlam. The event is accompanied by music from Dot leetle Sherman band amid a charged political climate surrounding Heilman.
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Washington Letter touches Grant Butler clash and labor calm
Our Washington letter from August 2 1878 discusses Nelson Grant and Ben Butler and their presidential ambitions. It notes political comments from Blaine Maine convention and Potter Committee schedule while reporting calm labor conditions in Washington and historic planetary diameters referenced in a tangent.
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Indiana crime statute of limitations halts trial justice
A statement criticizing a defendant's escape from trial due to Indiana’s statute of limitations, noting how it deprives justice and the penitentiary of deserving inmates.
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