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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1880
Page
2
Harmony township weighs alleged circulars detailing party shifts ahead of fall elections. The notice claims Democrats gain new voters while Republicans lose ground, with Allen Lee and other locals cited as potential switchers and reformers.
Hon Jeasr J Marvin condemns the movement as a fatal mistake for the colored people in Indiana. He notes no state denies negro civil rights and warns against bulldozing being blamed for the exodus while asserting his NC district credentials.
The Democratic State Central Committee has opened rooms in the Masonic Temple on East Tennessee Street for organizing the campaign. Democrats visiting the capital are invited to call. rooms operate 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. through the campaign. The committee aims to sweep Indiana by 30,000 or more next fall.
Don Castzron plans to fill a Chicago convention with Grant supporters from Indiana Fitney Missouri and Clay Ton Arkansas forming a sub committee to issue admission tickets. He bets two to three thousand loyal men could intimidate the crowd and influence the gathering.
The spring city elections should be actively contested by the Democracy. The State committees could gain valuable work, especially at Indianapolis and Loansville. Control of Loansville would bring a Senator and two Representatives in the Legislature.
The text notes Democrats hold both Congress chambers for a year and contrasts with prior Republican warnings before the 1878 elections, suggesting no dramatic change or “Mexicanized” events. The remark underlines political irony and skepticism about past forecasts.
A Hayes statement notes that half of the census supervisors will be Democrats, triggering anger and criticism among Republican stalwarts amid widespread wailing and gnashing of teeth.
The unnamed excerpt questions Republican state ticket choices and suggests a Black man would be more of an ornament than a valuable nominee, reflecting race politics in the era. It notes the colored brother would not prove useful in the ticket’s practical aims but could appear prominently in public display.
Indianapolis Jan 1 A crowd of distinguished Indiana Republicans debated how to salvage the party after delaying the state convention from February 25 to June 17. They considered candidates Shackelford Hunter Orth and Williams with Grant's third term looming. Orth and Grant dominate discussions amid intra party tensions.
The article argues Grant aims to reshape government by packing the Supreme Court and using a standing army to enforce decrees. It claims he packed the court in 1870 to overturn specie payments and warns of venal judges ready to overthrow local state governments, leading to a centralized US. It cites Cockling and Cameron as Republican backers and quotes Samuel J. Tilden urging citizens to act.
The New Year opens with obituaries for Recorder Hackett and Count Joannes. Hackett, a guard of burglars and snipers, feared no danger and kept his pistol ready. Joannes, once a stage actor and later a lawyer, died amid public fascination with his odd dress and manner. The note also covers Twain's new book A Tramp Abroad, charity events, and ongoing social entertainments in 1880 New York.
Our Washington letter reports on Maine politics, calls for a competitive exam for a federal post, and notes Senate advice from Edmu nds Burnside and Anthony. It discusses bond redemption plans, Secretaries Sherman and Schurz views, Grant’s travel, and the burned Castle residence amid hints of Indian war.
A critique questions Don Cameron’s democracy stance while noting Simon Cameron’s political rise in Pennsylvania. The article argues Cameron holds office without direct popular election and highlights the state’s constitutional ideals contrasted with his career.
The piece argues the Cameron family seeks a Grant third term and controls party processes from Harrisburg to push a presidential bid. It warns that monarchist wealth alongside populist power threaten democracy, urging swift public opposition to empire-building. A second note cites boom prosperity misleads debt, advocating pay as you go.
The Lamars in Iowa's Sentinel advocate using African Americans to shape Indiana elections. They urge shipping tens of thousands of Black voters to Indiana to ensure Republican turnout and victory, calling Indiana a rebel state needing 20 000 Stalwart votes and praising imported Black labor as political leverage.
Huntington county farmers call for additional railroad lines while workers build gravel roads. The correspondent notes profit motives as a driving force behind the ongoing improvements and signals rising crop prosperity as a catalyst.
An 1840s style medical advertisement touts SaRsaPa Rilla as a premier blood purifier. It claims to cure scrofula, skin diseases, and liver complaints, naming A H Fretageot & Co as agents and stressing forty years of extensive use.
Minnard F. Watts of St. Louis Missouri and Laura Gambrel Cook of New Harmony Indiana were married on January 1, 1880, at the residence of Mr. Thomas Mumford Jr. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. George F. Culmer.
Sheriff Alex Crunk announces a public sale of rents and profits for a seven year term from a Decree in a Posey County Indiana case Joel and Mary Hiatt v John Staley and John Ribeyre. The properties include Ninety acres and lot numbers in Winfield, with sale conditions and potential further bids to satisfy decree costs.
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