Washington Letter on Elections and Senate Battles 1877
Our Washington Letter reviews the November 1877 elections, noting Democratic gains but continued Republican strength and discipline. It covers the army appropriation bill, the silver bill, the resumption act repeal, New York appointments, Senator Voorhees, carpetbagger fraud trials in South Carolina, and local reactions among South Carolinians.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
New York
Hayes
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Matthews
Mr. Hayes
Morris
Benator Conkling
Committee On Commerce
New York Custom House
Patent Office Recovers From Great Fire Effects
The text notes the Patent Office is fully recovered in its prosecution of business after a late great fire, with Cala allowed to go unpunished and a mention of AusTin.
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Cala
Patent Office
Austin
The Future of the Democratic Party Triumphs Over Radicalism
A historical overview argues the Democratic party will fully triumph over Radicalism as current events show Democrats controlling the House, a Senate aligned against radical policy, and a national mood favoring remonetization of silver and restoring work. The piece cites corruption, bayonets, and the blood shirt as Radical failures, praising Democratic devotion to public welfare and urging thorough organization for inevitable success.
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Democratic Party
Radical Party
Congress
Chess Board
National House of Representatives
Senate
Ohio
Pennsylvania
J. Madison Wells
Judas Bradley
Louisiana
Io Congress
Hayes
Indianapolis Sentinel
Voorhees Rejects Morton Succession Plea in Providence
In Cincinnati Commercial notes a leading Democrat urges a tribute to Senator Morton and hints at a possible demonstration should Voorhees be named his successor. Voorhees dismisses the idea as inappropriate and unworthy of an election, citing providence and respect for Morton's family.
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Voorhees
Indiana
Morton
Congress
Cardozo
South Carolina
L.A
Cincinnati
Mr. Voorhees
Senator Morton
Sistent
Presidential candidate crop teased in state previews
The Vicksburg Herald notes Pennsylvania aligns, New Jersey follows Little Mac, Ohio remains steady, and Louisiana is reliable. Within a year or two a notable batch of candidates may emerge from these states, with Tom Wendricks leading at present.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Tom Wendricks
Vicksburg Herald
Stanley Matthews Compared To Grant In Hawkeye Quip
In a Burlington Hawkeye brief, Stanley Matthews is likened to Grant in appearance and described as exuding thunder though the remark is lighthearted. The blurb notes a global jest that half the world annoys the other half.
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Stanley Matthews
Grant
Thunder
Burlington
Hawkeye
Opening of Theodore Starrs jewelry and art house in New York
The week centers on Theodore Starrs new jewelry and fine art showroom at Broad way and Fifth Avenue. Starr aims to elevate jewels as art, not mere commodities, following the Starr Marcus firm tradition and drawing London and New York attention. The piece notes Hoagland and Morgan banking ties, a Delmonico’s banquet for J P Morgan, Erie Railroad foreclosure talks, Morrissey’s Senate race, and theatrical fundraisers for widows and new plays by Frederic Clark.
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New York
Eptron
Register
Theodore B. Starr
Starr
Starr & Marcus
London
Paris
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
James Brown
Brown Brothers & Co
Bank of England
Brown Brothers
Hoagland
George Peabody & Co
J.5. Morgan
Delmonico
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Erie Railroad
State Senate
John Morrissey
Augustua Scholl
Morrissey
Tammany Fall
Boss Kelly
Edwin Adams
George Fox
Clara Morris
Lester Wallack
Custer Monument Fund
Milla
Venturoli
Frederic Clark
Chestnut Street Theater
McVicker’s
Chicago
Best Divorce Time on Record
A district judge near Salt Lake City marries two respectable individuals on Saturday. Sunday the husband seeks separation, claiming they cannot live together. Monday the court grants a divorce in strict accordance with law, after swift filing and appearance. Salt Lake Herald.
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Sault Lake City
Salt Lake Herald
Question on Republican rule and national impact
A Plain Question argues sixteen years of Republican control in federal government has led to stalled commerce, idle manufacturing, and unemployment due to perceived incompetence of Republican statesmen, citing presidency Senate and House history.
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Senate
House of Representatives
WV. Y. Sun
Maori chief advocates a simple bankruptcy example
Maori chief Karaitiana Takamoana once illustrated bankruptcy by telling a tale of buying five pounds worth of goods, not paying, then asking a judge to forgive the debt. The judge instructs the claimant to return the pound and the storekeeper to issue a five pound receipt, then to do it again.
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Saia
Karaitiana Takamoana
Apportionment quarrel shapes historic New York politics
The New York Sun argues that an unfair state apportionment denied Democrats a Senate majority and altered Assembly control, noting potential gains for Democrats in New York and Kings and losses for Republicans in rural districts. It also touches on postal letters statistics, Tom Paine critique, military cuts, and humorous quips about Brigham Young and cholera remedies.
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New York
Indiana
New York Sun
Demecrats
Kings
Republicans of the Interior
Senate
New York and
Eihtieas
Assembly
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the Register
W.slater
New Harmony
Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
Florida
Returning Board
Rutherford B. Hayes
Wm. A. Wheeler
National Returning Board
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Washington, D. C
THE
Future of the Democratic Party
United States
Bob
Tom Paine
Louisiana Returning Board
Sherman
Mar Gov. van Zandt
Rhode Island
Mexico
Vera Cruz
West Point
Providence
Sqm
Great Britain
Sax
St. Thousa Cyprian
Coe Girardeau County
Milesiur
Brigham Young
New Orleans
All Way Places
Thomas Sherlock
Lew. Kates
John 8
Jones
Will
Rankin & CO
Evansville, Ind
Norge
Posey County
Nelson G. Nettelton
Richard Ford
Nettelton
Thomas Eb, Wade
Center Township
Towit
Posey Circuit Court
William Williams
Posey Circuit
John Roberta
Mt. Vernon
George W. Curtis
George H. Wilson
D.C
Board of County Commissioners
Tavern Street
Beteen Main and Brewery
Wilson Alsop
Stoddart’ S Musical Library
Just Publishing
All Newsdeniers
J. M. Stoddart & CO
Chestnut St
Alderney Stock
Ersons
Alderney
Morris Pote
Main Street
Fatham
Baldwin & Snelling
G. G. Duclos
Duclos, Duclos CO
Hays
Duclos
BH. F. Owen & Co
New Harmony, Ind
Walter A. Wood
C. A.& L. J. McCormick
Nichols Shepard & Co
Battle Creek
Rumely
Hobinson Machine Works
C. Eagle Machine Works
Birdsell Manufacturing Co
BSA
E. F. Owen & Co
Thei
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