Ohio landslide verdict reshapes 1884 politics
Returns from Cotuubes Ohio show a sweeping Democratic victory with Hoadly winning the governorship by 10,452 and the legislature tilting Democratic in both chambers. Prohibition loses in rural counties but dominates rural voting. statewide totals forecast Northward shift in national races. The Columbus return lists Hoadly 854,000 to 343,000 for Foraker with 320,680 pro and 391,088 anti prohibition.
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Columbus
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Hoadly
Foraker
Prohibition
Greenback
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Ohio Democrats sweep Ohio in 1883 election
Cincinnati dispatch reports Ohio Democrats won the governor’s race and a majority in the Legislature in the anti presidential year. The Enquirer notes GOP leadership was strong but defeated. Multiple newspapers, including the Commercial Gazette and News Journal, reflect on Democratic gains, Republican weakness, and a cautious path forward for 1884. The Indianapolis Journal urges Republican pride and renewed confidence.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Board of Public Works
Republican Party
Pendleton
Senate
Vallandigam
Allen
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Hayes
Buckeye
Hamilton County
Cuyahoga Falls
Washington
Washington, D. C
New York
Arthur
Edmunds
Blaine
Grant
Conkling
Gen. Sherman
John Sherman
Tilden
Bob Ingersoll
Frank Hetton
Post Office Department
Masnachusetts
Virginia
Lincoln
Gresham
Chandler
Fellows
Cincinnati
the Enquirer
Democracy
Commercial Gazette
Rep
Columbus
News-Journal
Dayton
Louisville
Hoadly
Local notes from White county and nearby areas
Reports from White county Illinois and surrounding towns note a farmer exhibit, a missing legislator, grand jury action against an agricultural society for gambling, fair entries and premiums at Warrick county, a large ear of corn, and various local incidents. Other items include a cow post-mortem, a fatal baseball injury, prison reading material, a 102-year-old Indiana resident, church collections, post office robbery, fires, crop yields, school enrollments, saloon counts, and regional weather and crime mentions.
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L. J. Russell
White County
County
Lowry Hay
Carmi
Agricultural Society
Warrick County
John D. Walker
Ill
Republican
Ohio
Illinois
Edwardsville
Joel Sampson
Joliet
Kate Manion
Madison
Indiana
1St Baptist Church
Chicago
Danville
Frank Smith
Albion
Moses Jones
Johnsonville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Freeport
Guiteau
Kellogg
Wayne County
Olney
Sweetland
Hazleton
Fred Kerr
Oakland
Fort Branch
Daviess County
Rockport
Youth Accused of Forcing Marriage Threats in Mill Shoals
Sheriff Staley brought Wayne Mushgrove of Mill Shoals to Caen after authorities recaptured him for menacing Ida Taylor. The 24 year old lover, once favored, grew alcohol dependent and threatened her life if marriage did not occur, even cutting her hand with a knife last August before fleeing.
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Caen
Iun
Sheriff Staley
Sullivan
Wayne Mushgrove
Milt Shoals
Ida Taylor
Ida
Self Amputation and Iowa Election Reports
Des Moines dispatch notes a chaotic scene as John Croney amputates his arm with a butcher knife and falls unconscious. In Iowa, Republicans lead by about 26,000 statewide with Democrats gaining around 60,000 votes. the Legislature shifts to 62 Democrats and 60 Republicans. The Democratic candidate wins the 6th district by about 500 votes amid general gains.
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John Croney
Des Moines
Congress
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Oo. W. Slater
Seeeer Oe Towers
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Main
Church Streets
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Horace P. Owen
Cashier
William P. Ford
Ind
Hiatt
Church Street
Cook & Rice
Evanaville
Ray
New Harony
Board of Education
Posey County
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A. H. Fretageot & CO
Harvey
J.C. Scott
van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
Henry Brown
Viets
U.S
U.S. Patent Office
C. A. Snow & CO
Washington, D.C
Joseph Ward
Boot and Shoe Maker
Main Street
New Harmony, Indiana
Auldy Joseph Ward
Frank D. Bolton
Lad
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Breith & Auch
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Breita
Jer Y
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Undertaker
Bet
Hovey & Menzies
Attorneys - At - Law
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Arctic
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Newsom
Mts Each
Duclos CO
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East Main St
Fred
Herberhold
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Ohio Democracy
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Democratic Campaign Committee
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New York Sun
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Egypt
Memphis
San Francisco
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