Congressional Convention Nominees from Pike Greene Adams Adams
The congressman election in the Eleventh District sees Col Mathews of Pike county nominated for Congress and Charles H. Eldred of Greene for Member of the State Board of Equalization. The convention voiced harmony, while Democrat contests elsewhere show bitter ballots. Mathews pledges a thorough canvass. Eldred is qualified. The piece contrasts with Indiana commentary on Greeley and Voorhees, critiquing banking and currency policies and urging clearer proposals.
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Adams
Pike
Vapanee
Greene
Jer
Mount Sterling
Congress
Col Mathews
Pittafield
Pike ‘County
99Th Ilinois
Adams County
Air
Eldred
Board of Equalization
Greeley
Indiana
Voorhees
Horace Greeley
Sophees
Dan Voorhees
Mr. Voorhees
Nominating Convention Deliberations in Pittsfield 1872
Delegates from the 11th Illinois District met in Pittsfield Pike County on July 31 1872 to nominate a Congressional candidate a State Board of Equalization member and a District Central Committee. A C Mathews was unanimously nominated for Congress and Chas H Eldred for the Board. The convention adopted Republican platform endorsing Lincoln era policies praising Union leadership and constitutional amendments.
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Pittfield
11Th
Congressional District
Pittsfield
Pike County
Congress
State Board ‘of Equalization
W.A. Grimshaw
Pike
J. M. Prentiss
W. W. Beatty
Carrollton
Wy. A. Grimshaw
B. M. Prentiss
A. C. Mathews
Board of Equalization
Congressional Central
Col
C. H. Morton
Adams
G. W. Ware
Jersey
Stephen Child
Calhoun
David Pearson, Sr
Greene
W. A. Grimshaw
Pikt
Republican
Illinois
Etstes
Baltimore
Tresson
Republican Party
Republican Party Platform of 1872 in Philadelphia
The Republican Party outlines its nine teen platform items pledging continued Union victory gains, civil equality, constitutional amendments, civil service reform, limits on public land grants, pension expansion, immigration protections, taxation reform, and support for American commerce and shipbuilding, aiming to preserve national credit and peace. The document emphasizes loyalty to law, nondiscrimination in rights, and opposition to repudiation with a call for streamlined franking and reduced postal rates.
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United States
Philadelphia
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Firet
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Pacific Railroad
Grant
Fire Nations
Astoss
Aotetne Indo
Twadyinz
Great Britain
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Hlererzi
Isbor
Theifkh
Congress
Publican
Royal Women of
America
Greeley and Rebel Mercy Referenced in Fragmented Text
The readable portions quote Horace Greeley warning about debauchery and Democratic strength at elections and a harsh wartime view on rebels. The garbled text also includes a line attributed to a St Louis address in 1863 about loyalty, discipline, and franchise, with scattered names and phrases from the era.
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