City Official Roster Amid Turbulent Local Elections
A list of candidates for city treasurer Fred W Jansen cityengineer Charles Petri for city ex toim Jonas Hess for street commissioner Henreby Lock and a slate of aldermen including Ward-Wm Powers John B Brown Jacob Ruoff John Meyer T Brinkhoff and T P Letton appears in fragmented OCR. The document records multiple public offices and names with uncertain spellings.
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Yor Alderuen
WaRd
WM. B. Powers
John B. Brown
Jacob Ruoff
John Meyer
T. Brinkhoff
T. P. Letton
Republican Meeting Adopts Club and Nine Member Committee
At Centre School House Fall Creek Township Adams County Illinois on March 31 1860 Republicans held a meeting and unanimously adopted resolutions to form a campaign club. A central committee of nine was appointed to carry out party principles and a copy of proceedings was sent to the Quincy Whig and Republican for publication.
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Centre School’ House
Fall Creek Township
Adams County
Presidential Campain
Messrs
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Robt. Rankin
Wm. Thompson
Republicans of Brown County Meet in Mt Sterling May Sth
The Republicans of Brown County convene at the Mt Sterling Court House on Saturday May 5 at 2 PM to appoint four delegates to attend the Decatur Convention on May 9 and conduct other business. The Central Committee urges broad attendance.
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Brown County
Mt. Sterling
Court House
Decatur
Central Committee
Celebration Yesterday Praises Quincy Citizens
Our readers were promised no peace unless they toed the mark during yesterday's visit of guests. We proclaim pride in Quincy and its people for making the celebration the most successful of its kind. Mayor Besgesos T Jasper Bacry Root and all others fulfilled their duties. Thanks extended to citizens of Quincy Palmyra La Grange Canton and all Aids to the Marshal for prompt service. Citizens may be proud of yesterday.
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Lagrange
Canton
The Speakership Election Sparks Outcry in Daily National
The Daily National of California fumes over Pennington’s election as Speaker of the House. The paper unloads a column of vitriol attacking the Speaker personally and likens current GOP conduct to treason, claiming Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr pale in comparison.
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Daily National
California
Pennington
House of Representatives
Benedict
Arnold Aaron Burr
Vote the Republican Ticket Note the WHOLE Republican Ticket
The prompt provides a fragmented line urging voters to back the full Republican slate. No clear date, place, or named individuals are contained to anchor a full factual card.
Firemen Urged to Judge Mayor Over Dinner Tickets
Letter from K. K. Jones defends Mayor Robert S. Benneson and explains the dinner tickets for a celebration were distributed by the Chief Marshal to Missouri guests with no city expense. Jones takes responsibility for the action, stating the committee knew nothing of it and urges firemen to judge Bob Benneson fairly.
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Quincy
Missouri
Mr. Benneson
Committee of Arrangements
Firemen
Bob Benneson
K. K. Jones
Quincy and Palmyra Railroad Celebration Call to Guests
A Mississippi era tone urges business leaders to set aside work to host visitors from Missouri for the Quincy and Palmyra Railroad celebration. It extols hospitality and northern unity, guiding routes through the city and ending with dinners and commerce. Also notes a political club meeting with speeches by Jonas, Prentiss, Greeley, Qui. Ben and the Republican contrast to Sham Democracy.
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Ben
Big campaign meeting at State and Sixth ends with speeches
A large night meeting near State and Sixth drew great enthusiasm with speakers Prentiss Lawrence Keller Konaniz Klipfel Jonas Burns and others. Afterwards crowds moved to Kenurns for more speeches by Ralston Greeley Lock and others. Alderman candidate Paul Brinkhoff introduced by a town ally praising a tax cautious platform and opposition to further bonds. City Hall gathering planned for tonight.
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Taxpayer pressure on Redmond Smith and city debt
A reader attacks Redmond Smith & Co and the Democratic ticket. The letter accuses the group of draining the city treasury and inflationary debt during the past two years. It targets Bar Thomas Jaster as mayoral candidate and warns taxpayers to vote the Democratic ticket to avoid renewed financial mischief.
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CoxsInerro
Redmond, Smith & Co
Bar Thomas Jaster
Cassius M Clay Appeals to Madison County in Reform Clash
Louisvile April 3 Cassius M Clay issues an appeal to Madison county against the revolutionary committee they escaped denounncement by a small majority last Tuesday and their plan to reexamine his case yesterday He says he advised Hanson and associates to Teavé and that he discounts radicals but if Republicans are attacked they will defend themselves The appeal includes a letter signed Frank Bland and George Haley claiming trouble did not originate with Hanson but from mistreatment of George West a consumptive patient and his daughter insulted Clay ends You may be strong enough to overpower me but you cannot drive me from my duty to myself friends and country If I fall I shall not fall in vain and blood shall atone for the wrongs of my race with these States free Private advices hint further trouble.
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Cassius M. Clay
Madison County
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Teavé
Frank Bland
George Haley
George West
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Mr. Clay
Ursa Friend Requests Brief In-Person Talk
A communication from a friend in Ursa asks for a five minute in person discussion to explain why publishing is declined. The message thanks the correspondent for expressed good wishes toward the Wuicasp Repeat and promises to further deserve them.
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Corneliuspexts
Ursa
Premonitions of Democratic Convention in Charleston Papers
The Louisville Journal notes a significant premonition of the forthcoming Democratic Convention, highlighting a warning to beware of pick-pockets. It alludes to ensuing chatter about a steamer arriving from New York with the Dead Rabbit Club aboard.
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New York
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Louisville Journal
Adjourning Labels and Voter Suspicion in Quincy Race
Ed Weisenberg blames fixers for a thwarted nomination amid a heated Quincy City election. The letter accuses Democrats of debt growth and fraud, touts Republicans as fiscally prudent, and urges German voters to reject Nat Lane, a Know Nothing nominee for City Clerk, claiming foreign-born citizens are being manipulated. The piece condemns ethnic pandering and warns election-day consequences.
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Ed Weisenberg
City Attorney Election Stir and Tax Cut Claims
City voters hear sharp charges as candidates, especially Lut the prosecuting officer and Tom Jasper’s Democratic ticket, clash over city finances. Supporters vow tax relief while critics attack debt handling and bond sales, with accusations aimed at the " sham democracy" and Republican claim of debt reduction.
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Tom Jasper
Herald
Ban
Suam Democracy
Democratic meeting ends with drink taunt at Shamocrats
The Whig reports a Liberal rant at the American House where a comment about a Shamocrat nominee and free drinks was laughed at as baseless. McGuire brothers deny the tale, asserting the claim is false and the paper has erred.
City Democrats Rally in City Hall Nominates Ticket
The city Democrats gathered at Concert Hall on Saturday night to nominate a full city ticket. An enormous turnout, not fewer than two thousand, filled the hall and forced an adjournment to the street in front of the courthouse, as reported by Herald.
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Herald
Quincy Political Bond Issue and City Credit Debate
A long critique of 1857 Quincy bonds issued under Sam Holmes and subsequent municipal Finance. The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican leadership, detailing bond terms, interest, and losses to taxpayers. It lauds Mayor Benesons’ fiscal management, cites saved interest, and argues for Republican governance as financially sound. It also references the Fugitive Slave Law and political commentary from the Hartford Courant.
Polygamy Crisis Marks Congressional Debate in 1860s
A House of Representatives bill aims to punish polygamy in territories and disestablish Deseret laws while outlining penalties and the governor council shift. The document blends legal text with a later satirical, partisan crowd scene and local election notes across Illinois Wisconsin and New Jersey, reflecting Union era tensions.
Mexico News From the Gulf and Capitol
From Mexico to New Orleans dated April 9 reports Savannah mails arriving and smallpox raging among Miramon’s troops at Medellin. A decree banishes American citizens and confiscates property. Arizona from Brazos brings $1,000,000 in specie and 50 U.S. troops.
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Straits Ice Clearing For Vessels Soon
The Sea Bird from Detour reports no ice toward Mackinaw and the Leviathan from Michran notes difficulty at the Straits. Officials expect Straits to be clear for all vessels within the week.
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Editor quits Democrat to start Republican paper
Thomas H. Dawson editor of the Louisville Democrat says after two years as a modern Dag an paper he cannot continue for conscience sake. He will launch a straight Republican paper in Clay county before the campaign opens to avoid double faced reporting and support the right in the next election.
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Democrat
Clay County
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