Seat Contests Over 1878 Minnesota Election
The report details Washburn and Donnelly contesting the Third District seat after 1878 elections with bribery and intimidation shown. The House Elections Committee recommends a new election to let the people decide. It compares to California proceedings over a joint Senator seat and hints at local political shifts and possible figures like Sharon.
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William D. Washburn
Congress
Minnesota
Ignatius Donnelly
Washburn
Donnelly
House Elections Committee
House Committee
California
San Francisco
San Mateo
Desty
Byrnes
Senate
Freud
Servile Retainer Critiques Sharon in Virginia Enterprise
The Virginia Enterprise, under ownership by the Virginia and Truskee Railroad, publishes as a loyal Republican paper with a temporary editor in Judge Goodwin's absence. It dismisses opposition to Sharon's Senate re election as the work of idiots and praises the paper's subservience to its masters. The piece labels dissent as foolish and mocks the editor's capacity to retain what he knows.
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Virginia Enterprise
Virginia and Truskee Railroad Company
Judge Goodwin
Utah
Sharon
United States Senate
Masters
Nevada Senator Sharon praised in Nevada press flap
The Elko Fest notes a Chesterfield tone in Reno Gazette and Virginia Enterprise coverage of Senator Sharon. It cites a Sherman correspondence in the Virginia Enterprise suggesting Sharon sought favor for a Mint employer in Carson City during a trip east.
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Elko Fest
Nevada
Sharon
Storey County Railroad
Sherman
Virginia Enterprise
San Francisco
Carson
Enterprise
Reno Gazette
Senate report on alleged frauds in late elections and party finance
A Senate Select Committee report details political assessments and payments to the Republican Committee in 1878 totaling 106,009 from federal and other sources, with clerks solicited in all departments and chiefs leading subscription lists. It proposes a 1876 law reform to bar official contributions to political purposes and seeks penalties including loss of office.
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Senate Select Committee
United States
St. Luis
J. Milton Turner
Liberia
J.T. Smith
Charton TH. Tarmey
J. W. Wilson
Alfred Charter
Missouri
Weather and losses hit Oregon stock and livestock market
The report notes stock perishing in the Upper Willamette Valley Oregon with sheep and hogs dying by the score due to severe weather. It mentions political groups Home Rulers and Is gaining seats while Bc Rulers show a tires pests gain and warns other stock may soon die unless conditions improve.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
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