Convert to Hancock gains support in Western Pennsylvania
July 16 1880 report notes General Alfred T Pearson chairman in Pittsburg declares for Hancock. Pearson urges Hancock’s leadership citing Gettysburg heroics and prior Civil War service, while contrasting rival Republicans and Lincoln era loyalties. Debate over Garfield and party lines referenced.
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Republican Central Committee
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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Garfield
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Cincinnati
Winfield Scott Hancock
Gettysburg
Republican Press of
Nevada
Union
Census Shows U S Population Growth and City Expansion
The 1870 census put U S population between thirty nine and forty million with fourteen cities over 100 000. By 1880 estimates rise to about fifty million and nineteen cities over 100 000, adding Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Pittsburg and Providence. St Louis officials question counts and have requested a new enumeration while letter carriers conduct a follow up census.
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False mooods statement about English as copperhead
The Garfield papers allege that English, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, was pro slavery before the war and opposed admitting Kansas under Lecompton. The claim centers on his wartime votes in Congress, implying Copperhead alignment.
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Congress
Kansas
SABLE BLUNDERS REVEAL PARTY IMPLICATIONS IN DEBATE
The Virginia Enterprise editor is accused of blunders in a political dispute over war costs. The text disputes a claim about postwar federal spending and party control, noting Democratic leadership in 1875 6 and detailing speakers Kerr and Randall.
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Virginia Enterprise
General Hancock
Military Commission
Surratt
Hancock
Congress
Resignation urged after Reno Savings Bank collapse
State Treasurer L L Crockett drew funds from Reno Savings Bank just before its failure claiming the money belonged to the state. Public pressure rose as residents labeled him a thief and demanded his resignation at a Reno meeting. The Gazette notes prior notice from the State Board of Examiners to allow him to cover any deficits.
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Reno
the Gazette
L. L. Crockett
Colonel Pelton Dies After Illness in New York
Colonel Pelton nephew of Samuel J. Tilden died at the Everett House New York after a period of illness. His remains were moved to ex Governor Tilden’s residence. The death was due to embolism of the heart. The New York Era shifts allegiance to Hancock and predicts a Hancock walk over in New York and Pennsylvania. The Reese River Reveille, Nevada’s oldest penny-press, marks its seventeenth year and hopes to reach a centennial.
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Samuel J.tilden
Everett House
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Tilden
New York Era
Chicago
Hancock
Soldier Statesman
Pennsylvania
Reese River
Nevada
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