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Origin and Rise of Republicans in Indiana 1854 to 1860
A lengthy historical survey traces Indiana politics from the 1854 formation of the Republican movement through 1856 campaigns. It notes the Kansas Nebraska act's impact, German immigrant influence, Know Nothing ties, temperance battles, and key Indiana figures shaping the anti slavery coalition. The piece closes with notes on early organizing meetings and fundraising for Kansas aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Indiana
Indianapolis
Thomas Smith
Ripley County
H. S. Lane
S. W. Parker
P. Morton
Mr. Galloway
Ohio
Reuben A. Riley
Godlove
Orth
People’s Party
United States
Assemma
United States Senate
John Perth
Senate
Isaac Blackford
Tiouse
Blackford
Supreme Court of Indiana
House
Maine
Charles H. Test
Morton
Lane
Colfax
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Kansas
M. C. Barber
Know Nothings
Beebe
Supreme Court of
John W. Dawson
Allen County
John D. Detfrees
A. L. Robinson
Friends of Temperance
Democratic Party
New Albany
John ©. Walker
Laporte County
Jesse JD. Bright
State Central Committee
Walker
Abram A. Hammond
Vigo County
Congress
Methodist Church of
Greensburg
Methodist Church
Adams
Ren
Decatur
Diubios
Elkhart
Floyd
Knox
Laporte
Marion
Posey
Tippecanoe
Vanderburg
Viga
Warrick
Wayne Counties
Germany
Old Northwest
Hoosier
Missouri
Westport
James H. Lane
E. B. Foster
Lawrence
James J. Lane
Kansas Territory
Robinson
Joseph A. Wright
Wright
Territory
Sharpe
Pierce
State Association of the Free Democracy
Friends of Freedom
A. I. Robinson
Evansville
Fathers of the Republic
Henry Ward Beecher