New Ties Post Office and Mail Schedule Warning
Correspondents from many counties report squads of voters from other states in Indiana under various pretexts, allegedly organized by Democratic committees to defraud the election. The District Court clarifies conspiracy elements and notes Wilkerson’s conviction, promising indictments and a fair election stance by Republicans.
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Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
District Court of the United States
James H. Wilkerson
Jennings County
United States
Jackson
Wilkerson
Candy offer leads to strange promise in street
A girl reports a man promised a rosewood box with silver handles if children skipped 750 times. She plans to tell her parents and visit the man at his office. The undertaker has left for the country.
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Mamma
Kendall’s Spavin Cure hailed as versatile remedy
An advertisement urges investigation of Kendall's Spavin Cure for humans and animals claiming remarkable benefits for rheumatism and deep seated pains. It asserts safety for children and adults and notes equal efficacy on horses, inviting readers to read the advertisement.
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Kendall
Kendal
Democrats Crow Over Maine Vote Figures From 1876 to 1880
The text lists Democratic tallies 49717 in 1876 27872 in 1878 21668 in 1879 and 0 in 1880 while Republicans rise from 66300 56518 68766 to 73597 across the same years. It ends with a quip that Democrats may crow if they find cause.
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Maine
Hendricks and Butler in 1872 political clash
The article recalls Thomas A. Hendricke’s North Vernon speech warning about spoons as General Butler’s reply critiqued lies and the era’s partisan rifts. It discusses Hancock Tilden letters, debt claims, and Democratic strength across North and South, urging readers to examine sectional voting dynamics.
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Ben. Butler
A. Hendricke
North Vernon
St. Paul’s Cathedral
United States
Black Guard
Hancock
Wilkerson Trial Emphasizes Sacredness of Ballot
In the 1878 Jennings county treasurer race, J H Wilkerson faces conspiracy charges for allegedly swindling voters. Judge Gresham warns that thwarting the popular will by fraud at the polls risks treason to democratic government and demands severe punishment to deter future offenses.
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J. H. Wilkerson
Jennings County
Gresham
Iftrand
Glowing account of Luther Benson speech in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Sentinel praises Luther Benson for a recent city address while recalling a Sulivan temperance talk two years prior. The writer derides Benson as a gutter snipe and drunken rat-like figure, criticizing his role with the Democratic State Central Committee and mocking his morality teaching.
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Indianapolis
Luther Benson
Sullivan
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic Party
Election laws and the battle over free and fair votes
The text argues that US election laws ensure free and fair elections and claims no Democrat or other party member who was a legal voter has their vote deprived by these laws, challenging proof to the contrary despite ongoing political conflict.
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United States
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Commercial Row
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Wistar
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Bundy
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