Startling Figures A Fine Specimen of Radical Extravagance
Capt Fred Phillips addressed the Tilden and Vance club in Tarboro detailing county finances. He cites Edgecombe with a 3 000 negro majority under Republican control since 1868 and exposes pauper costs, poor-house expenses, sundry items, and frauds. He promises a condensed speech summary for readers.
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Fred Phillips
Tilden and Vance Club
Tarboro
Edgecombe
Republican Party
Philips
Kingdom of
Denmark
Nash
Formation of Tilden and Vance Club in Walnut Creek Township
A Wednesday 4 PM gathering in Walnut Creek Township formed a Tilden and Vance Club. Col. W. H. Knight chaired, Dr. C. L. Killebrew as secretary, with officers elected and by laws to be drafted. The group endorsed the St. Louis convention ticket and invited local residents to join. The meeting adjourned to August with 54 names added to the list.
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Daily Observer
Charlotte
Logan
Vance
Settle
Ransom
Tyrrell
Mark Irwin
West
Sampson
Tilden and Vance Club
Walnut Creek Township
Hartsboro
W. H. Knight
C. L. Killebrew
H. C. Bourne
N. B. Killebrew
St. Louis
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
United States
Zebulon B. Vance
North Carolina
Raleigh
TH. C. Gourne
Tarboro Southerner
Thorp Campaign Club Plans Pole Raising in Nash County
In Nash County on July 19 1876 a political message urges turnout for the Tilden and Vance campaign. A pole 100 feet high is planned with a campaign club to be organized and orators promised to celebrate the flag raising. A negro named Geo Williams is noted for running off with Sunday clothes. Reverend Geo Duke preached an excellent sermon nearby.
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Tilden
Vance Pole
Soumersar
Vance
White House
Thorp
Geo. Williams
Col. Rowland
Nash County
Belknap & Co
J. B. Cheshire Jr
Geo. Duke
Edgecombe to Hold Big Tarboro Political Rally
A large crowd gathered in Tarboro Town Commons for a political rally headlined by Governor Z B Vance and Gen J M Leach. The event showcased the Tilden and Vance clubs, a procession to the Dancy home, and a platform setting with the Greenville Brass Band.
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Court House Square
Tarboro Tilden and Vance Club
Nash
Rocky Mount Club
Tarboro Mook and Ladder Company
Cotten
Capt
Dancy
Gov Vance
Lere
Wilson Advances
Raleigh News
Southerner
Greenville Brass Band
Gov. Vance
Edgecombe
Vance rally extols reform while railing at radicals
The speech attacks Reconstruction and Republican rule, touts Gov Holden and militia actions, accuses Democrats of corruption, praises soldiers, and advocates voting for Vance and the Democratic ticket. It contrasts Union loyalties, cites taxation and plunder, and ends with a call for reform and Tilden Hendricks.
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Spout Spring
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