McCormick Nomination Sparks Partisan Battle in West Virginia
The Intelligencer reports the nomination of Sam P. McCormick for Internal Revenue Collector in the District of West Virginia. An editorial and letters attack the President and McCormick, while supporters cite endorsements from bankers, judges, and merchants. The piece notes Hart's Washington trip to oppose the nomination and questions the editor’s motive, contrasting Republican leaders' support with opposition from Democratic and Republican newspapers.
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McWormick
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Washington
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State Executive Committee
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Esident
McCormick
Grafton Sentinel
Blaine
Arthur
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Joseph A. Hawley
Burdette Hart
Baleimore Gusette
FTG
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Fucces
Hayes
Saturn
Miio
Philadelphia Chronicle-Merald
Garfield
Mart
Politically Charged West Virginia Debates Blaine McCormick Battle
A torn clipping era summary traces West Virginia Republicans clashing over Blaine's 1876 and 1880 nominations and McCormick's appointment as collector. Editors attack Hart and the Intelli gencer while supporters defend leadership, urging unity and warning of party divisions amid calls for a state House of Refuge, school district creation, and fiscal reforms.
House committee names and senate confirmations noted
The article lists House committee members including Taxation and Finance, Judiciary, and Humane Institutions and Public Buildings. It reports the Senate confirmed H. P. McGorrick as Collector without opposition and notes Evarts is likely to be U.S. Senator from New York. It cites a 182 Democrats, 140 Republicans, and 2 Greenbackers House composition and mentions S. A. Hayes elected Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.
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Governor's message urges reforms and funding statewide
The governor's message recommends public financial disclosures by banks, enlarging the Hospital for the Insane, funding for the Institute for the Deaf Dumb and Blind, coeducation at the State University, a Reform School for youths in jails and the penitentiary, a $3000 grant to the State Board of Health to combat cholera, Capitol repairs at Wheeling before transfer to the city, election law changes aligning with a constitutional amendment, and an inter decennial census.
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Capitalists move factories amid free trade to protectionism
A London letter asks why manufacturers shift plants to protectionist nations for higher profits. A Illinois legislator faces removal amid party shifts and debates over fitness to serve, while Senator Warren Hays is noted for changing parties in 1882.
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London
England
West Virginia Legislature Opens Amid Political Strife
The essay notes a divided House with Democrats on the right and publicans on the left. It warns that splitting the party will burden the state with debt and calls lawmakers to act to revise and re enact laws. It details early members and contrasts various sizes and abilities, urging responsible work.
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McWhorter
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McCormick Named Internal Revenue Collector in Local City
The appointment of Samuel P. McCormick as Internal Revenue Collector surprised many and drew mixed political commentary. The Standard supports the move, noting it will return the office to the local community, ease dealings with the department, and speaks against party zealots while warning of political implications for foes.
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McCormick
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McCormick Named Collector of Internal Revenue
Public notices and editorials discuss McCormick of Grafton as the new Collector of Internal Revenue, replacing J H Duval who resigned. The press notes Westward business interests and party unity, while the Intelligencer alleges opposition and questions Duval's retirement.
West Virginia appoints Samuel P McCormick Collector
The President nominated Major Samuel P McCormick of Grafton for Internal Revenue Collector for the West Virginia district, replacing Gen I H Duval. Newspapers note Republican support and some opposition though reviewers predict party alignment in the state.
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