Grant and Louisiana Florida South Carolina crisis in 1876
From the Troy Herald dated December 6 1676 the piece reports on Congressional actions and Democratic nomination of Samuel J Randall for speaker. It details Republican disputes in Louisiana Florida and South Carolina with accusations of fraud and impeachment talk aimed at Grant. Includes commentary on Ruger’s orders and cabinet views and a dramatic Eliza Pinkston case used to claim voter intimidation.
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Washington Dispatches
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See. Morrill
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Roger
Hayes
Eliza Pinkinston
Eliza
North
Returning Board
Carolina
A Louisiana Election Fraud Report Emerges in 19th Century Letter
A committee of visiting Democrats in New Orleans issues a statement accusing local officials of partisan bias, detailing vote tallies for Tilden and Hayes, highlighting missing parish reports, and arguing the returning board cannot legally alter the popular vote results. The letter names commissioners and notes irregularities while defending the integrity of the reported counts.
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Eliza
Pinkston
Tikden
Jons M. Palmer
Lyman Trumbull
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W. Juwan
Ll. U. Warsox
South Carolina House Row as Troops Faceoff
Democrats march into the South Carolina state house demanding reorganization while Ruger refuses to intervene. The hall becomes a tense, peaceable standoff with both sides claiming legality and mounting pressure for compromise amid looming decisions on seating and state leadership.
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