Republican Platform Congress Report 1879 Victory and Reforms
The Republican convention presents a report of its governance since the Civil War, highlighting victory over rebellion, emancipation, currency stabilization, debt reduction, rail growth, and trade gains. It pledges continued support, education aid, anti sectarian measures, labor protection, limits on subsidies, and civil service reform under Hayes.
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Republican Party
U. S
Congress
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Maine
Geesy
United States
Hayes
Executive Department
Republican Convention Principles in Public Schools and Finance
Resolutions reaffirm pro public school extension funded by general taxation and free from sectarian influence. They advocate full government protection of US citizens, defend congressional integrity from fraud, and express support for a sound currency, specie payments, and the Republican policy credited with economic revival.
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United States
Congress
Democratic Party
Van Wert County Republicans Call Mass Convention
The Republicans of Van Wert county are requested to assemble in Mass Convention at the Court House in Van Wert on Tuesday August 31 at 10 a.m. for nominating a county ticket and other business. Nominations for Clerk of the Court Treasurer Prosecuting Attorney Commission Infirmary Director.
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van Wert County
Mass
Court House
van Wert
General Gipson Speaks on Civil Authority in Tennessee
The report notes General Gipson speaking in Tennessee amid claims that no commander in the Southern states has interfered with civil authority more than General Hancock. It mentions H Florrace Greely and Senator Conkling arranging speaking engagements in Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Ohio and in Indiana cities Indianapolis Terre Haute Fort Wayne and Evansville.
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Gen. Hancock
Hflorace Greely
Senator Conkling
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Indiana
Ohio Apportionment Plan Sees County District Changes
The Columbus Journal notes Ohio's 1880 census apportionment will redraw districts. One change merges Paulding and Van Wert counties into a single Representative district.
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The
Columbus Journal
Ohio
Paulding
van Wert
Campaign optimism clashes with crowd demands in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati Democrat told reporters that the campaign is opening up gloriously with the outlook never better. He said he has been asked to drink 422 times since the nomination and was interrupted by a man calling him to join for a drink, noting the outlook as glorious.
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Cincinnati
Mr. Tilden
Ile
United States Army
West Point
Macmillan’s
Tipperary
Limerick
Ireland
Garfield praised for integrity by World on May 30 1876
The New York World lauds General Garfield of Ohio as a Republican of Republicans for his conduct in the last session of Congress. It says he acted with a Congressional majority while preserving self respect and the respect of honest men.
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New York World
Garfield
Ohio
The
Republican
Hancock
Vermont
General Hancock
John F. McGuire
Nose Nominated for Congress in Tenth District
Judge McCaw Ley, speaking at the district convention, caustically criticizes Democratic ranks mentioning the need for money to win and alleging many in the party are “dead-beats” in a demoralized condition.
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Tyre
Judge McCawley
W. P. Nose
Congress
Respectful tribute from General Warp to General Garfield
At the Cincinnati ratification meeting General Durbin Warp praised General James A. Garfield. He recalled being carried off the Chicamauga field on September 20 1863 and noted Garfield stayed behind when rest of staff rode away shaping his enduring military esteem.
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Hancock
Cincinnati
Durbin
Garfield
Chicamauga
Rosecrans
Hancock pass over for presidency urged by Col Campbell
Colonel T C Campbell of Cincinnati argued Hancock should not be promoted ahead of Sherman Sheridan Logan Sickles and other officers to reach the presidency. He cited seven commanders in chief appointed for the Army of the Potomac and said Hancock was not considered for top posts despite merit.
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T. C. Campbell
Cincinnati
Army of the Potomac
Hancock
McClellan
Lincoln
Stanton
Grant
Sherman
Sheridans
McPhersons
Logans
Sheridan
LoGan
Sickles
Louisiana heroes to be honored in new Democrat series
The New Orleans Democrat will publish authentic accounts of Louisiana war services and achievements praising General Hancock's candidacy. It aims to educate Louisianians about a heritage of glory, with a sample song praising Confederate heroes and Lee.
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New Orleans Democrat
Hancock
The
Democrat
General Garfield Speech to Boys In Blue in New York
General Garfield spoke to a huge audience in New York on Thursday evening addressing the Boys In Blue. The keynote praised strength of hands hearts and faith as the Republics security and glory and called for manhood and charity.
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Garfield
Boys In Blue
New York
Republic
Democratic campaign talk over Burns draft claims
In Ohio a debate over Lionel Burns as State School Commissioner nominee centers on alleged Confederate military service. Critics say Burns would not have been drafted. supporters push a South outbreak narrative, while editors cite broader Democratic tactics and regional rhetoric. The Helena Yeoman and Cincinnati Gazette are cited in the discussion.
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Llonel Burns
South
Ohio
Burns
Blaine Assails Hancock as Campaign Gains Momentum
Senator James G Blaine told Republicans in New York that the party must persevere and win the nation. He warned against Hancock noting his wartime record and claimed the ticket contains unsavory company, urging unity and rejection of Hancock as leader.
Nebraskan Falls and Meteor Fireball Rattles Ohio
Reports recount L C Barber of Nevada breaking his neck after a fall. A Cleveland Leader story describes a meteor near Caledonia Marion County Ohio on Saturday night, a 25 foot diameter fireball weighing about five tons with $300 offered for the landowner. Clarence Ward climbs 150 feet to inspect a steeple in Tiffin. A traveling scissors grinder and companion in a drunken state cause street show in Upper Sandusky. Horses stolen near Napoleon traced to a river bridge. Threshing incident burns seven hundred bushels of wheat on Blanchard road. Ada suffers a large fire with about twenty five thousand dollars loss and sixteen thousand insurance. Several business losses listed with insurance and no insurance, origin suspected as spontaneous combustion in rags at Cunningham’s store. Opera Band instruments destroyed.
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L. C. Barber
Nevada
Cleveland Leader
Caledonia
Marion Co
Jacob Kryling
Geo. Battenfield
Napoleon
Burson Rose
Blanchard Road
Dunkirk
Ada
Lima
Sylvester Elberson
Roland Matthews
J. T. Cunningham
McGinnis
Cunningham’s
German harvest spurs export ban agitation on corn
In consequence of the bad harvest in Germany a cable dispatch announced there is agitation for government prohibition of corn exports.
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Germany
GEMS OF SOUTHERN SENTIMENT From Richmond Dispatch
Overview praising Lee and Stonewall Jackson as defenders of the South in the Civil War aligning their cause with Washington and Hamilton and the Revolution era values.
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Richmond Dispatch
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Washington
Hamilton
New York County Reviews Show Republican Unity in 1880 Outlook
A Times canvass from thirty four New York counties argues the Republican ticket Garfield and Arthur enjoys broad, unified support across Hudson River, western and central regions. Democrats claim of soldier votes are disproven as converts flock to Republicans with larger majorities than 1876.
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Cincinnati Gazette
New York
the Times
Kings
Hudson River
Hudson
Delaware
Sullivan County
Broome, Steuben and Tioga
Erie
Niagara
Genesee
Livingston
Lake Ontario
Orleans
Oswego
Monroe
Jefferson
St. Lawrence
Franklin
Great Central Section
Chenango
Cortland
Fulton
Herkimer
Madison
Ondago
Ontario
Otsego
Seneca
Garfield
Arthur
Hancock
Hayes
Wheeler
Hancock at the Bridge and Hancock in Fourth Ohio tale
Reports from Cincinnati Gazette and other papers recount a soldier’s corroboration of Hancock’s harsh remarks to Fourth Ohio Infantry near Warrenton Virginia while awaiting a pontoon. The letters also discuss overcoats deprivation in 1865 and other partisan exchanges from Kansas City Journal and Macmillan's Magazine.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
4Th Ohio Infantry
Hancock
Warrenton
Virginia
National Republican
Prophecy of slavery in the states urged by Meridian Mercury
The Meridian Mississippi Mercury quotes a prophecy predicting that African Americans will either remain enslaved or return to slavery, stating their sole refuge from extinction would be servitude to whites. The fragment reflects postbellum white supremacist sentiment.
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Miss
Mercury
Lighting for What Lee Fought For
Wade Hampton’s Staunton speech urges adherence to Lee and Jackson principles, recalling Civil War sacrifice on Virginia soil. It appeals to voters to support the Democratic ticket, warning against abandoning the soldiers and their legacy.
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Lee
Wade Hampton
Staunton
Jackson
Virginia
Northern Men Must Take Back Seats
A Memphis Avalanche editorial denounces Northern Republicans seeking office in the South. It calls for branding such men as enemies of the South and demands they keep to rear positions or depart, insisting the Democratic party be the only party for Whites in the region.
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Memphis
South
From Butler Speech Longstreet Independent Drift
In a harsh denunciation Senator Butler laments Longstreet for persisting in a course toward independence. He warns that Longstreet forfeited trust and esteem, gaining only scorn and odium from allies who faced death and destruction alongside him.
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Senator Butler
Longstreet
Confederacy Still Exists Speech in Alabama
A Democratic orator argues the Confederacy remains and Jeff Davis continues as president. He asserts Hancock’s election will compensate for property losses under Radical rule and claims a Solid South will secure control of the General Governments to redress wrongs.
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Confederacy
Alabama
Jeff. Davis
Hancock
South
Republicans gain big majorities in East Tennessee county races
Information from East Tennessee districts shows Republicans winning three county officer elections by large margins totaling 7 000 to 10 000. First District Taylor held by 700 but last week Republican leads ranged 1 500 to 1 800. Second District boosted Republican margin from 3 000 to 5 000–6 000. The Third District also favored Republicans. Knoxville city votes stayed Democratic by a small margin, but county results gave Republicans the overall win.
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Washington
East Tennessee
Taylor
Tennessee
Knoxville
Representative Springer Endorses Garfield for President
The Democrat speaker praises James A. Garfield of Ohio as the Republicans’ candidate for president. He declares Garfield a long-serving public servant and the strongest Republican in the House, defending him against newspaper character charges.
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John Sherman
Republican Party of
Ohio
Chicago
President Hayes
Republican Party
Republicans of
Representative Springer
James A. Garfield
Congress
Population Shifts Highlight Southern Census Findings
Charleston and capital city of South Carolina grew slightly over 1 percent in a decade. Swamp counties distant from railroads, where white inhabitants struggle in summer, rose about 40 percent, illustrating notable regional disparities in the era.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Dentist’s Luxury Offer Prepares Bride For Incoming Marriage
A New York dentist mails a wedding prelude circular offering teeth cleaning and whitening services to a bride to be. The note asserts dental work is essential for married life and urges arranging an appointment with a price schedule attached.
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New York
Four Teen Rules For Tornado Safety In Kansas Paper
A Kansas newspaper prints four teen rules to observe during a tornado. A man spots the storm, removes his hat, and reads the guidelines, but the tornado or the wind carries him away before he can act.
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Kansas
Judge Lang and the Ohio militia vote in 1863 Senate record
The article cites the Ohio Senate Journal from March 22 1863 showing Judge Lang as one of four nays on a bill to organize the militia. It notes Lang moved to amend the title to label the act as threatening civil liberty and explains the militia later served in the Civil War as hundred day men. The piece defends their use in defeating the rebellion and calls for Lang to explain his stance.
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Judge Lang
Ohio Senate
Genrral
Ohio
Lang
Senate
Messrs
Converse
O'Connor
Willett
Escape Attempt by Union Prisoners Recalls Bloodhound Chase
At a Columbus gathering of war veterans ex-prisoners recount McCauley and Kinnead plans to escape from Andersonville. Vogt describes eighteen months there, one escape attempt ending in betrayal, capture, being mauled by hounds, and his companion dying that night after the fall.
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Andersonville
Columbus
William C. McCauley
Twentieth O. V.1
C. L. Vogt
Kinnead
Californias Democratic letter writers back Hancock claim
The San Francisco Alta reports California Democratic writers promote Hancock to Eastern voters. The author questions their identities and calls the tactic risky, asserting a Western vote for Hancock will not align with Eastern forecasts and that November's ballots will reveal the truth.
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Pacific Coast
Garfield
San Francisco
Cal
Alta
Califfonia Democratic
Hancock
Democracy
Times
Then and Now: New York Commercial Advertiser Letter Snippet
The piece rails at rebels for calling the old flag wicked and argues against an English land syndicate buying U S acres. It cites Wade Hampton urging Virginia Democrats around Hampton and notes a satire of Hancock in the presidential race with 138 Southern votes vs 47 Northern. An Ohio Dems salary assessment is mentioned.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Reble
London
United States
Soldier recalls Hancock harsh leadership and Fourth Ohio memory
Kansas City Journal interview with Jerry Ward reveals veterans’ dislike of Hancock for treating soldiers like dogs. Ward recalls Hancock’s order to make soldiers wade a waist deep creek rather than bridge it, causing foot injuries and lingering resentment.
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Kansas City Journal
Journal
Jerry Ward
Ward & Ten
Main Street
Ward
Hancock
Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
T Hancock
Bull Run
Lee
Sam
Manassas Junction
Warrenton
Fourth Ohio
Inngineer Corps
Second Army Corps
Erin
Iancock
Democratic Conciliation Critiqued by Tribunes Editors
The New York Tribune calls Wade Hampton the most honest conspirator of the Solid South and accuses Democratic leaders of offering a feigned conciliation akin to a lion to a lamb after claiming shared goals with Lee and Jackson’s four year struggle.
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New York Tribune
Wade Hampton
Lee
Jackson
Colored Masons in Galveston Barroom Altercation
A colored woodcutter helps a Galveston man and recounts a tense barroom incident. A bartender with a large Masonic emblem attacked him after a distress signal. the crippled response and a shoulder strike ended the encounter.
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Galveston
White Masons
Jess
Winter frost and snow sweep Northern New York
A cold wave brought frost to interior counties overnight with snow and ice forming in spots. The city meanwhile reported deaths from sun stroke a week earlier as brief mentions of weather contrasts appeared.
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New York
Interior
New York City
Notice to Non Resident Land Owners in Van Wert County
The Auditor of Van Wert County Ohio notifies all interested that a petition by Philip Kidner seeks the establishment location and construction of a drainage line in section four town one east along the Philip Kidner road from the west side of the county line. The hearing will be held September 4 at 10 o'clock in the Commissioners' office.
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Auditor's Office
van Wert
Ohi
Isso
Harvey Kohn
Philip Kidne
Van
Said
Ohich
Philip Kidner
West
Putnam
Tis
Ae Commissioners
W. T. Exline
Wade Hampton Speech Topic Virginia Democrats Unity
Staunton readers question Hampton’s Virginia speech but the Staunton Valley Virginian asserts his language meant the Democratic party under Hancock’s leadership fights for the same principles as Lee and Jackson. The speaker urged party harmony and invoked war memories to rally support in the current party contest.
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Wasitington
Wade Hampton
Virginia
Staunton Valley
Hampton
Staunton
Ile
Democratic Party
Tancock
Lee
Jackson
Democratic
Democratic Issue Conflicts Narrow Down to Officers
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Hancock and Wade Hampton express the same Democratic principles in different words. It argues party unanimity on core aims while highlighting a paradox in their opposite descriptions, reducing the dispute to who leads rather than divergent goals.
Democratic Capital on Hand in Southern Canvass
From the Boston Advertiser a brief catalogue of Southern events notes a Republican meeting in South Carolina kept peaceful by headquarters orders. It cites a fraudulent Alabama vote count and a Greenback speaker banned in Mississippi amid threats. The list will grow as the canvass advances.
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Boston
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
South
Senator Morgan Comments on Alabama Voting Majorities
In a Washington Post interview Senator Morgan of Alabama admits a real Democratic lead is about 15,000 over Greenbackers Republicans and negroes and that reported 75,000 includes votes not counted and prevented opposition.
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Utica
Morgan
Alabama
Washington Post
Notice of Ditch Improvement No. 2 sale in Van Wert County
By order of the Van Wert County Board of Commissioners the lowest bidders will be sought for constructing working sections of Ditch Improvement No. 2 called Little Auglaize River in Washington Jennings and York townships. Sale begins at the bridge east of Middlepoint at 9:00 a.m. August 26 1880 and continues upstream to Pollock road. On September 1 1880 at 10:00 a.m. sale continues from Pollock road. contracts and bonds required. specifications available day of sale. WM B Jones Engineer. Aug 20 1880 w2.
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Board of Commissioners
van Wert County
Ohio
William Heath
Little Auglaize River
Washington
Jennings
York
Middlepoint
Pollock Road
WM. B. Jones
James Pettiford
F. C. Carlo
Town Creek
Moaglin
Union
Pleasant
Ridge
Liberty
Wiltshire
Town
Hoaglin Township
Merrick
Paulding
Ven Wert
Hoaglin Townships
Celina Road
Samuel Collins
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Daniel F. Dewolf
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Tiffin
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