Republican Party Proclaims Civil War Victory Record
The National Convention reports twenty-one years of Republican governance. It cites end of rebellion, emancipation, restored Union, sound currency, reduced debt, rising trade, railways, and pensions. It pledges continued credit, prosperity, and reforms while contrasting Democratic opposition and urging civil service reform and patriotic duties.
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Republican Party
U. S
Congress
Eoer
The
Confederate States
Republican National Convention Principles Restated
A 19th century style resolution reaffirming support for universal free public schools funded by naval taxation, nonsectarian, open to all proper-age children, and supported by constitutional legislation. It endorses strong federal protection of citizens rights, election integrity against fraud, a sound currency, and praise for specie resumption and Republican leadership.
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United States
Congress
Democratic Party
John Sherman
Republican Party of
Ohio
South
Republican Party
Chicago
Joan Sherman
President Hayes
Republicans of
Van Wert County Republican Mass Convention Aug 31 1850
Republicans in Van Wert County are called to a mass convention at the courthouse on Tuesday August 31 1850 at 10 am to nominate a county ticket and handle other business. Nominations include Clerk of the Court Treasurer Prosecuting Attorney Commissioner and Infirmary Director. All Republicans are urged to attend. H C Guinn chairman A H Hester secretary.
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van Wert County
Mass
van Wert
H. C. Guinn
A. H. Hester
E. B. Walkup
Delphos Garfield Club
J. D. Lloyd
H. A. Reeve
W. H. Fuller
J. B. Alexander
Dunkirk
Dennis Hennessey
Oak Harbor
James Morehead
Daniel Shordon
H.&m
James Wells
F. M. Dodson
Campaign snippets of 1864 politics and Civil War figures
A fragmentary 1864 era collage cites Horace Greeley on Hancock, praises Garfield and Lincoln, notes Secretary Sherman at home near Mansfield and a Columbus speech, and criticizes Bill Engist for foreclosing mortgages. It includes a Floridian 1864 quip about Hampton, Pickett and Yankee foragers.
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Sherman
Mansfield
Columbus
Hampton
Pickett
Hampton’s Bold Rifle Dash in Confederate Action
The Richmond Whig on July 24, 1861 recounts Colonel Hampton seizing a rifle and shouting Watch me boys do as I do before he shot down several Federal officers in quick succession.
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Richmond Whig
Hampton
Shylock like Bag of Emblems Aims for Vice Presidency
A regional observer predicts a Democrat victory bringing a strong reformist slate with English from Hancock and Eng lish cited as rallying points. The speaker, a rural Democrat, boasts family loyalty to the party while noting rebels’ potential voting impact. The text cites rebel claims totaling 1.523 billion dollars awaiting Treasury payment if Democrats win all branches.
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Washington
National Treasury
Treasury
Bren Lefevre and Garfield Associations Clash
The Cleveland Herald notes Ben Lefevre dislikes Garfield's associations and calls out his Washington winter company. It argues Lefevre’s critique falls on others while praising Garfield's preferences, implying Lefevre’s remarks reflect his own aristocratic views and lack of insight into Garfield’s circle.
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Cleveland Herald
Ben Lefevre
Garfield
Washington
Bren
Butler’s Return To Democrats Cited On Doorstep Laugh Line
The Boston Journal notes General Butler could offer the same rationale for rejoining the Democratic party that a drinking man gave when asked why he came home late. His reply was that all other places were shut up.
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The
Boston Journal
Butler
Silk Ribbon Weavers of Patterson Back Garfield Arthur
The 1300 members of the Silk Ribbon Weavers Union in Patterson New Jersey have resolved that every member will support Garfield and Arthur. They emphasize the silk trade would suffer under a party hostile to the protective tariff and pledge efforts to elect another Republican President.
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Silk Ribbon Weavers’ Union
Patterson
New Jersey
Garfield
Arthur
Wade Hampton speech in Stanton stirs Southern Democrats
In Stanton Virginia on July 29 Wade Hampton, a major Southern leader, voiced strong sentiments urging support for the Democratic ticket. He invoked Lee and Jackson and recalled Virginia’s bloodshed, asserting unity with Southern Democrats and prompting debate among Cincinnati convention papers about the attribution.
Democratic Convention Nominates Say Sour For President In 1868
A New York Democratic Convention platform denounces the reconstruction acts of Congress as unconstitutional revolutionary and void. Hampton’s Charleston speech asserts the same plank, claiming the party pledged to the rebel cause and urging eventual victory to apply the remedy.
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New York
Saysour
Bulletin
Hampton
Charleston
South Carolina
Seymour
Maryland
Congress
Great
Democratic Party
Stanton
Wapt Hampton
Ler
Jackson
Garfield as GOP Nominee Advocated by Hendricks
Democratic candidate for vice president in 1876, Thomas A Hendricks, urges Republicans to nominate General James A Garfield of Ohio as their strongest and most principled choice for president.
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James A. Garfield
Ohio
Thomas A. Hendricks
New York Hotel Refuses Room To Jew Sparks Legal Test
A New York man seeks damages after being refused a room at St. Mark's Hotel in New Brighton Staten Island. The case, arguing a hotel can discriminate against Jews, aims to test public accommodation rights with $5 000 claimed. Judge Huivaron, noted as Democratic Finance Committee head, initiated the discrimination claim.
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New York
B. F. Stenrr
Staten Island
St. Mark’s
New Brighton
Lreser
Huivaron
Democratic Finance Committee
Lrener
Garfield of 610 a Republican of Republicans
The New York World on May 380 1872 praises General Garfield for his actions during the late Congressional session. It lauds his ability to work with a majority while maintaining self respect and gain respect from honest men, amid ongoing corruption concerns in Washington.
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Washington
Hlonesty
Garfield
New York World
Nine Spot Base Ball Club Disbands In Findlay
Local item notes the Nine Spot Base Ball Club of Findlay dissolving due to citizen indifference. It also reports a dishwashing machine in West House Sandusky, a misdeed in Mansfield, a man claiming a false war rant for hire, a horse theft in Fostoria, and other regional notes including births, a bicycle trip to Boston, a drowning near Wapakoneta, and a deadly incident involving John Blank.
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Findlay
Sandusky
Mansfield
Dr. Hale
Fostoria
Tiffin
Dayton visitor Samuel Mitchell rails against Solid South
Yesterday a Journal reporter met Samuel Mitchell of Dayton Ohio a veteran Republican uncle of General Manson in Indianapolis for a few days. He said he hopes the Republican ticket wins in Indiana despite his relative on the Democratic ticket. He added I lost a boy in the war and cannot forget it, so I must oppose a party allied with the Solid South.
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Indianapolis Journal
Journal
Samuel Mitchell
Dayton
Ohio
Mitchell
General Manson
Indiana
Which Way Are Their Muskets A Pintin To Day
A Terre Haute Express summary of a Virginia church gathering where a class leader prompts members to assess political loyalties. The preacher likens voters to soldiers in a civil conflict, contrasting Blue and Gray leadership. A renegade member recalls past faith, while the crowd debates which way muskets point. The ask is whether the nation should be ruled by the Blue or the Gray.
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Terre Haute Express
Virginia
Hancock
Judas
Davis
Bragg
Washington
GEMS OF SOUTHERN SENTIMENT FROM RICHMOND DISPATCH
A short Richmond Dispatch essay praising Confederate figures Lee and Stonewall Jackson as heirs to the Revolutionary era ideals defended by Washington and Hamilton. The piece frames their roles in the late war as continuations of historic American patriotism and regional sentiment.
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Richmond Dispatch
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Washington
Hamilton
Prophecy of Slavery Endurance in the South
The Meridian Mississippi Mercury quotes a stark prophecy that in the future the Negro population in these states will either be reduced to slavery or vanish. It predicts black people will survive only through subjection to white master control.
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Miss
Mercury
Wade Hampton Speech Appeals to Lee and Jackson
The Staunton address urges voters to honor Confederate leaders Lee and Jackson and uphold the Democratic ticket. It calls on listeners to remember those who died in Virginia and to consider what they would do if alive, linking their principles to current political choices.
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Stanton
Wade Hampton
Lee
Jackson
Virginia
Hampton
Cincinnati
Hancock
Staunton
Northern Men Must Take Back Seats in the South
A Memphis political rant denounces Northern Republicans. It declares only the Democratic party acceptable and urges white men to reject Republican ambitions, branding Northern office seekers as enemies and ordering them to stay out or leave.
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Memphis
South
No Independence Tolerated. Butler Speech Warns of Longstreet
Senator Butler denounces Longstreet urging perseverance in his course despite pleas. The speaker claims Longstreet fell deeper into Republican slough, losing confidence and scorn from allies who stood with him through war’s death and destruction. He contends Longstreet sacrificed opinion of honest men for office by becoming an Independent.
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Senator Butler
Longstreet
Ile
The Confederacy Still Exists Speech in Alabama
A Democratic orator in Alabama declares the Confederacy remains, praising Jefferson Davis as president and predicting payback for property losses under Radical rule. He argues a Hancock victory will yield Democratic control of the General Government and a restored Solid South.
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Confederacy
Alabama
Jeff
Davis
Hancock
Democratic Party
Toombs Presses Hancock Victory and Southern Strategy
General Robert Toombs in a letter to a friend argues Hancock will be elected and warns Southern leaders will control the campaign. He calls Hancock a Yankee but says the South will ensure fair treatment, either by him or by the machine they set up. He dismisses opponents who doubt Hancock's Southward prospects.
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Washington
Robert Toombs
Hancock
South
Democratic party underlines North Carolina weakness and South's tilt
The Democratic National Committee notes North Carolina's strong Republican organization and governor candidate, with Dem patonage and election machinery control seen as formidable. They say national balance may shift to suit Brigadier aims while some in papers dispute Hampton quotes, yet concede the party fights for the same principles as Lee and Jackson.
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North Carolina
Republican Party
South
U. S. Journal
General Garfield's advice to young voters in Cleveland
General Garfield delivers a fiery Cleveland stump speech urging young men to vote for independence from family voting patterns, favor liberty, and choose the Republican camp. He casts the Democratic ticket as dead issues and celebrates 25 years of Republican liberty, urging victory in 1880 and urging Ohio men to stand firm against perceived threats to freedom.
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Cleveland
Abraham Lincoln
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Republic
Confederacy
Thomas Ewing
George H. Pendleton
Samuel Cary
Liberty
Great West
Western Reserve
South
Thermopyle
Xerxes
Isthmus
Ohio
Hancock in Debate on Character and Possible Presidency
The Chicago Tribune raises charges about General Hancock based on testimony from veterans including Charles Langridge of the Fifth Wisconsin in 1862. It cites alleged water deprivation and brutal treatment, questioning whether his conduct as officer and potential president would bring reform or risk worse policies.
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The
Chicago Tribune
General Hancock
Hancock
Charles Langridge
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Fifth Wisconsin
Enoch Totten
Mery
Portage
Langridge
Copperhead and Soldier Rival for Ohio Secretary of State
Akron Beacon coverage notes last fall’s Copperhead shift posing as the soldier party. At yesterday’s Democratic Convention, Col William Tecumseh Cessna of Hardin County and Judge William Lang were nominated for Secretary of State and State School Commissioner Burns was renominated, as Cuyahoga County backed Lang and rejected Cessna.
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Copperhead
Soldier
Akron Beacon
Ohio Democracy
Soldier’s Party
William. ‘Tecumseh Cessna
Hardin County
the Plain Dealer
Cuyahoga County
Cessna
Lang
Soldier Burns
Good News From Maine Predicts Republican Victory
From the New York Tribune Rep Eugene Hale asserts Republicans will carry Maine. He believes all five Congressmen will be elected with a large Governor’s majority and a strong Legislature. Hale cites trusted facts and Blaine era campaign vigor as ensuring a GOP win.
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Maine
New York Tribune
Eugene Hale
Philadelphia Press
Blaine
Campass
Proved Outlook for Republicans Cited in Hayes Speech
In the New York Tribune Republican report, President Hayes declares a man serves his country best by serving his party best. The piece argues the party’s improved outlook confirms the president’s inaugural address claim.
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New York Tribune Republican
President Hayes
Republican Party
Cynical Organist Mixes Wedding March with Hymn
A San Francisco church organist, described as a cynical old bachelor, blends the jubilant Wedding March with the hymn after marriage ceremonies, leaving some attendees distressed by the muted fusion and the sense of disappointed heavenly longing.
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San Francisco
Batchelor
What Have the Democrats Done
The Detroit Tribune asks voters to judge the Democratic party by a long record during the war and postwar era. It asserts Republicans achieved emancipation, civil rights, amnesty, and union loyalty while Democrats did nothing but hinder and obstruct. The piece urges voters to remember this perceived failure when casting ballots.
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Detroit Tribune
Republican Party
Union
South
Democratic Party
A Dangerous Fallacy about Presidents and Parties
From the New York Tribune an article warns Republicans against complacency by arguing that party leadership, not individual honor, governs presidential success. It asserts Hancock would bow to party dictates, having aligned with Democratic views to secure nomination, and emphasizes party control over outcomes. The piece also reports Ralph Rollins, a confidence man, died in the Pennsylvania Penitentiary and a disputed claim over $10,000 in diamonds found in a shaving brush handle by his widow.
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New York Tribune
United States
Hancock
Democratic Party
Ralph Rollins
Pennsylvania
Rollins
Notice to Non-Resident Land Owners in Van Wert County
Notice filed by Philip Kidner and Harvey Koln to establish location and grades of a ditch drainage line on the west side of section four in town one, ranging four, running east to the line between Van Wert and Putnam counties. A hearing will be held September 4, 1880 at the Commissioners' office at 10 o'clock.
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van Werr County
Ohto
van Wnt
Philip Kidner
Harvey Koln
Coanty
van Tion
van Wert
Putnam
W. T. Exline
Commissioners’ Office
A. mm
van Wert County
Ohio
James Pettit
Convoy
George Beameree
Nea
P. M. DIX
M. Fower
Price & Surss_Ler
P.M. Dix
Board of Commissioners
William Hreath
Little Auglaize River
Washington
Jennings
York
Middlepoint
Pollock Road
WM. L. Jones
N. B. Branner
Mahan
van Wert Ohio
I. Branner
J. H. Stull
E. Stull
W. K. Saltzgarer
Glenn
Extraordinary Evidence in Regard to Click the Sleep Walker
The Charlotte Observer reports a coroner inquest in Tyro into the somnambulistic murder by Click. Witnesses describe his fear deranged acts, escapes, and accidental killings while asleep, with the court ruling he was not accountable for such actions. The tale includes sensational details of a bloody fight and subsequent alarm.
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Click
North Carolina
Charlotte
N.C
Tyro
Mr. Phelps
Phelps
Texas
Chick
Washington Monument work renewed to finish the shaft
The Washington Monument in Washington D C continues after decades of delay. Funding resumed with 1500000 dollars pledged last June to finish the marble shaft and interior elevator. President Hayes attended the cornerstone ceremony with Mrs Hayes as work aims to rise to 450 feet over three years.
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Washington Monument
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington Monumental Association
Congress
President Hayes
Democratic discord echoes across the South in a wave
A Mississippi paper notes a spread of Democratic rifts from Virginia to Tennessee, amid lectures in New York on magnetism and fasting by Tanner. The New York Times reports cheers for Garfield and Arthur in thirty-four counties, with Republicans gaining soldier and other votes as Democrats falter.
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New York Times
New York
Kings Counties
Garfield
Arthur
Hancock
the Times
False Friend rails at platform heat and English
A dry political squib notes the National Democratic platform while lampooning English. It claims the party pledges to aid labor against corporate power and the Commune, joking that English must be shod in sheet iron or the platform would be too hot to stand on.
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The
New York Tribune
National Democratic
Democratic Party
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