Republican Party Nominating Platform for National Election
A summary of Republican gains under wartime leadership, calling for continued confidence. It lists economic and social reforms, credit restoration, rail expansion, and foreign trade growth. It asserts constitutional principles, education aid, anti sectarianism, protection of American labor, and a call to curb immigration, with Hayes’s civil service reform backed and Congress urged to enforce merit-based appointments.
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Republican Party
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Congress
Eer
Resolved Republican platform calls for public schools and rights
The text affirms support for free public schools funded by general taxation, nonsectarian and open to every child. It endorses full national citizenship rights, federal protection of elections, a sound currency, and celebration of specie payments and Republican policy. It cites extension of public schooling, government protection of rights, and anti fraud measures.
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United States
Repre Yrom
Ohio Republicans urge Sherman for national nomination
The Ohio Republican Party endorses John Sherman highlighting his long experience and fidelity to Republican principles. It credits his role in resuming and refunding the public debt and his defense of civil rights in the South. The resolution urges Chicago delegates to nominate Sherman for president and supports Hayes administration.
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John Sherman
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Visit Planned for General Grant and Family at Mentor
General Grant and his wife will visit General and Mrs. Garfield in Mentor after returning from the West. A 52-year Democrat from Napoleon says he will vote for General Garfield. Ohio Governor Foster believes Garfield and Arthur will sweep the North. Hayes agrees. At a Hancock ratification in Weston West Virginia Hon. J Bennett said he has voted for every Democratic president since 1844 including James. Davis. The New York Sun calls Arthur a candidate with a clean record a gentleman without dishonor and a scholar without humbug.
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West
General
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Mentor
Foster
Ohio
Garfield
Arthur
President Hayes
Hancock
Weston
W. Va
Hon
J Bennett
Jerr. Davis
The
New York Sun
Slavery Expansion Rumor in Leipsic and Regional Reports
A Cincinnati Gazette telegraph report notes Leipsic in Putnam county nearing a new slave factory. Other items cover Lebanon Ohio population drop since 1870, Auglaize county growth, Rev Richard Biggs burial age 76, and a Galion dispatch on N Y P O R R division chief shot after disciplinary discharge. A Lake Erie Coal project contract for a 16 foot diameter well near town, train wreck at Wapakoneta with fatalities, and a Dayton & Michigan line accident killing James Fee near Wapakoneta.
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Putnam County
Lebanon
Ohio
Auglaize County
Richard Biggs
Hancock County
Cincinnati Gazette
Galion
T.A. Phillips
N. Y
Peter Ackerman
Political upheaval echoes over Garfield and Hancock era
A long political dispatch notes Don Cameron predicting 40 000 majority for Garfield in Pennsylvania and cites editorials from the New York Tribune and Philadelphia Press on Garfield Hancock and party loyalties. It covers reactions from Cyrus Field and Judge Black with references to Greeley and Hancock. The article also recounts a deadly train wreck near Fort Wayne Indiana with many injured and one death, plus local census data and a Kentucky monument tribute.
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Pensylvania
Garfield
New York Tribune
George W. Julian
George
Tribune
New York Commercial
Cyrus W. Field
Sunnyside Press
Hancock
Williams Denies Rebel Democracy Claim in Indiana
Democratic papers claimed Hon. William Williams of Indiana joined the party but he rejects the assertion. He says Sanocki’s nomination by the rebel Democracy is a decoy to trap Democratic soldiers and let Southern brigadiers seize power with Northern help, after war efforts to block ballot protections.
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William Williams
Indiana
Congress
Indiana Cop perhead Debates and Hancock Nomination
In Indiana a rift grows as DAN VORIEES spreads anti Union sentiment, calling Union soldiers Lincoln hirelings and demanding Hancock support. Residents struggle to read ballots and question Hancock as a candidate, some fearing VORIEES has lost his grip.
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Dan Voriees
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Lincoln
A. Lincoln
Cincinnati
Hancock
Dan
Lynch Seeks Mississippi Seat After Fraud Allegations
The New York Tribune notes Republican John R. Lynch challenges Democratic suppression of votes in the Sixth Mississippi district. Lynch accuses authorities of ballot suppression and asserts a persistent North-South sectional divide over free expression at elections. The Vicksburg Herald prints his letter without defending the party.
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Miss Ana-Conda Joins Barnum Show From Africa
Society note in The Cincinnati Times-Star reports Miss Ana-Conda from Africa has joined Barnum's incomparable show enhancing the touring troupe's lineup.
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Ana-Conda
Africa
Barnum
Hunt for happiness faces continual fault finds
A reformatted quote from the Whitehall Times notes that many people seeking happiness repeatedly focus on faults rather than progress. The statement underscores a mindset trend and cultural critique reflected in the newspaper.
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Whitehall Times
Young Jennie Parker Fights Bear at Scott Valley Ranch
Miss Jennie Parker killed a bear at her father's ranch on the east fork of Scott River last Friday. The bear approached the milk house and climbed a tree. Miss Parker fired with a Winchester, bringing the animal down. Her bold act surprised many who know her as gentle and reserved.
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Delaware Peach Crop Expected Near Record Harvest
Delaware foresees a peach yield near 4 million baskets, slightly below the enormous 1875 harvest. The state-wide estimate reflects robust production across growing regions.
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Passengers Get Care After Train Incident at McKinnies
Readable text notes that passengers not injured received a hearty breakfast at McKinnie's eating house with rail officials ensuring comfort and safety after the derailment or incident.
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Southerner Challenging Government Draft in Tennessee
A Tennessee resident argues the Government cannot be garnished and that state courts cannot seize a government draft. Secretary Sherman ordered General Hillhouse to send a draft, but creditors invoked a receiver. The case questions whether a government draft can be touched in court and if state authority oversteps its limits.
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Hillhouse
New York Sub-Treasury
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A Galveston Youth Pardoned From Horse Thefts
In Galveston the governor pardons a youth jailed for horse stealing after a prior sentence of five years. The speaker notes the lack of free schools and unaffordable private options, arguing punishment could reform him into a useful citizen. The exchange underscores education costs and juvenile mercy.
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Roberts
Galveston
Patrick's costume boots prove hard to fit for party
A playful exchange shows Patrick delaying his party outfit as he grumbles about needing to wear the boots a few times first. He asks his father to be patient and says he cannot get the boots on until he has worn them a few times.
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Dad
A Democrat Who Changes Faces Through Decades
The piece traces a Democrat’s shifts from pro slavery in 1856 to abolitionist support in 1872 and back to backing a prominent abolition war figure in 1880. It argues such frequent party reversals render the party unsafe for a great people.
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Horace Greely
J. Tilden
Distress in the South and a Kentucky warning
A Southerner recalls a tale of Colonel Charter of Cartersville who lost all but his honor. Grant sent a Yankee postmaster who refused a three cent stamp and Charter killed him. Judges and dignitaries restrained a lawsuit. A parallel is drawn to two Kentuckyans in Chicago disputing a hotel bill.
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Cartersville
Grant
Chartersville
New Orleans
Judge Bowie
Chicago
Post office duties cited as broad as mayoral role
A letter from Carrollton Illinois asks Boston Mayor Prince to match silk and provide a dress pattern, illustrating how widely people view post office functions. The note highlights public expectations of civic duties extending into fashion requests.
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Boston
Carrollton
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