Political Notes From The National Scene In St Louis
Kansas delegates to the St Louis Convention back Hendricks for governor while Kentucky Republicans endorse Grant. House Dems shelve a corrupt official as Freedmen’s Bank scandals unfold. Ohio DEM convention backs Allen then Hendricks for President and White/Jenks favored in Congress. Belknap case may proceed with Senate jurisdiction argued. New Philadelphia collector post offered. Comly blamed. Cabinet reshuffle confirms Pierrepont Taft Cameron posts as Pittsburgh bar gains.
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Senate
Edward Pierrepont
New York
England
Alonzo Taft
Ohio
J. Don Cameron
Pennsylvania
Simon
Conkling
Don Cameron
Cameron
Pierrepont
Fish
Judge Pierrepont
Taft
Department of Justice
Republican Leader Endorses Democrats for Reform
Massachusetts figure Francis W. Bird declares third party efforts hopeless and urges reform within the Republican Party while endorsing the united Democratic Party as the country’s hopeful force. He anticipates a clean national administration and a thorough audit of offices.
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Francis W. Bird
Massachusetts
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Bird
Washington
White House
Custom House
Republican Party
Sumner, Seward, Chase & Co
United Democratic Party of
United States
Democratic House Crusade Cleansing Corruption Promises Reform
The reforms in the Lower House since December aim to save millions and expel corruption, signaling a new era. The Democrats are urged to carry out a Herculean cleansing task, despite opposition from pop presses, to restore honest governance and public trust.
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Congress
J. ¥. Express
Democratic House
Senate
Robeson exposed as corrupt in Cattell contractor schemes
The Naval Committee records reveal Secor Robeson used blackmail to extract payments from contractor partners like E G Cattell Co. and Matthews. Robeson allegedly profited through shares, loans, and real estate, totaling well over six figures, with broader links to John Roach and other schemes.
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Robeson
Cattells
Naval Committee
Navy
E.G. Cattell
A. G. Cattell & Co
Cattell
Matthews
Washington
Catells
Secor Robeson
Belknap
John Roach
Presidential Nominating Conventions for Prohibitionists and Greenbacks
Last week the Prohibitionists met in Cleveland naming General Green Clay Smith for President and G J Stewart for Vice President. The Greenback party met in Indianapolis nominating Peter Cooper for President and Newton Booth for Vice President. Both parties expect no election impact but may influence state results and possibly affect Republican and Democratic conventions.
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United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Green Clay Smith
Kentucky
G. J. Stewart
Indianapolis
Indiana
Peter Cooper
New York
Newton Booth
California
New England
Middle States
West
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Hendricks Admired In Press Across Cities
Tur Scranton Times and Bellefonte Herald praise Hendricks while Viunng CU Bowrn is excommunicated from Plymouth church. Gren McCaLleran invited to deliver Fourth of July ovation in Binghamton New York. Five hundred saloon keepers arrested in New York for Sunday law violations.
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Scranton Times
Bellefonte Herald
Hendricks
Bowrn
Plymouth
Gren, McCaLleran
Binghamton
N.Y
New York
Democratic State Committee
McClelland
P. J. Pierce
Mercer
Elbridge McConkey
Harrisburg
Thos. D. Pearce
Philadelphia
A. W. Walters
Clearfield
Ting
Don Cameron
Wickersham
Pennsylvania
Titusville
Meadville
Corry
Franklin
Oil
Ohio Convention and Southern Radical Strife Reflected
The piece chronicles disappointment in Ohio over Thurman’s defeat and its impact on the Democratic National Convention, arguing for Thurman’s renomination strength, while noting Southern anger over race clashes in Louisiana and criticizing Radical rule. It also covers Senator Conkling’s vindication, debates on Belknap’s impeachment jurisdiction, and mentions potential presidential candidates like Swann and Holman.
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Ohio
Washington
Thurman
Democratic Party
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Indiana
Louisiana
South
Major Seelye
United States
House
Morey
Lowell
New Orleans
Isaac Newton Glover
Seelye
Congress
Senator Conkling
Commissioner Duell
Patent Office
Conkling
St. Louis
Hiester Clymer
Pennsylvania
W. $8. Holman
Thomas Swann
Maryland
Mr. Swann
Baltimore
Swann
Schneck
London
Depression hits famed California promoter Ben Holliday
The article recounts ben Holliday once famed owner of the pony express style stage lines and California ventures facing sheriff sale of Ophir farm in Westchester County. It details his rise with mail contracts and steamship lines, investments in the San Francisco and Oregon Railroad, later losses in real estate, and sale of the overland route to Wells Fargo. It notes his current Portland residence with a second wife and references his first wife and children buried in Harrison chapel.
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Ben Hollipay
Pony Overland Express
Pacific Railroads
California
Ophir
Westchester County
Holliday
San Francisco & Oregon Railroad
Wells, Fargo & Co
World announces retirement of Manton Marble and rise of W H Hurlbert
The New York World names Manton Marble retiring and W H Hurlbert taking editorial control and general direction. The paper, once strong in Pennsylvania and Ohio, is expected to regain circulation under Hurlbert’s polished, versatile leadership while remaining Democratic in policy.
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Tur
New York World
Manton Marble
W. H. Hurlbert
Mr. Marble
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Hurlbert
Tilden
New York
Utica
Syracuse
St. Louis
Marble
the World Company
Interesting Hints For Visiting the Centennial
The article advises against prebooking lodgings through agencies unless familiar with Philadelphia and the quarter chosen. It recommends hotels near the grounds for short stays and city hotels for longer visits, warns against unduly rushing the fair, and outlines a weeklong plan across buildings and departments. It estimates costs for a month or a week, notes varied prices in boarding houses, and mentions local incidents and performances affecting travel and attendance.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Privite House
Granger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Prohibition Party Reaffirms Platform at Cleveland Convention
The national Prohibition party gathered in Cleveland last week reaffirmed the 1872 prohibition plank and added a detailed platform. It calls for universal prohibition, equal rights, limited land grants to settlers, reduced postal and transport rates, outlawing lotteries, ending polygamy, Sabbath observance, mandatory public education with Bible as a text, separation of church and state, arbitration in treaties, criminal reform, elimination of patronage, liberal immigration policy, government control of currency, and cutbacks in official salaries.
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Prohibition Party of the
United States
Cleveland
Prohibition Reform Party of
Republic
District of Columbia
Congress
Hendricks Leads Iowa Delegates in St Louis Vote Count
The Tom Burlington Iowa Gazette reports Iowa’s delegates to St Louis tally Seventeen for Hendricks, six for Tilden, and two for Hancock. The piece also parodies political maneuvering with a satirical note on third terms and figures like Grant Cameron and Conkling.
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Tom Burlington
Iowa
Hendricks
St. Louis
Tilden
Hancock
Dom Pedro of
Grant
White House
Dom Cameron
Cincinnati
Conkling
Jeff Davis
Blaine
Morton
Mackey
Philadelphia Times
Republicans Sustain Corruption in Public Printing Scandal
A critical editorial condemns the Public Printer scandal as massive misappropriation and fraud under Clapp’s seven year administration. It accuses Republicans of protecting the Printing Ring, singles out Ballou for defense, and praises Singleton’s evidence led speech while noting party loyalty over proof.
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Clapp
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Ballou
Rhode Island
Senate
Anthony
Singleton
Mississippi
Kellogg
Spencer
Babcock
Belknap
McDonald
Joyce
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