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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1876
Page
2
A long OCR style roster lists numerous individuals by surname and given names across several towns such as Farmington Teehold and Youngsville Borough. The fragment includes many unclear entries and stray notes, followed by political commentary criticizing Republican figures and predicting election outcomes in New York New Jersey Connecticut Indiana and Colorado with reference to Hayes and Ingersoll.
A Georgia victory by 80,000 signals big Democratic gains in October returns. Indiana and West Virginia show strong results with Ohio and Colorado contributing to a nationwide trend. The piece predicts a November landslide, urging unity, business confidence, and a return to prewar governance.
The piece accuses Republican leaders of deceit in reporting Maine election results and claims initial AP dispatches misrepresented Republican gains. It alleges official counts showed Democrats winning by 31,000 in Maine and predicts Connecticut and Colorado results favored Democrats, urging reform of dispatch practices to restore reader trust.
Charles Francis Adams leads the Democratic ticket in Massachusetts praised for reform ideals while Benjamin F. Butler dominates the Republican scene as the moving spirit though not a convention participant. The piece notes Adams’ acclaimed nomination and Butler’s influential behind the scenes role shaping Congressional prospects.
Prediction of Daniel Webster is cited as fulfilled as Connecticut town returns complete the Democrats gain fourteen towns and Republicans nine, net Democratic gain five. The tally shows 77 Democratic, 95 Republican, and 26 divided towns earlier, now reflecting the new distribution. The piece argues the electorate’s direction and labels the shift as confirmation of the prophecy.
A letter argues the article misrepresented young men and Republicans. It praises ordinary workers and citizens like farmers, mechanics, and laborers who seek principled Union support, criticizing lawyers seeking office and stressing merit in any honest profession.
The Erie Conference blocks full nomination of Col. L. F. Watson while backing Warren and urging a vote against higher hopes. Erie Republicans expect to defeat Watson in conference but hold votes to influence the 27th District race if Col. Wm. L. Scott is nominated by Democrats. Also notes Newport christening party with $3,000 robe and $5,000 diamonds for the mother and John W. Young elected Brigham Young's first counsellor.
A editorial contrasts Republican budget estimates with House reductions, noting Senate resistance and claiming Democrats saved taxpayers substantial yearly, weekly, and monthly amounts. It asserts Democratic governance reduced taxes in New York over two years and labels the Democratic Party as the party for hard times.
Lemuel Tyler secretary of the Know Nothing American Alliance claims Gov. Hayes never joined or saw the organization, while Chairman D Macon of the Democratic state committee denounces the claim as fabrication. The exchange centers on a letter about aid and cooperation and a presumed endorsement of Tilden for governor.
Pall Mall Gazette argues Federal troops justify government action in South Carolina to secure order and election freedom. It contends Chandlers Mortons Boutwells and Butters of the Republican party push civil war nostalgia to derail reform and reelect Hayes, while demoralization stems from cheap moral self-righteousness tied to the South and Democrats.
In New Orleans on October 4 a delegation from the state central committee invited Captains Flowers and Ward to announce their switch from the Republican party to the Conservative ticket. Flowers denounced northern adventurers and urged voting for Tilden Hendricks, Nichols Wiltz, and protection for all citizens. Ward claimed Kellogg's government was corrupt, pledged to reveal documents supporting claims, and described the Colfax massacre as a Republican plot to manipulate the state.
An Argus correspondent recalls a Radical demonstration at Rockland on Saturday. A sturdy old farmer, once an abolitionist, voiced sharp opinions after hearing Ingersoll and Blaine. He condemned both as thieves and declared for Tilden, saying Blaine robbed himself and Ingersoll is an army thief. A Toronto dispatch notes heavy snow in western and northern Ontario.
In Scranton on October 6 notices announced a ten percent pay cut for all employees across the railroad’s shops. The change stunned workers, many abandoned tools, about a thousand gathered in a public meeting to protest, and only seventy-five men stayed at work by late morning.
A Globe Report recaps political chatter about President Grant and public spending. It notes six years of expenditures ending June 30, 1875 totaling $4,008,438,461.83 with breakdowns per year, month, week, day, hour, minute, and second.
Closing prices from De Haven Townsend stock and bond brokers at 40 South Third Street Philadelphia dated October 9 1876 show bids and values for railroads including Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Railroad Lehigh Valley Lehigh Coal and Navigation United Companies of New Jersey and Northern Central Railroad plus various stocks and notes. The fragmentary OCR lists multiple railway names and bonds with inconsistent figures and some unreadable sections.
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