Meeting by Hon. GC W Scofield in Warren Court House
Hon. GC W Scofield will speak at Warren Court House on Tuesday evening October 22 on pending political issues.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1872
Page
2
Hon. GC W Scofield will speak at Warren Court House on Tuesday evening October 22 on pending political issues.
The article argues the mass electorate rejects fame driven bids by leaders like Johnson Seward Doolittle and others. It notes Grant rejected enforcing policy against voters will, cites the Republican backlash and a Pennsylvania Straight-out Democracy Harrisburg convention urging Democrats to abstain from backing Louisville nominee. Many may still vote for Grant and Wilson, rebuking leaders’ tactics.
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes credible authority claims sufficient frauds in Indiana to overturn what appears to be the current majority. It advises all parties with bets on the governorship to await official action before drawing conclusions.
The piece states that Greeley shifted allegiance to the Democrats, not that Democracy moved to Greeley. It portrays the political realignment as the dog wagging the tail rather than the tail wagging the dog, noting Greeleyites discount the tail as a factor.
In a Ledger letter, the writer claims sixty Democrats were bought to vote Republican in the recent election. He argues no voter is corrupt and defends local Democrats as respectable neighbors while blaming Liberal defeat on Liberal deceit. He urges both sides to settle the dispute in time.
Former Secretary of State William H. Seward died suddenly October 10 1872 at his Auburn New York home. A leading national figure he served as governor of New York twice a U S senator twice and secretary of state under Lincoln and Johnson. Born May 10 1801 in Florida Orange County New York his will bequeaths about 200000 in property to his three sons and adopted daughter Miss Olive Risley Seward of Fredonia with the Auburn homestead to be kept intact for his heirs.
The Baltimore Gazette reports Horace Greeley telling Baltimore authorities that peace and unity should guide voters, acknowledging uncertainty and urging reconciliation. He claims to walk on in patriotism regardless of election outcomes and thanks supporters, while noting some followers doubt his efforts.
The American Minister to England repudiates in detail the libel linking Gen. Schenck to the Ames bribery list and notes he did not know of such a scheme until reading it in the New York Tribune. The libelers behind the fictitious stock list have suffered consequences from their falsehoods.
The figures show Hartrant 35627 Allen 36780 Mercur 40443 Scofield 358013 Albright 360546 Todd 357743 with Scofield over Vaux 46979 Hopkins 44479 Wright 43999. The note questions the October results and forecasts Grant and Wilson in November with large anticipated totals.
The speaker warns against indifference and urges strong turnout in November. It stresses that the enemy will mobilize, and Americans must vote in force, urging support for Grant with a bold target of fifty thousand in Pennsylvania.
The eight county return judges gathered in Warren on Tuesday last to compile the official results for Carlton B. Curtis and Thomas L. Kane.
The Delaware vote signals a sharp Democratic collapse with Republican gains though Greeley remains the campaign focus. The Wilmington Commercial notes a drastic drop in Democratic majorities from 2000 to 82 and highlights cross party dissatisfaction in Pennsylvania New York and Maryland as voters rebuke coalition tactics.
The piece captures letters from New York and Richmond dated Sept 1872 revealing Democratic leaders condemning Horace Greeley. One letter argues the party erred by nominating him, blaming Greeley for the country’s woes and praising O'Conor as a preferable alternative.
A harsh call to expose vote buying and fraud in a town and Philadelphia election tales. The piece cites Democratic repeaters bragging of voting 45 times in Philadelphia and mentions bribery rumors tied to a local Ledger feud. It references Indiana Morton supporters and a massive eighty six pound watermelon in Santa Carpara.
The letter mocks Morris for seeing his party beaten and admitting truth while the Democratic County Committee chairman vows to start another party paper. It urges Morris to whistle and endure, declaring the King commands.
Sarah Payson Willis Parton known as Panny Fern died in New York City last Thursday after a diffused cancer. She was born July 7 1811 in Portland Maine and was sister to Nu Richard Wiltie. She married James Parton in 1856 after the death of her first husband Charles Eldridge of Boston.
G W Scofield writes to the New York Times denying that he disparaged General Grant and objecting to his name being used by Grant’s defamers. He calls the reports a malicious fabrication and condemns Democratic newspapers and a Cincinnati Commercial Washington correspondent. Dated Warren, Penn, October 16, 1872.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.