Seventh District Democratic Convention Called for August 5
The Seventh District Democratic Executive Committee met at Statesville and called a convention in Yadkinville on the fifth of August to nominate a candidate for Congress. Delegates for the State Convention are to assemble at the Yarburo House on August 17 at 8 p.m. to appoint district delegates to the Cincinnati Convention. By request of the Democratic Executive Committee.
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Seventh District
Statesville
Suh
Yadkinville
Yarburo House
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Durham
Kerr
Gilmer
Manning
Ruffio
B.D. Johnston
Garfield Nominated for President on 36th Ballot in GOP
The 36th ballot awarded James A. Garfield the Republican nomination for President with 397 votes to 311 for Grant and 42 for Blaine. Chester A. Arthur of New York nominated for Vice President by acclamation, amid party factions and reform headlines. The piece notes Maine Democrats backing Bayard and various posts and conventions across the party.
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James A. Garfield
Ohio
Republica
A.arthur
New York
Grant
Garfield
Blaine
C. A. Arthur
Murphy Ring
Conkling
Cameron
Logan
Republican Party
Annexation discourse from Canada stirs U S admiration
A Montreal citizen allegedly endorses Mr. Hard's anti Canadian Railway Bill to spark annexation sentiment. The piece cites Jos Perrault as a Montreal publisher of annexationist writing and links secret Canadian factions and prominent figures to a push toward closer ties with the United States, including calls for rail expansion and immigration to the United States.
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Montreal
Hard
United States Congress
Canada
Jos Perrault
Perrault
Philadelphia
Our Republic
Politi
Francis Uiecks
United States
Maritime Provinces
Upper
Maritime
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
P.c
Ontario
Quebec
John A. McDonald
Charles Vupper
The Chicago Convention Balloting Turmoil and Garfields Nomination
The National Republican Convention at Chicago featured fierce factional clashes among Grant Blaine and Sherman supporters. Balloting began Monday at 11, showing Grant leading Blaine on the first ballot and shifting on later ballots until Blaine and Sherman factions coalesced for James A Garfield's nomination.
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Chicago
Grant
Blaine
Sherman
Shermar
Garfield
Defensive stance sinks Gov Jarvis in party race
The article argues Gov Jarvis faces serious charges and must defend himself. It urges the Democratic Party to nominate a candidate based on worth fitness and availability, not defensiveness or prejudice, stressing the stakes of the upcoming campaign.
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Jarvis
Democratic Party
Yadkin County Democratic Convention Endorses Local and State Tickets
Yadkin County delegates voted at last Saturday's Democratic Convention to back W. M. Robbins for Congress and O. B. Watson for Attorney General with Thomas Nicholson of Iredell slated for Auditor. Maine's State Conventions in Bangor nominated H. M. Plaisted for Governor, with a Fusion ticket of four Democrats and three Greenbackers.
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Yadkin County
W. M. Robbins
O. B. Watson
Thomas Nicholson
Iredell
Maine
Bangor
Fh. M. Plaisted
Telegraph Office Dispute and Chicago Convention Chaos
Editor defends telegraph office duties at the depot while Chicago convention scenes erupt in a near riot. Emory Storrs rallies pro Blaine backers as ten thousand revel in Bedlam like uproar with women, flags, and debris filling the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe Oxe
Bedlam
Fragmented 19th Century Classified Fragments
A collage of advertisement snippets lists pens, visiting cards, tobacco products, a house for sale on Fifth Street, mineral waters, fabric goods, medicines for neuralgia, and drugstore offerings. Includes names, places like Montague & Orv, and merchants such as PECILL & STOCKTON and B D Johnston.
Prejudice Wills and a Remedy in Hop Bitters
A fragment recounts a family praising Hop Bitters as a cure for illness and a safe remedy after years of suffering. It also advertises a gold sleeve button reward, a 13 seat express wagon sale, and a Brown's Warehouse tobacco sale with manure supplies for farmers, noting factory delivery in two days.
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Betare Usi
PGR
Sycod Family Rockaway
Crerenrer Lp & Stedman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Che Glinston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Bayard
Horace Maynard
Marie Alexandrovina
Empress of
Russia
St. Petersburg
Gen
Johnson Hagood
South Carolina
J. W. Shackelford
Onslow
The
State Medical Association
Western North Carolina Railroad
Richmond & Danville
Tom Keogh
Republican National Executive Committee
W. P. Canaday
Wilmington
C. B
Guilford
Greensboro
County
Fowle
Greens
C. F. & Yadkin Valley Railroad
Jarvie
General Scales
Congress
Spepke
Ottawa
Victoria
N. P
Denmark
North Carolina
New York Times
Telegraph Office
Republican
Respectfuly
J. Bacon
Cutcain
Emory Storrey
Haagh
Stirney
Mr. Storrs
Flaze
Montague
Samu
Surry
Weonrse
Dentinel
Table
Fatt N. Louden
England
Orv
Joner
Fidr
Stephania Charettes
Judge
Lone Jack
Montagne Au
Fifth Stree
FOY
Rissengen
Hanyadi
Vichy
But
Lithia
Pollinaris
Congress, &c
Pecill & Stockton
J.C. Bunton
Brown
Samuel H. Smith
Givital
Allen's
Hinshaw Bros
Visivixa Corps
Sentinel Job Office
Anas Iiteving, Tir
Stavely
East
Ake
PEI
Stein & Sons
Baltimers
Winston
N. C
Bella
Eballimye Square
Allens Hardware Storz
New Spring
Hinshaw Brothers
Shallowge Ford ST
Piedmont
Ninston
MN. C
Lal
GooOoDs
Urbrellas &E
America
Eet Trom Ua
Pou, Ontin
Met Eto
Allison
Addi
Brand
Rone
N. H. Medearis
Forsyth
Thos
H. Pegram, Jr
J. W. Martin
Davie
W. H. Bynum
Stokes
E. F. Wall
F. Crosland
Register of Deeds
Forsyth Co
N.C
Main
Third Street
A. B. Gorrell
Martin Grogn
Grogan
P. A Wilson
Said Street
R. Parnell
Mostgage
Salem
Main Street
Pfolhl & Stockton
Winston, XN
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