Garfield versus Hancock in postwar statesmanship debate
The Washington Star accuses Hancock of crude, ill formed politics and praises Garfield as a high class statesman. It notes Southern bond repudiations in several states and Virginia's long term fiscal collapse under Democratic rule.
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Washington Star
Mississippi
North Carolina
Vance
South Carolina
Hampton
Louisiana
Nicholls
Georgia
Colquitt
Arkansas
Brooks
Virginia
Hancock
Garfield
Gen. Sherman
Geo. Schofield
Gen
Terry Can
Jere Black
United States
Canaday for Congress Favored in Third District
The article reviews past elections in North Carolina’s Third District, noting W P Canaday’s rising Republican support from 1876 to 1878, his prior service as Wilmington mayor and customs collector, and argues the district should elect Canaday in November. It discusses Waddell, Shackelford, and Democratic faction tensions shaping the race. The piece endorses Canaday as a capable, principled candidate with a strong record.
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William S. Canaday
Oliver H. Dockery
Alfred M. Waddell
Dockery
Waddell
Anson
Richmond
Robeson
Moore
Harnett
Carteret
Neil McKay
W. P. Canaday
A. M. Waddell
McKay
Columbus
Sampson
Duplin
Onslow
Canaday
Judge Russell
Major
M. Stedman
Weanildi
Shackelford
Lis
Stedman
Wilmington
Congress
North Carolina
National Republican Committee
Northern labor conditions praised amid Southern race politics
The Morning Star rebuts The Inter Ocean on black labor in the South versus white laborers in the North, denouncing slavery-era boasts and noting better pay, contracts, and labor rights in the North. It also debunks Democratic slander on Justice Swayne and Garfield, and comments on NC politics, editors, and party leaders.
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The
Morning Star
N. C
Inner Ocean
South
North
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Inter Ocean
Reik rumors and Garfield talk amid wartime political skirmish
The Herald reports a rumored $25,000 to influence North Carolina politics in favor of Republicans and notes Gen Garfield may take the Presidency regardless of election. It contrasts Garfield with Tilden and Hancock, citing cipher dispatches and wartime notoriety amid a charged political atmosphere. The piece follows obits of David Lopiz, 92, veteran of 1812, and ColJohn P Brooks, 90, long public servant born at sea, noting large descendant counts.
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Massachusetts
Continental Congress
John Pancock
Gen. Hancock
Garfield
Minnesota
Chicago
Indiana
Leaiders
Col. Gray
The
Ledger
Landers
Hendricks
McDonald
Wailish
Charleston
C.C. Bowen
Slampton
Wade
Bowen
Iis
Democratic National Committee
Fifth Avenue
Dennis F. Burke
New York
Daniel O'Connell
Wel Barnum
Madison
Wis
State Journal
G. Ali
Grand Army of the Republic
Ste Dee Herald
North Carolina
Heraid
Jérald
Tilden
Hancock
Gramercy Park
David Lopiz
New York City
Harlem
Haarfield
I ‘Mahon
Wade Hampton
C. CwaRestor
Eorror Post
Palmetto
Arthur
Melton
Winsmith
John Agnew Esq
Wm E. Earle
R. Tabbot
R. M
Democratic Party
Hugh Ferguson
Charleston County
GC. C. Bowen
Ferguson
Hudson
Royal Palace
South Carolina
Mort Gary
Republican Party
South
Hampton
South Carolina Politics and Republican Resurgence
A Greensboro letter boosts Canaday for Congress, praising his energy and courage. It argues Cape Fear River navigation should be funded by federal appropriations, pledging support to the Republican ticket amid South Carolina’s revolutionary mood and Democratic revival efforts.
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Greensboro
N. O
Congress
Cape Fear
U.S
Beatty
Braden County
Maxwell
Autry
Sampson County
Clinton
Canaday
Moore letter outlines 1880 North Carolina politics and candidates
Letter from Moore of Moone County NC dated July 27 1880 to Wilmington Post endorses Governor Buxton and Congressional candidate Canaday. It criticizes Jarvis and rail deal fraud, lauds Senator Black, hopes for elector W B Richardson, notes electors counting amid Garfield praise, mentions John Adams and John S Markock in election tally, reports death of poet John G Saxe, California tanning capacity, and Japanese funeral customs.
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Moore
Moone Co
N. C
Wilmington Post
Post
Jarvis
Jlo Hood
Jaway
Mr. Black
Sterling
W. B. Richardson
Congress
W. P.canaday
Map. Ie
Canaday
Congres
Garfield
Buxton
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Ohio
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George B. Everitt
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O'B. Robinson
Samuel W. Watts
Tazewell L. Hargrove
Wourd
G. W. Patterson
William BR
Trusl
Eighth Congressional District
Ralph P. Buxton
Cumberland
Rufus Barrinder
Mecklenburg
Richard M. Norment
Aaron D. Jenkins
Gaston
Riley H. Cannon
Jackson
Augustus M. Moore
Chowan
Archie Br, Black
New Hanover
Orlando Hubbs
Craven
William I. Canaday
Moses A. Bledsoe
Wake
William R. Myers
Fifth
James H. Headen
Chatham
W. H. English
House
Preston G. Brooks
Charles Sumner
Keitt
Edmondson
Senate
Toombs
Henry Wilson
OUR
New York World
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Sharon Springs
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Tray
Blacado
Sweetheart
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Arnfield
Kreaton Yarrow
Judge Moore
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Confederacy
Elizabeth City
Asheville
Urat
Jarvis Lj
Lie
Ayes
Chieves
R. P. Buxton
Gay P'relmont Blade
Piedmont Press
Gen Hancock
George Washington
Piedmont Blade
Tihe G. A. Reik
John P. Brooks
Cherokee County
Ife
Party of Freedom
Washington
Lim
John Adams
John S Markock
Yeti
Tee
John G. Saxe
Vermont
California
San Francisco
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