Tammany Hall and the South in Postwar Politics
An analysis of Tammany Hall’s historical ties to the southern states and the Democratic Party after the Civil War. The piece traces southern support for Tammany during the 1868 convention, notes prominent southern figures associated with Tammany, and contrasts past affiliations with contemporary views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Hampden
N. RB. Forrest
Alex Stevens
Zeb Vance
United States
New York City
Tammany
Fourteenth Street
Irving Place
Third Avenue
Tammany Hall
August Belmont
Tammanyite
Democratic National Committee
Austria
Hungary
Poland
Congress
Horatio Seymour
South
Frank P. Blair
General Blair
United States Army
Bety
Dixie
Sons of Dixie
State of
New York
Seymour
Blair
Tammany Society
Roger A. Pryor
Virginia
John R. Fellows
Arkansas
James W. Osborn
W. W. Fuller
George Gordon Battle
North Carolina
Joab H. Banton
Tennessee
Edward Swann
Florida
Augustus van Wyck
South Carolina
Charles O’conor
Samuel J. Tilden
Apostles of Liberty
Friends
Nathan Straus
Georgia
Lewis Nixon
M. Warley Platzek
William Harmon Black
Joseph M. Proskauer
Alabama
Bomb Threats Target John Raskob Home in Philadelphia
A 65 year old man named Frank Mooney, held on $10,000 bail, threatened to blow up the home of John Raskob, Democratic National Chairman, unless $100,000 was paid. He sent four letters via Philadelphia and Delware routes, demanding liberty bonds and directing Mrs. Raskob to answer in a newspaper personal column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Winston
Superior Court
North Carolina
Smith
New York
Houston
Alfred E. Smith
Charles Evans Hughes
America
Governor Smith
South
Dixie
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Jacksonville
Liberty of
Bib
Tucker
Red Riding Hood
Democratic Party
Wammany
Senate
House
Pike
Charleston
George Washington
John Marshall
Boston
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Thad Stevens
Chicago
The
Tribune
Associated Press
Philadelphia
John Raskob
Frank Mooney
Mooney
Evans Pennock
William Stauffer
Askob
Raskob Abot
Local News Snippets From Bloom and Winchester
Miss Arthelia Richard and Miss Katherine Richard attend Handley School in Winchester. Mr and Mrs P P Glynn with children and Mr Guy Glynn visited Mr and Mrs Thomas 35 Cooper Sunday afternoon. Howard March and children of Winchester were guests of the Glynn family last week. Master James Taylor McIlwee returned to his home in Washington after a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Arthelia Richard
Katherine Richard
Handley School
Winchester
P. P. Glynn
Guy Glynn
Thomas
Cooper
Howard March
James Taylor Mcllwee
Local Visitors and New Truck Highlight Small Town News
Mrs. Thomas and Cooper families visited Mrs. Cleta McDonald along with Mrs. Martha E. Clowser and Allamong and son. Mr. BE A. Richard recently bought a new Chevrolet truck with Mrs. Richard.
Harper’s Ferry landscape through hills and rivers
A lyrical portrait of Harper’s Ferry in autumn. Descriptions of the town’s streets, rocks, mist, and the confluence of Potomac and Shenandoah rivers frame a history-rich scene. Veterans like John Brown and Tom Jefferson loom in memory as borders drift among Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Companion
Harper’s Ferry
Hilltop House
Jefferson's Rock
Potomac
Shenandoah
John Brown
Tom Jefferson
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Harper's Ferry
Byrd Antarctic Air Fleet Sets Off From Norfolk
Commander Byrd leads his aerial fleet on the Antarctic expedition. The ship Lar ssen cast off at 8 o clock with four planes and three pilots aboard for the voyage toward the south pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
R. E. Byrd
Larsen
Hampton Roads
South Pole
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Winchester Furniture Company
Winchester Furniture Co
Louisville_Times
Raskobs
States OF the Union
Carl Sandburg
Byrd
Towa
Springfield
Mass
Union
Wade H. Pence
Mt. Jackson
Shenandoah Co
Pence
Wave H. Pence
Mr. Jackson
Agrico
Bradley
A.f.&c.co
Patapsco
American Agricultural Chemical Co
Alexandria
North Lee Street
Alexandria, Va
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