Author: Francis Hickox SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Presidential Election, 1872
Author: Francis Hickox SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Presidential Election, 1872
Author: Francis Hickox SmithPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Presidential Election, 1872
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Category : Presidents of the United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Presidential Election of 1872 ...
Author: David Nicholas DavidsonPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Presidential Election, 1872
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Category : Campaign literature, 1872
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Synopsis of Political Issues, for the Presidential Campaign of 1872
Author: John Frederick MeyersPublisher:
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Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Presidential Election, 1872. Proceedings of the National Union Republican Convention Held at Philadelphia, June 5 and 6, 1872 ... Reported by Francis H. Smith, Official Reporter
Author: reporter, Francis H SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781418129316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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By One Vote
Author: Michael F. HoltPublisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700617876
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
With electoral votes disputed in three states, a Democrat winning the popular vote, and the Supreme Court stepping in to overrule Florida court decisions, the presidential election of 1876 was an eerie precursor to that of 2000. Rutherford Hayes's defeat of Samuel Tilden has been dubbed the "fraud of the century"; now one of America's preeminent political historians digs deeper to unravel its real significance. This election saw the highest voter turnout of any in U.S. history-a whopping 82 percent-and also the narrowest margin of victory, as a single electoral vote decided the outcome. Michael Holt offers a fresh interpretation of this disputed election, not merely to rehash claims of fraud but to explain why it was so close. Examining the post-Civil War political environment, he particularly focuses on its most curious feature: that Republicans were the only party in history to retain the presidency in the middle of a severe depression after decisively losing the preceding off-year congressional elections. Holt begins with the election of 1872 to demonstrate how competition for Liberal Republicans shaped the campaign strategies of both parties. He stresses the critical but little-noted importance of Colorado statehood in August-which changed the size of the electoral-vote majority needed to win-and provides a new answer to the vexing question of why a Democratic-controlled Congress had admitted Colorado in time to participate in the presidential election, when without its votes Tilden would have won. And he argues that the high voter turnout was attributable both to Republicans exploiting fears of ex-Confederates recapturing control of the government and to long-apathetic southern Democrats reacting to war memories and Reconstruction realities. By One Vote shows how this election triggered a Republican revival and established the GOP as the Democrats' major competitor. Holt's compelling analysis of the dispute over electoral votes also explains why charges of Republican fraud are questionable-and how Democrats were just as guilty of corruption. A masterly retelling of this controversial episode, Holt's study captures the mood of the country and testifies to the power that hatreds and fears aroused by the Civil War still exercised over the American people.
The 1872 Presidential Election in Louisiana
Author: Sawako TakahashiPublisher:
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Category : Louisiana
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Guide to U.S. Elections
Author: Deborah KalbPublisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 1483380386
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 5685
Book Description
The CQ Press Guide to U.S. Elections is a comprehensive, two-volume reference providing information on the U.S. electoral process, in-depth analysis on specific political eras and issues, and everything in between. Thoroughly revised and infused with new data, analysis, and discussion of issues relating to elections through 2014, the Guide will include chapters on: Analysis of the campaigns for presidency, from the primaries through the general election Data on the candidates, winners/losers, and election returns Details on congressional and gubernatorial contests supplemented with vast historical data. Key Features include: Tables, boxes and figures interspersed throughout each chapter Data on campaigns, election methods, and results Complete lists of House and Senate leaders Links to election-related websites A guide to party abbreviations