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United States presidential election of 1880
The change in tactics appeared to be effective, as October state elections in Ohio and Indiana resulted in Republican victories there, discouraging Democrats about their chances the following month. Weaver won more than 3 percent, tripling the Greenback total of four years earlier. They headed the major committees, with Garfield prominently in charge of the powerful Rules Committee. Hancock was convinced that the Republicans won New York by fraud. They both died on a noteworthy day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As Garfield entered office in March 1881, the Republican party schism that had been patched up for the election tore apart once more. Well, Republicans had a hard time figuring out who would take his place.
Despite his own reluctance to become a candidate, Garfield won the nomination. The —a faction of the that included powerful party leaders such as Sen. Senator Conkling, Grant's floor manager, moved to make the nomination unanimous, then stormed out of the convention hall. However, neither commanded wide support, and when the convention deadlocked, the anti-Grant faction united around Rep. The other minor party candidates fared far worse, as Dow and Phelps earned 0. As the convention opened, some delegates favored Bayard, a conservative senator, while others supported Hancock, a career soldier and Civil War hero.
The Controversial Election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. Winfield Scott Hancock: A Soldier's Life. Many more ballots were taken, but no candidate prevailed. Before the second round, Tilden's withdrawal from the campaign became known for certain; delegates then shifted to Hancock, who was nominated. Still others flocked to men they saw as surrogates for Tilden, including from Ohio, an attorney and former congressman, and from Pennsylvania, the. The Republican party in 1880 was divided into several factions.
On both, Garfield sought a moderate path. The eventual winner was only decided after days of balloting in the House of Representatives. The first round of balloting was inconclusive, with Hancock and Bayard leading the count. They generally did not like patronage, saying people should be appointed on merit alone and not by political favors or obligations. For Republicans, the Naturalization, Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 exposed the repressive character of the administration and its contempt for the revolutionary principles that had forged the nation.
The Stalwarts were conservatives who opposed civil service reform, conversely supported the patronage system, favored protectionist tariffs, and endorsed a third-term for former president Ulysses S. The voters showed their interest in the election by turning out in record numbers; 78 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot, among largest percentages in American history. He was backed by a smaller delegation that supported neither of the major factions. Arthur easily captured the vice-presidential nomination on the first ballot, 468 to 103 for Washburne. Program is free of charge; fees apply to tours of the Garfield home. The Republican Nomination The Republicans were divided into three groups.
Take a break from the commercials, debates and polls surrounding the 2012 election to learn more about the campaign of 1880, when Republican James A. His cabinet selections alienated many party leaders as well, deepening the growing divide within the Republican party between forces loyal to New York Senator and those loyal to Maine Senator. After his election, Jefferson ascribed an air of inevitability to his triumph. Hancock did not long survive his electoral opponent. The party's courtship of black voters, too, threatened the white Democratic establishment, leading to violent outbursts at Weaver's rallies and threats against his supporters. The party was a newcomer to the political scene in 1880, having arisen as a response to the economic depression that followed the , mostly in the nation's West and South. He married in 1858, and served as a member of the 1859—1861.
In order to keep Garfield's name before the convention, Barker persuaded a Pennsylvania delegate to cast his vote for the Ohio congressman, beginning with the second ballot. Other Republican elements, however, rejected Grant out of a concern that his nomination would reopen within the party and that a third term would set an unwise precedent. Both parties favoured reform, although the Democrats pressed the issue more vehemently, accusing both Garfield and Arthur of political corruption. Fittingly, his campaign biography was written by Horatio Alger, the author of popular rags-to-riches children's stories. None of the candidates were close to victory, and the balloting continued in order to determine a winner. After deciding against it in 1876, Ulysses Grant shocked several people when he decided to run for a third term.
1880 United States House of Representatives elections
The mighty wave of public opinion which has rolled over it is new. Garfield faced Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock. Garfield next offered the position to Chester Arthur, another leader of the New York Stalwarts who had been removed from his position as Collector of the Port of New York the nation's most powerful and lucrative patronage position by President Hayes. Weaver triumphed quickly, winning a majority of the 850 delegates' votes on the first ballot. The aforementioned James Blaine, John Sherman, the brother of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman and former Senator from Ohio, and James Garfield, a Representative from Ohio. The Reformers were liberals who advocated civil service reform and free trade. For the results of the previous election, see.
Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. The Search for Order: 1877—1920. New York, New York: Alfred A. The election of 1800 was one of the most controversial in American history, and was marked with intrigue, betrayals, and a tie in the electoral college between two candidates who were running mates on the same ticket. After their defeat in Maine, the Republicans began to emphasise policy differences more. In his formal letter to the party accepting his nomination, written with advice from party leaders, he endorsed the ideas of high tariffs and sound money, but drew particular attention to the issues of Chinese immigration and civil service reform.
