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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carpenter , Matthew Hale 1824 -1881 (search)
Electoral commission.
A Republican National Convention assembled at Cincinnati, June 16, 1876, and nominated Rutherford Birchard Hayes, of Ohio, for President, and William A. Wheeler, of New York, for Vice-President.
On the 27th a Democratic National Convention assembled at St. Louis and nominated Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, for President, and Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, for Vice-President.
A very excited canvass succeeded, and so vehement became the lawlessness in some of the Southern States that at times local civil war seemed inevitable.
The result of the election was in doubt for some time, each party claiming for its candidate a majority.
In the electoral college 185 votes were necessary to the success of a candidate.
It was decided after the election that Mr. Tilden had 184.
Then ensued a long and bitter contest in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana over the official returns, each party charging the other with fraud.
There was intense excitement in the Gu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gwin , William McKendree 1805 -1885 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hayes , Rutherford Birchard 1822 -1893 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hendricks , Thomas Andrews -1885 (search)
Hendricks, Thomas Andrews -1885
Statesman; born near Zanesville, O., Sept. 7, 1819.
In 1822 his father settled in Indiana, where the son was educated at
Thomas Andrews Hendricks. South Hanover College, and became a lawyer.
He was an active member of the State constitutional convention of 1850, and a member of Congress from the Indianapolis District from 1851 to 1855.
He was Democratic United States Senator from 1863 to 1869, was chosen governor of Indiana for four years in 1872, and Vice-President of the United States on the ticket with Mr. Cleveland in 1884.
He had second place with Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.
He died in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 25, 1885.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York public Library, the (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), O'Conor , Charles 1804 -1884 (search)
O'Conor, Charles 1804-1884
Lawyer; born in New York City, Jan. 22, 1804; admitted to the bar in 1824.
He was connected with many of the most prominent legal cases, the most famous of which were the suits against the Tammany ring in 1871, in which William M. Evarts, James Emmot, and Wheeler H. Peckham were associated with him. In 1872 Mr. O'Conor was nominated for Vice-President by that portion of the Democratic party which was opposed to the election of Horace Greeley.
Mr. O'Conor was one of the counsel of Samuel J. Tilden before the electoral commission in 1876.
He died in Nantucket, Mass., May 12, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential elections. (search)