The Election of 1876,9781590843567

The Election of 1876

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ISBN13: 9781590843567
ISBN10: 1590843568
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-02-01
Publisher(s): Mason Crest
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Summary

A major shift in post-Civil War America occurred with the 1876 election of Rutherford B. Hayes to the presidency. On election night the Democratic candidate. Samuel J. Tilden, appeared to have wrested away control of the White House from the Republican Party, which had held the presidency since 1860. Tilden received over 250,000 votes more than Hayes: however, disputed electoral ballots in three Southern states still occupied by Federal troops were awarded to the Republican candidate, giving him the presidency. In return, as president Hayes brought an end to Reconstruction in the South. In The Election of 1876 and the Administration of Rutherford B. Hayes. Senate historian Donald A. Ritchie examines the circumstances of the disputed election and the events that gave Hayes the presidency. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(11)
Arthur M. Schlesinger jr.
The Election of 1876
17(17)
Donald A. Ritchie
Facts at a Glance
34(5)
Benjamin H. Hill's Speech on Amnesty
39(8)
Tilden's Letter of Acceptance
47(4)
Hayes Accepts the Nomination
51(6)
1876 Republican Party Platform
57(6)
1876 Democratic Party Platform
63(8)
1876 Third Party Platforms
71(6)
Hewitt's ``Secret History''
77(16)
Samuel Tilden's Concession Speech
93(4)
Hayes's Inaugural Address
97(6)
Letter of Governor Chamberlain
103(2)
On the Railroad Strikes
105(2)
The Bland-Allison Act
107(7)
Further Reading 114(2)
Index 116

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