. History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774. uth to seize the National Government. The dispute which arose as to the result of the election in three of the States,and which involved the presidential succession, brought clearly to light the factthat there was no provision of constitutional or statutory law to meet a contestof that kind : and the importance of such a law was emphasized by the exciteme
. History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774. uth to seize the National Government. The dispute which arose as to the result of the election in three of the States,and which involved the presidential succession, brought clearly to light the factthat there was no provision of constitutional or statutory law to meet a contestof that kind : and the importance of such a law was emphasized by the excitementthat prevailed throughout the country over the question. When Congress finallypassed a law creating the Electoral Commission and that commission decided infavor of Hayes and Wheeler, the great mass of the people cheerfully acquiescedin the decision. But many prominent leaders of the Democratic party claimedthat Air. Tilden had been cheated out of the Presidency, and this question wasconstantly kept before the public. Finally the Legislature of Maryland passeda resolution that due effect had not been given to the Elector vote of that State,by reason of fraudulent returns of electoral votes from the States of Florida andLouisiana. 152.
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