Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
September 26, 1871
Public Ledger
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Bitter struggle within New York's Republican Party between the Grant/Custom-house wing and the Greeley-Fenton wing leads to double sets of delegates in several counties and a potential split at the state convention on the 27th inst., with Senator Conkling organizing a bolt after defeat in Oneida County.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
A Democratic paper says the struggle between the Grant or Custom-house wing of the Republican party and the Greeley-Fenton wing is very bitter in New York. In New York, Oneida, and other counties, double sets of delegates have been appointed to the Republican State Convention. United States Senator Conkling, of the Grant wing, was beaten in Oneida county, but he then organized a bolt and elected himself as a contestant. There will be a great excitement, and perhaps a split in the Convention, which meets on the 27th inst. The anti-Grant Republicans are not going to be ridden over rough-shod in the Empire State.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Republican Party
New York Politics
Grant Wing
Greeley Fenton
Conkling Bolt
State Convention
Party Split
What entities or persons were involved?
Grant
Greeley
Fenton
Conkling
Where did it happen?
New York, Oneida, And Other Counties
Story Details
Key Persons
Grant
Greeley
Fenton
Conkling
Location
New York, Oneida, And Other Counties
Event Date
27th Inst.
Story Details
Bitter struggle between Grant/Custom-house and Greeley-Fenton wings of Republican party in New York results in double delegates to state convention; Conkling beaten in Oneida but bolts to contest; expected excitement and possible split at convention.