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Domestic News
August 3, 1860
Bedford Inquirer
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
The Iowa State Reporter in Iowa City switches from supporting Democratic candidates Douglas and Johnson to Republican Lincoln and Hamlin, as announced by its proprietor.
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ANOTHER RECRUIT!
Our friend Dr. J. H. Ealy, formerly of
Schellsburg, in this County, but now of Iowa
City, has forwarded us a copy of the Iowa State
Reporter, published in that City which is the
capital of that State. That paper has been the
organ of the Democracy of Iowa, and had the
names of Douglas and Johnson at its mast-
head, but the proprietor has taken them down,
and raised in their stead the names of LINCOLN
and HAMLIN. Thus it is all over the country,
the people and the press, are coming out for
the only National candidates before the people.
The proprietor says:
"After mature deliberation, I have arrived
at the conclusion, that I cannot give my assent
to the platform of either wing of the late Dem-
ocratic party, nor longer yield my support to
Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson
as candidates for the Presidency and Vice Pres-
ideny of the United States. I therefore an-
nounce to the readers of this paper, and the
public generally, that the names of Douglas
and Johnson will no longer remain at the head
of our columns, and that hereafter the columns
of the Reporter will be devoted to the dissemi-
nation of Republican principles, and the advo-
cacy of the election of Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin, the candidates of the Re-
publican party for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
My reasons for the change thus announced,
will be given next week."
Our friend Dr. J. H. Ealy, formerly of
Schellsburg, in this County, but now of Iowa
City, has forwarded us a copy of the Iowa State
Reporter, published in that City which is the
capital of that State. That paper has been the
organ of the Democracy of Iowa, and had the
names of Douglas and Johnson at its mast-
head, but the proprietor has taken them down,
and raised in their stead the names of LINCOLN
and HAMLIN. Thus it is all over the country,
the people and the press, are coming out for
the only National candidates before the people.
The proprietor says:
"After mature deliberation, I have arrived
at the conclusion, that I cannot give my assent
to the platform of either wing of the late Dem-
ocratic party, nor longer yield my support to
Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson
as candidates for the Presidency and Vice Pres-
ideny of the United States. I therefore an-
nounce to the readers of this paper, and the
public generally, that the names of Douglas
and Johnson will no longer remain at the head
of our columns, and that hereafter the columns
of the Reporter will be devoted to the dissemi-
nation of Republican principles, and the advo-
cacy of the election of Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin, the candidates of the Re-
publican party for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
My reasons for the change thus announced,
will be given next week."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Iowa Newspaper
Political Endorsement
Lincoln Hamlin
Democratic Switch
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. J. H. Ealy
Stephen A. Douglas
Herschel V. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Where did it happen?
Iowa City, Iowa
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Iowa City, Iowa
Key Persons
Dr. J. H. Ealy
Stephen A. Douglas
Herschel V. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Outcome
the iowa state reporter removes douglas and johnson from its masthead and endorses lincoln and hamlin instead.
Event Details
The proprietor of the Iowa State Reporter, after deliberation, announces it will no longer support the Democratic candidates and will advocate for Republican principles and the election of Lincoln and Hamlin.