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The Iowa Plain Dealer
Cresco, New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa
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J. C. Mackin, chairman of the Chicago Democratic committee known for ballot-box stuffing, has been found guilty in U.S. Court and is expected to go to prison. Editorial commentary contrasts this with the 1876 Republican theft of Louisiana's electoral vote, where perpetrators faced no punishment.
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Truth, every word. And since the Intelligencer has called attention to it, we recall the fact now that when the republican party stole the electoral vote of Louisiana in 1876 the villains were sent to the penitentiary for life, or appointed to lucrative positions by Rutherford Hayes. Perhaps the Intelligencer has some recollection of the matter and can inform its readers which.
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Chicago
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found guilty in the u. s. court and will undoubtedly go to the penitentiary
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J. C. Mackin, chairman of the Chicago democratic committee, principally notorious for ballot-box stuffing, has been found guilty in the U. S. Court. Commentary affirms the report and contrasts it with the republican party's theft of Louisiana's electoral vote in 1876, where villains were either sent to the penitentiary for life or appointed to lucrative positions by Rutherford Hayes.