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Domestic News
August 3, 1860
Bedford Inquirer
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
The Wilmington Watchman, a Democratic newspaper in Clinton County, expresses confusion over which Presidential ticket to support amid party disarray, humorously fearing to back the wrong side.
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DON'T KNOW WHO TO 'HOLLER FOR.'
The Wilmington Watchman, the Democratic organ of Clinton county, publishes all the Presidential tickets and don't know which to 'holler' for. Its quandary is funny, but not singular, in the double condition of the Democracy. The editor says:
'We are decidedly at a loss to know what will be the result of all this "mix" and we are in a greater loss as to how to holler; we are anxious to holler for somebody, but are afraid to, for you know we might wake up the wrong passenger—that is, we might get on the wrong side—and then we would be in a circumstance.'
The Wilmington Watchman, the Democratic organ of Clinton county, publishes all the Presidential tickets and don't know which to 'holler' for. Its quandary is funny, but not singular, in the double condition of the Democracy. The editor says:
'We are decidedly at a loss to know what will be the result of all this "mix" and we are in a greater loss as to how to holler; we are anxious to holler for somebody, but are afraid to, for you know we might wake up the wrong passenger—that is, we might get on the wrong side—and then we would be in a circumstance.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Democratic Confusion
Presidential Tickets
Wilmington Watchman
Where did it happen?
Clinton County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Clinton County
Event Details
The Wilmington Watchman publishes all Presidential tickets but is undecided on which Democratic one to support, fearing to choose incorrectly amid party confusion.