The Election of 1876

by Schlesinger, Arthur Meier; Israel, Fred L.; Frent, David J.

• ISBN13: 9781590843567
• ISBN10: 1590843568
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Mason Crest

Summary

A major shift in post-Civil War America occurred with the 1876 election of Rutherford B. Hayes to the presidency. On election night the Democratic candidate. Samuel J. Tilden, appeared to have wrested away control of the White House from the Republican Party, which had held the presidency since 1860. Tilden received over 250,000 votes more than Hayes: however, disputed electoral ballots in three Southern states still occupied by Federal troops were awarded to the Republican candidate, giving him the presidency. In return, as president Hayes brought an end to Reconstruction in the South. In The Election of 1876 and the Administration of Rutherford B. Hayes. Senate historian Donald A. Ritchie examines the circumstances of the disputed election and the events that gave Hayes the presidency. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(11)
Arthur M. Schlesinger jr.
The Election of 1876	17	(17)
Donald A. Ritchie
Facts at a Glance	34	(5)
Benjamin H. Hill's Speech on Amnesty	39	(8)
Tilden's Letter of Acceptance	47	(4)
Hayes Accepts the Nomination	51	(6)
1876 Republican Party Platform	57	(6)
1876 Democratic Party Platform	63	(8)
1876 Third Party Platforms	71	(6)
Hewitt's ``Secret History''	77	(16)
Samuel Tilden's Concession Speech	93	(4)
Hayes's Inaugural Address	97	(6)
Letter of Governor Chamberlain	103	(2)
On the Railroad Strikes	105	(2)
The Bland-Allison Act	107	(7)
Further Reading	114	(2)
Index	116