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Attend to Registration (September 9th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Republicans are urged to make sure their voters are properly registered to vote in order to avoid being disfranchised by MD's new and "infamous Democratic Registry law."
Full DetailsNot Appreciated (September 9th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The Republican victory in Vermont "is the grave of the hopes of the [Hagerstown] Mail and its friends."
Full DetailsReverdy Johnson … (September 9th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Sen. Reverdy Johnson, speaking in Sheffield, England, says that "all was well spent in erasing this blot" of slavery.
Full DetailsGrant and Colfax Club (September 9th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Report on a recent meeting of Hagerstown's Union Republicans, at which they organized a Grant and Colfax Club with P.B. Small as President. Several other officers are named.
Full DetailsThe Show (September 9th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The Herald complains that a coming show was advertised in the local Democratic papers but not in the Herald, thereby alienating "half the legal voters of the County, and half its population."
Full DetailsGrant and Colfax Clubs (September 9th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: An urgent call for the creation of Grant & Colfax Clubs in Washington Co., with suggestions from the NY Tribune on how to go about it
Full DetailsFacts are Stubborn Things (September 10th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Criticism of Gen. Grant - no civilian record, only military - says Sherman would be better choice - accuses Grant of being reckless and prodigal with lives of his soldiers - responsible for 'non-exchange' of prisoners - feels Grant will become 'tool' of C
Full DetailsState Convention (September 10th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: State Democratic Convention in Baltimore on Sept. 2 - nominated electors for president and vice-president
Full DetailsJudges of Election (September 10th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Judges of election names for each district of Carroll County
Full Details[Registration Notices] (September 10th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Notification of date, time and place where voters can register in each Carroll election district - books of registration will be open for corrections
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