The Presidential Election of 1876. * THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS * 1)Republicans vs. Democrats 2)North vs. South 3)Both sides were corrupt 4)Personalities.

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The Presidential Election of 1876

* THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS * 1)Republicans vs. Democrats 2)North vs. South 3)Both sides were corrupt 4)Personalities of the candidates

Rutherford B. Hayes Born October 4, 1822 Received his degree from Harvard Law School in 1845 Appointed him to the rank of major in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry In 1864, while still in the army, he was elected to Congress Ohio voters elected him governor in 1867

Samuel J. Tilden Born on February 9, 1814 Admitted to the bar in 1841 from Yale University Tilden never married A loyal favorite of the South who did not join the new Republican Party Elected to the New York Assembly in 1846 Became chairman of New York's Democratic Party in 1866

Tammany Hall

Boss Tweed’s Canal Ring

Election Day

The Fix Begins… General Daniel E. Sickles

The Unbiased Media  Republican controlled newspapers refused to believe that Hayes had lost  Results were then subject to review by Republican-controlled returning boards  These boards were badgered by both sides

The Power of Personality BOTH MEN WERE VERY PASSIVE HAYES DIDN’T THINK HE SHOULD WIN TILDEN DODGED CORRUPTION ACCUSATIONS

A Balanced Electoral Commission?!? Judge David Davis

“Tilden or Fight!”

1877 Compromise

Tilden Concedes…finally! “Everybody knows that, after the recent election, the men who were elected by the people President and Vice President of the United States were ‘counted out,’ and men who were not elected were ‘counted in’ and seated.” ~ Samuel Tilden on June 13 th, 1877