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Republican ticket for delegates to the Constitutional Convention: Albert M. Shaw, John L. Spring, Francis A. Cushman, and Nathan B. Stearns

Document outlining the sixteen founding principles of the Green Mountain Republican Association, which were based upon strict adherence to the United States Constitution. Notable here is the organization's stance on slavery (number ten), advocating…

Small document listing the delegates to the Republican State Convention: T.N. Vail, A.D. Paige, W.I. Powers, C.L. Stuart, and G.M. Campbell. These are likely the Caledonia County delegates to the 1916 convention.

Constitution of the Young Men's Republican Club of the State of Vermont. The document outlines the seven article constitution of the club, founded in 1895, including its stated purpose "to awake in young men a deeper realization of their public…

Poster for a Montpelier Republican Caucus meeting at Village Hall, to be held the evening of Saturday, September 4th.

Lyrics to the Song of the Rutland Fremont Club, by A.B. Foot, sung to the tune of Old Dan Tucker. The Fremont Club supported John C. Fremont, the first presidential candidate put forward by the newly formed Republican Party.

Announcement of speech by the Honorable A.B. Gardner at the Washington County Convention, to be held in Montpelier on Tuesday, August 20, 1872. Abraham Brodkins Gardner, a Republican, was the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1863…

Newspaper extra from November 11, 1876 reporting on the ballot counting process for the 1876 presidential election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden. This election was too close to call in several states after the…

Announcement for a meeting of the Tilden and Hendricks Club on Thursday, August 17, 1876 at the Village Hall in Montpelier. Samuel Tilden, Governor of New York, was the 1876 Democratic nominee for president, and Thomas A. Hendricks, governor of…

Ticket related to the 1876 presidential election calling for Administrative reform." The slip is illustrated with a rooster, the symbol of the Democratic Party, and lists the Democratic candidates for president and vice president, Samuel J. Tilden of…

Republican ticket outlining candidates for the statewide offices of Governor (Roswell Farnham), Lieutenant Governor (John L. Barstow), and Treasurer (John A. Page) and Washington County offices of Senator (William P. Dillingham and Albert Dwinell),…

Announcement of a political rally at the Cavendish Town Hall, Saturday evening, August 29th, at eight o'clock, to feature speeches by George W. Goodrich and S.E. Emery.