An in-depth chronicle of the history, political ideology, and prominent figures of the Republican Party in Illinois from its founding to the early 20th century, written by political scientist and historian Charles A. Church. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from History of the Republican Party in Illinois, 1854-1912: With a Review of the Aggressions of the Slave-Power The continuous ascendancy of the Republican party in Illinois has few parallels in the histories of the several states. In 1856 William H. Bissell was elected governor of the commonwealth as a Republican. In the fifty-six years that have elapsed, with the exception of two years, from 1893 to 1895, the party has been in control of the legislature or executive department of the state government; and during nearly all of that period the party has had the governor and both branches of the general assembly. The story of the Republican party in Illinois is therefore the political history of the state from the days of Fremont and Dayton. In 1854 Senator Douglas, of Illinois, led the movement for the repeal of the Missouri compromise, one of the landmarks of freedom which had been held sacred and inviolate. The Republican party was the organized protest of the national conscience against this act of sacrilege. In 1858 Illinois was the battle-ground of giants, and the gaze of the nation was intently fixed upon Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. The contest was primarily for a seat in the United States senate, but it was essentially a struggle between two civilizations; between the old order of things that was about to pass away, and a new dispensation of liberty. These facts give special interest and value to the history of the great awakening in Illinois. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This highly readable narrative history of the Republican Party profiles the G.O.P. from its emergence as an antislavery party during the 1850s to its current place as champion of political conservatism.

Acclaimed as groundbreaking since its publication, Women and the Republican Party, 1854-1924 explores the forces that propelled women to partisan activism in an era of widespread disfranchisement and provides a new perspective on how women fashioned their political strategies and identities before and after 1920. Melanie Susan Gustafson examines women's partisan history against the backdrop of women's political culture. Contesting the accepted notion that women were uninvolved in political parties before gaining the vote, Gustafson reveals the length and depth of women's partisan activism between the founding of the Republican Party, whose abolitionist agenda captured the loyalty of many women, and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. Her account also looks at the complex interplay of partisan and nonpartisan activity; the fierce debates among women about how to best use their influence; the ebb and flow of enthusiasm for women's participation; and the third parties that fused the civic world of reform organizations with the electoral world of voting and legislation.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xxiii national republican convention at chicago renom ination of taft and sherman progressives bolt and nominate roosevelt and marshall A final word. the fifteenth national Republican convention assembled in Chicago, June 18, 1912. There were 1,078 delegates. Illinois was represented by fifty-eight delegates, as follows: From the state at large, Charles S. Deneen, Roy O. West, B. A. Eckhart, Chauncey Dewey, L. Y. Sherman, Robert D. Clark, L. L. Emmerson, W. A. Rosenfield; from the twenty-five congressional districts, Francis P. Brady, M. B. Madden, John J. Hanberg, Isaac N. Powell, William H. Weber, Charles W. Vail, Thomas J. Healy, Albert C. Heiser, Charles J. Happel, William J. Cooke, Homer K. Galpin, Allen S. Ray, Abel Davis, D. A. Campbell, John F. Devine, Isadore H. Hines, Fred W. Upham, R. R. McCormick, James Pease, John E. Wilder, Ira C. Copley, John Lambert, Fred E. Sterling, H. W. Johnson, James A. Cowley, J. T. William, Frank G. Allen, William J. Graham, Harry E. Brown, Clarence E. Snively, Edward N. Woodruff, Cairo A. Trimble, G. J. Johnson, Frank B. Stitt, John L. Hamilton, Len Small, W. L. Shellabarger, Elim J. Hawbaker, J. A. Glenn, W. W. Watson, Logan Hay, William H. Provine, Edward E. Miller, Henry J. Schmidt, William F. Bundy, Aden Knoph, Randolph Smith, James B. Barker, P. H. Eisenmayer, Walter Wood, These delegates, with the exception of Happel and Coo