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Since 1874 the Democratic party has had constant control of the state administration, the Republicans failing to make nominations for office in 1878 and 1880 and endorsing the ticket of the Greenback party in 1882.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
It didn't make any difference what the Greenback party, or the Republican and Democratic parties, or the Communists were croaking about; the immense harvests of the West indicated that nothing was the matter.
From T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
He was a Democrat and a member of Tammany Hall, but toward the latter part of his life he became a leader of the Greenback party, being a candidate for President on that ticket.
From Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by Lewis, Harry A.
The Independent Greenback party also nominated a ticket, at the head of which was the venerable philanthropist, Peter Cooper, of New York, with Samuel F. Cary, of Ohio, the candidate for the vice-presidency.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
A Greenback party was formed, which called for the repeal of the Specie Payment Act and for the issue of more greenbacks.
From A Brief History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach
After the war, he failed to win public office and joined the nascent Greenback Party, which demanded a greater money supply, expanded business regulations, and more progressive labor policies.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2023
As for the Greenback Party, when only seven delegates appeared at an 1888 national convention of the group, the party faded from existence.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
In 1876 he ran for president as the 85 year-old candidate of the Greenback Party.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2014
The Greenback Party, which clamored for cheap money, elected 15 Congressmen in the off year of 1878, but could garner only 307,306 votes for its presidential candidate in 1880.
From Time Magazine Archive
This practically settled the question of Currency Contraction, although the Greenback Party, created by this agitation, was in existence until the resumption of specie payments in 1879.
From A History of the Republican Party by Platt, George Washington
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