McQuade, James, 1829-1884 to John T. Hoffman

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GLC#
GLC09011
Type
Letters
Date
15 July 1872
Author/Creator
McQuade, James, 1829-1884
Title
to John T. Hoffman
Place Written
Utica, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Discusses Hoffman's impending candidacy for the Governor of New York. Comments on the Irish vote, "I don't find that the well-informed people have an idea that you would lose much of the Irish vote. Only an Irishman, or one with Irish blood in his veins, can appreciate and understand Paddy. Those who think you will be hurt materially by the Irish vote are of two classes - the people who know nothing about it, and those who want somebody else nominated." Mentions someone named Frank Kernan, who might run for office. Remarks that "... if you should decline to become a candidate it wouldn't do to put a Catholic, of Irish blood, in your place." Letter is tipped into a larger sheet.

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