Koonce, George W., 1818-1908 to Alston Gordon Dayton

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GLC08606.08
GLC#
GLC08606.08-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
circa September 28, 1896
Author/Creator
Koonce, George W., 1818-1908
Title
to Alston Gordon Dayton
Place Written
Halltown, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 17.9 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

Discussing party politics in West Virginia, informs Dayton "We have a Democratic County with a large majority wich we earnestly hope to reduce." Reports that when Dayton previously ran for office, "the democrats paid about 200 ... voters in this County $5,00 apiece to erase your name, and the priviledge of voting the rest of the ticket, I have this from a reliable democrat a short time since. You must work like a Beaver to the last hour of the Campaign." Possibly referring to William McKinley's presidential campaign, states, "I think McKinley is sure of his election."

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