McQuade, James (1829-1884) to John T. Hoffman
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09011 Author/Creator: McQuade, James (1829-1884) Place Written: Utica, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 July 1872 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy
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.
McQuade served in the Civil War and was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general of volunteers 13 March 1865. Hoffman was governor of New York 1869 -1873. Alleged connections to the Tweed Ring ruined his political career, and he did not run for re-election. He was succeeded by John Adams Dix, a Republican.
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