Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Seymour, Horatio, American, 1810 - 1886
Blair, Francis Preston Jr., American, 1821 - 1875
Phelps, John S., American, 1814 - 1886
McAfee, Charles B., American, 1829 - 1916
Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
Date
1868
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (21.5 × 8.8 cm)
Description
A Missouri Democratic ticket for the United States presidential election of 1868. The ticket is printed on white paper in black ink with varying fonts. The top third of the ticket reads, [DEMOCRATIC TICKET. / In Favor of a White Man’s Government / Opposed to Negro Suffrage and Negro Equality / FOR PRESIDENT, / HORATIO SEYMOUR. / FOR VICE PRESIDENT, / FRANK P. BLAIR, JR.]. Below are the democratic nominees for presidential electors. The middle third of the ticket, is the state ticket, and includes the Democratic nominee for Governor, John S. Phelps, as well as the nominees for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Register of Lands, and the Supreme Court of Missouri. Below is the name Charles B. McAfee, a nominee for congress, as well as Judge Circuit Court, Prosecuting Attorney, and State Senator. On the bottom third of the ticket are the Democratic nominees for the county ticket. An inscription in pencil on the back in the top left corner reads, [1822 / Grant].
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
ballots
Topic
Advertising
American West
Law
Political organizations
Politics
Race discrimination
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.149.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae2a1577-3dfd-42c8-9578-dc97b1f20364

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