Title

1876 United States presidential election

Caption

1876 United States presidential election. Held on November 7, 1876. One of the most contentious and controversal presidential elections in American history. Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes faced Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes was the winner. During that day there were numerous scenes of tumult and violence. Commissioner Davenport presided over a polling station at the New-Post-Office in New York. In the main atrium of the building was a high iron cage or gallery. The commissioner, according to attorney Mr. Bliss, decided to confine preventively all persons who, provided with false identification cards or those belonging to other electoral districts, tried to vote illegally in the New-Post-Office college. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, December 8, 1876.

Date

Jun 13, 2018

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG20B25_420

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Keywords

voting 1876 19th century America American Cage Contemporary era Davenport La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana La Ilustracion Española y Americana Law New Post Office New York North America North American November 7 United States United States of America arrest arrested authority chair commissioner contemporary Age contemporary History custody detention door dungeon elections elector electoral college engraving fence grill guard guards hat history illegal illegality imprison imprisoned imprisonment iron lock lock up locked man men metal fence metal grille people polling station presidential election presidential elections pretrial detention preventive preventively prison protest seated security guards sitting surveillance truncheon tumult violence voter voters voting