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Race, Politics, and Chaos in the Capitol: The Election of 1876

Dig: A History Podcast

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Hayes' Friends Are Making Proposals to Southern Democrats

Some Democrats started to defect from the party's plan to continue to obstruct the voting. They would oppose a filibuster if they could be assured that the Hayes administration would remove the remaining federal troops and allow them to take office. As rumors about a deal circulated, nervous Democrats warned Tilden that things looked bad.

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