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====Wheeler Compromise====

====Wheeler Compromise====

In [[the South]], white supremacist terrorists acting as an arm of the Democratic Party violently resisted Republican efforts in the region to benefit blacks, and [[Democrat election fraud]] was prevalent. Many elections became the subjects of massive disputes and controversy over which candidate was the victor. Such occurred in [[Louisiana]], and Wheeler pushed through a "compromise" that kept the governorship in Republican hands while arbitrating state legislature seats.<ref name=senate.govbio/>

In [[the South]], white supremacist terrorists acting as an arm of the Democratic Party violently resisted Republican efforts in the region to benefit blacks, and [[Democrat election fraud]] was prevalent. Many elections became the subjects of massive disputes and controversy over which candidate was the victor. Such occurred in [[Louisiana]], and Wheeler pushed through a "compromise" that intended to evenly distribute political power<ref name=britannicabio/> by keeping the governorship in Republican hands while arbitrating state legislature seats.<ref name=senate.govbio/>

The "Wheeler Compromise" was representative of sentiments expressed against the continuation of Reconstruction as expenses and time consumed grew in the battle against Southern white supremacist terrorism.<ref name=senate.govbio/> Despite the Louisiana state legislature seats intended to be split arbitrarily, Jim Crow Democrats seized the opportunity to violate the compromise agreements to their advantage.

The "Wheeler Compromise" was representative of sentiments expressed against the continuation of Reconstruction as expenses and time consumed grew in the battle against Southern white supremacist terrorism.<ref name=senate.govbio/> Despite the Louisiana state legislature seats intended to be split arbitrarily, Jim Crow Democrats seized the opportunity to violate the compromise agreements to their advantage.