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Half-Breed Republicans (view source)
Revision as of 17:15, November 28, 2021
, 17:15, November 28, 2021→Timeline
Guiteau was found guilty of murdering Garfield, and sentenced to death by hanging.<ref name=npsbasicinfo/> He was executed on June 30, 1882.
Guiteau was found guilty of murdering Garfield, and sentenced to death by hanging.<ref name=npsbasicinfo/> He was executed on June 30, 1882.
===Half-Breeds push through Pendleton Act===
The assassination of Garfield only damaged the cause of the Stalwarts, and its leader Conkling was blamed over Guiteau's actions. The new president, Chester Arthur, abandoned his past Stalwart roots and switched to support civil service reform, allying with congressional Half-Breeds.
[[George H. Pendleton]], a liberal Democrat [[Copperhead]] and white supremacist from [[Ohio]] who previously defended slavery, introduced the [[Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act]] that would effectively rid the traditional patronage system and in its place install a bureaucratic civil service system. Half-Breeds were eager to aid the passage of the bill, along with remaining Stalwarts who abandoned their cause and voted for the Pendleton Act. The legislation passed both houses of Congress and was signed by President Arthur.
The Pendleton Act notably was not supported by Half-Breed leader Blaine, who continued to oppose civil service reform.
==See also==
==See also==