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===1884: Half-Breeds and Stalwarts feud with Mugwumps===

===1884: Half-Breeds and Stalwarts feud with Mugwumps===

In the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]], the Republican National Convention nominated Half-Breed Blaine and former Stalwart [[John A. Logan]] of [[Illinois]] to head the party ticket. With both factions appeased, the majority of Republicans on both sides actively organized the GOP campaign.<ref name=p.186>Jones, James Pickett (1982). ''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 186.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]], the Republican National Convention nominated Half-Breed Blaine and former Stalwart [[John A. Logan]] of [[Illinois]] to head the party ticket. With both factions appeased, the majority of Republicans on both sides actively organized the GOP campaign.<ref name=johnloganbiop.186>Jones, James Pickett (1982). ''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 186.</ref>

Due to both Blaine and Logan having a record of favoring the spoils system over civil service reform, "reformers" in the [[Mugwump]] faction such as cartoonist [[Thomas Nast]] of ''Harper's Weekly'' opposed the party ticket and instead supported the [[Bourbon Democrat]] nominee, [[Grover Cleveland]]. Former Liberal Republican Party figure [[Lyman Trumbull]], who voted against convicting Andrew Johnson, denounced the Blaine/Logan ticket and stated that their potential victory would lead to "partisanship, abuses, and corruption."<ref name=p.186/>

Due to both Blaine and Logan having a record of favoring the spoils system over civil service reform, "reformers" in the [[Mugwump]] faction such as cartoonist [[Thomas Nast]] of ''Harper's Weekly'' opposed the party ticket and instead supported the [[Bourbon Democrat]] nominee, [[Grover Cleveland]]. Former Liberal Republican Party figure [[Lyman Trumbull]], who voted against convicting Andrew Johnson, denounced the Blaine/Logan ticket and stated that their potential victory would lead to "partisanship, abuses, and corruption."<ref name=johnloganbiop.186/>

 

Logan's presence on the party ticket helped draw support from blacks due to his record of staunchly advocating for civil rights.<ref name=johnloganbiop.187-88>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 187–88.</ref> This included the backing of abolitionist and renowned black leader [[Frederick Douglass]].

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