James Garfield is elected President...
CHRONICLE & NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 1880
- General James A. Garfield
- Presidential election win (1st report)
The front page haw a treat stack of first column headlines taking over three-quarters of the column, including: "OVERWHELMING!" "The Greatest Political Battle!" "The Grandest Republican Victory" "GARFIELD VINDICATED" "An Almost Solid South is Met by an Unbroken North" "Garfield Carries Hancock's Word, Hancock's Town" "Hancock's County & Hancock's State" "A General Rout All Along the Line" "Joy Everywhere!" and even more. There are also 3 nice graphic illustrations.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, a bit irregular at the right margins, good condition.
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