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mugwumps (mŭg`wŭmps'), slang term in U.S. political history for the Republicans who in 1884 deserted their party nominee, James G. Blaine Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830–93, American politician, b. West Brownsville, Pa.
Early CareerBlaine taught school and studied law before moving (1854) to Maine, where he became an influential newspaper editor. ..... Click the link for more information. , to vote for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland Cleveland, Grover (Stephen Grover Cleveland), 1837–1908, 22d (1885–89) and 24th (1893–97) President of the United States, b. Caldwell, N.J.; son of a Presbyterian clergyman. ..... Click the link for more information. . BibliographySee L. W. Peterson, The Day of the Mugwump (1961). Mugwumps Republican party members who voted independently. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 337] See : Independence |
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The cavaliers and Mugwumps are long-gone from conservatism, and the Duke Cunninghams have replaced them. bimetallism, Mugwumps, protective tariffs), most listeners will find this challenging because of the fast-paced reading. [74] For legal activities such as drinking and dancing, municipal mugwumps achieved this geographic concentration through licensing, but for illegal activities such as prostitution they pursued two different methods for centralizing vice. |
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