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Governor Samuel Tilden, Democrat of New York, won the popular and electoral vote. However, the Republicans wanted to challenge the vote returns in a few Southern states, claiming that some freedmen (ex-slaves) had not been allowed to vote. They threatened to hold up Tilden's inauguration with a legal challenge.
The Democrats in Congress (particularly the ones from the South) decided to compromise. They would allow some electors to "throw" the election to the loser, Rutherford B. Hayes, in return for removing the Federal troops and election overseers from the South. This happened in early 1877, and is regarded as the end of Reconstruction.
Hayes was a very weak president, as you might well imagine. In the last year of his term (1880), he hadn't a prayer of being reelected and didn't wish to run anyway. The Republicans looked for a better candidate. The strongest potential candidate was ex-President Grant, who had just returned from a trip around the world and said he might be willing. But everyone remembered the Grant Administration as being full of scandals and chicanery.
So the candidate was Rep. James Garfield of Ohio, a lawyer with a reputation for personal integrity and an excellent war record. He was elected and then quickly assassinated
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What was the purpose of the compromise. Of 1877?
To settle the 1876 presidential election
Who's election victory in 1876 ended Radical rule in the south?
Radical rule in the South ended when Rutherford B. Hayes was elected in 1876. President Hayes helped with the last efforts of the Reconstruction after the Civil War ended.
Why was the election of 1876 significant?
The Election of 1876 was significant because the Republican Hayes was awarded all 20 electoral votes that were in dispute. It was under the compromise of 1877 that he was awarded the votes and won the election. The Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South which is why the Democrats agreed to the compromise.
What happened four days after Lincolns election?
Four days after Lincoln's election, South Carolina called for a special convention to consider secession.
What happened to the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?
I suppose they were happy with Lincoln as president.
What happened in the election of?
There was no election that year. The election was in 1876.
What happened in the election of 1877?
There was no election that year. The election was in 1876.
Who won the 1868 presedential election?
Ulysses S. Grant
Whom will win the presedential election?
Mitt Romney will because he will win and Obama will lose>
If you missed the last presedential election can you vote in the next one?
no or yes but more on the no side
How many ecetorl votes does it take to win a presedential election?
A candidate must win 270 of the 538 votes to win the election.
How many votes did Alaska have in the last presedential election?
Alaska has 3 electoral college votes.
What does Hispanics 4 mitt mean?
it means hispanics want mitt romney to win the presedential election.
How many times did a presidential candidate win an election without receiving the popular vote?
This has happened three times officially- 1824, 1876, and 2000.
Who was the Winner of the contested 1876 election?
Hayes
What agreement happened between democrats during the election of Rutherford Hayes?
The supposed deal was that the Democrats would not protest the very close election of Hayes in 1876 if federal troops were withdrawn from the defeated Southern states.
Who lost the election in 1876?
Samuel J. Tilden
