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Republican clean-government advocates who supported Democrat Cleveland in 1884 because of the corruption of Republican nominee Blaine?

The Mugwumps


Name given to Republicans who voted for Cleveland in 1884?

mugwumps


Who did the Mugwumps support giving government jobs to?

The Mugwumps thought government jobs should be given to people who were qualified, based on merit, rather than appointed by the spoils system. They were Republican political activists.


Republican clean-government advocates who supported democrat Cleveland in 1884?

Mugwumps


What are mugwamps?

Mugwumps- Reformers. A group of reformers who wanted civil service reform.


Did Garfield seem to favor the Stalwarts or the Mugwumps?

Neither he sided against them both


The Mugwumps favored a system of giving government jobs to people who had?

Taken an examination to determine their fitness for jobs


During the 1870s and 1880s what republican group was known for its support of civil service reform?

The mugwamps


What were Reform-minded Republicans that chose to break away from the Republican party and were deemed traitors as well called?

Mugwumps


The Mugwumps favored a system of giving government jobs to people?

Jobs to people taken and examination to determine their fitness for jobs.


What did the Stalwarts want?

From the 19th century, they were old guard. They were half breeds and liberal, and practical republicans. Now the mugwumps were republican dissenters.


Did mugwumps tend to oppose civil service reform?

The foremost goal of mugwumps was to enact civil service reform by removing from the party in power the ability to distribute federal jobs to its supporters. The name was created in 1884 and came from the editor of the New York Sun to describe 'fence sitting' republicans. It comes from an Algonquian word for a self-important chieftain.