Five justices and the electoral commission of 1877
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Five justices and the electoral commission of 1877
（History of the Supreme Court of the United States, suppl. to v. 7）
Cambridge University Press, 2010
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"An earlier version of this book was published by Macmillan Publishing Company in 1988"--T.p. verso
Includes index
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Description
In this supplement to Volume 7 of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States, Charles Fairman examines the Electoral Commission of 1877, which was headed by Justice Joseph P. Bradley. In the disputed presidential election of 1876, the Supreme Court was involved through the appointment of five justices to the commission of fifteen created by Congress to resolve the stalemate arising from the political division between the Senate and House. Divided seven to seven along party lines, the decisive vote and opinion was that of the member appointed for judicial impartiality, Justice Bradley. In his study of the Electoral Commission of 1877, Fairman sheds new light on this controversial historical event, vindicating Justice Bradley against his detractors. This book represents an important revision of conventional narratives of the Electoral Commission, combining intensive research with all the fascination of a detective story.
Table of Contents
- 1. The election of Tuesday, November 7, 1876 and the Electoral Commission Act of January 29, 1877
- 2. Proceedings of the electoral commission
- 3. 'Immense gratuitous and unfounded abuse'
- 4. Nevins' Hewitt and the 'secret history'.
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