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Liberal Republican party

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Liberal Republican party in U.S. history, organization formed in 1872 by Republicans discontented at the political corruption and the policies of President Grant's first administration. Other disaffected elements were drawn into the party. Among its leaders were Carl Schurz and B. Gratz Brown , both of Missouri, who had defeated the regular Republicans in the state election of 1870, Horace Greeley , Charles Sumner , and Lyman Trumbull . The party convention, held at Cincinnati in May, passed over Charles Francis Adams (1807-86), David Davis , and others to nominate Greeley... Read more

Liberal Party, Germany
Liberal Party, Germany Even though the heyday of German liberalism dates back to 1866–78...Liberal parties combined (the left-liberal Freisinnige Volkspartei and the right-liberal Nationalliberale Partei) achieved...in 1918, attempts to unite the liberal wings failed, and ... Read more

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...elections the party sometimes...lost the Republican nomination...City on the Liberal ticket; the Liberal party has also...Although the Liberal party has generally...Lindsay, the Republican mayoral candidate...1965, and of Republican Senator Jacob...D'Amato won ... Read more

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