Missouri Democratic Ticket for the United States Presidential Election of 1868
date: label: Date
content: 1868
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Horatio Seymour, American, 1810 - 1886
label: Subject of
content: Francis Preston Blair Jr., American, 1821 - 1875
label: Subject of
content: John S. Phelps, American, 1814 - 1886
label: Subject of
content: Charles B. McAfee, American, 1829 - 1916
label: Subject of
content: Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
notes: label: Description
content: A Missouri Democratic ticket for the United States presidential election of 1868. The ticket is printed on white paper in black ink with varying fonts. The top third of the ticket reads, [DEMOCRATIC TICKET. / In Favor of a White Man’s Government / Opposed to Negro Suffrage and Negro Equality / FOR PRESIDENT, / HORATIO SEYMOUR. / FOR VICE PRESIDENT, / FRANK P. BLAIR, JR.]. Below are the democratic nominees for presidential electors. The middle third of the ticket, is the state ticket, and includes the Democratic nominee for Governor, John S. Phelps, as well as the nominees for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Register of Lands, and the Supreme Court of Missouri. Below is the name Charles B. McAfee, a nominee for congress, as well as Judge Circuit Court, Prosecuting Attorney, and State Senator. On the bottom third of the ticket are the Democratic nominees for the county ticket. An inscription in pencil on the back in the top left corner reads, [1822 / Grant].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.149.1
objectType: label: Type
content: ballots
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (21.5 × 8.8 cm)