Hayes/Wheeler Campaign Ribbon, 1876
name: label: associated person
content: Hayes, Rutherford B.
label: associated person
content: Wheeler, William
notes: label: Description
content: The 1876 presidential election drew the highest turnout of eligible voters in American history, nearly 82%. These massive numbers were recruited by popular marching clubs which encouraged young supporters to join social organizations in support of their candidate. This ribbon demonstrates the support of some Republican marchers for their candidate Rutherford B. Hayes and his vice president William Wheeler. Ultimately, this ticket was successful – despite losing the popular vote to Samuel Tilden’s Democrats, Congress eventually gave the presidency to Hayes after a complex and contested election.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collectionof Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1876.J04
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1876.J04
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ribbon
label: Object Type
content: ribbon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 2 3/4 in; 20.32 cm x 6.985 cm