NYLI gets involved in disputed election (back in 1876!)
The 1876 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious ever….
NY Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.
Fort Scott Tribune (Kansas); Nov. 9, 1876
But…. 20 Electoral Votes (Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute. Am I the only one experiencing Deja […]