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I had denounced fraud and violence in elections in the south, and at Washington I had to confess recent frauds attempted or practiced in Cincinnati.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I had denounced fraud and violence in elections in the south, and at Washington I had to confess recent frauds attempted…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman acknowledges the prevalence of election fraud both in the South and in Cincinnati.
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