Raynor HCA 2014-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/30/2014
Election of 1876 House Vote Counting Pass. The outcome of the hotly-contested Presidential election of 2000 was up in the air for six weeks. That is nowhere near as interesting as the election of 1876. The Republican Rutherford B. Hayes ran against the Democrat Samuel Tilden. Both had clean political backgrounds. The election was close and when the votes were counted, Tilden held 51 percent of the popular vote. The Republicans challenged the voting in South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida. Many votes for Tilden were disqualified, giving Hayes the lead. Then it was the Democrats' turn to complain. Florida sent two rival sets of electors to Washington and thus it was up to Congress to decide the matter. The Democratic House and the Republican Senate couldn't agree, so a special 15 member Electoral Commission was appointed. A compromise was eventually reached (two days before the inauguration) giving Hayes the Presidency but removing Federal troops from southern soil, a decision that gave whites the political control of the south they had lost after the Civil War. This heavy stock pass measures 3" x 4 3/4", has one light crease at left center. A great piece of history!
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