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They were -- the Stalwarts were the group of -- within the Republican Party, there were two factions, and they went back to the time of General Grant, when President -- when General Grant was the president.
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 2003
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The Stalwarts were the Republicans who were the most loyal to Grant, and that ` s how they defined themselves.
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 2003
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At that time, the big fight was between two groups in the Republican Party called the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds.
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 2003
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The 1880 GOP ticket paired Chester Arthur, a representative of the Republican "Stalwarts" who opposed civil service reform and looked askance on reconciliation with the defeated South, with the "Half-Breed" James Garfield.
Bruce Schulman: The Transformation of the Vice Presidency 2008
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"Stalwarts," title of faction in Rep. party, 1880, iii.
A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander
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The "Stalwarts" were composed of the thorough "organization men" like Conkling, Platt and Arthur; the
The United States Since the Civil War Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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"Stalwarts," was the name applied by Blaine to these uncompromising party men who would not relinquish the grip of the organization on the southern states.
The United States Since the Civil War Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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"Stalwarts" and the "Half-Breeds," the former adhering to the leadership of Senator Conkling, the latter to the leadership of Mr. Blaine, whom
The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics Henry Jones Ford 1888
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To these and their followers Blaine applied the name "Stalwarts," stiff partisans, who did not believe in surrendering the hold of the Republicans on the Southern states.
Historical Essays James Ford Rhodes 1887
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"Stalwarts" we need, but stalwarts for country, not for party.
Our Brother in Black: His Freedom and His Future Atticus Greene 1881
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