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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.192 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | George Powell to Mr. Editor about presidential candidates |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Following the earlier political counsel of Abraham Lincoln, he recognizes the infirm qualities of presidential candidate James G. Blaine due to fraud and violence, and favors Grover Cleveland as U.S. President. |
| Subjects | Politics Forgery and Fraud President President Election Republican Party Democratic Party Government and Civics |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |