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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09011 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | James McQuade to John T. Hoffman discussing his impending candidacy for the Governor of New York |
| Date | 15 July 1872 |
| Author | McQuade, James (1829-1884) |
| Recipient | Hoffman, John T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses Hoffman's impending candidacy for the Governor of New York. Comments on the Irish vote, "I don't find that the well-informed people have an idea that you would lose much of the Irish vote. Only an Irishman, or one with Irish blood in his veins, can appreciate and understand Paddy. Those who think you will be hurt materially by the Irish vote are of two classes - the people who know nothing about it, and those who want somebody else nominated." Mentions someone named Frank Kernan, who might run for office. Remarks that "... if you should decline to become a candidate it wouldn't do to put a Catholic, of Irish blood, in your place." Letter is tipped into a larger sheet. |
| Subjects | Immigration and Migration Election Religion Politics Corruption and Scandal Catholicism |
| People | McQuade, James (1829-1884) Hoffman, John T. (John Thompson) (1828-1888) |
| Place written | Utica, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | McQuade served in the Civil War and was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general of volunteers 13 March 1865. Hoffman was governor of New York 1869 -1873. Alleged connections to the Tweed Ring ruined his political career, and he did not run for re-election. He was succeeded by John Adams Dix, a Republican. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |