The race

Tale of
the tape

Puck

About Puck

The Dime
Museum

Phryne

Writing on
the Wall

His Own
Shadow

Judge

About Judge

Laughs Last

Admired

Mistake of
a Lifetime

Another
Voice

End game

Belshazzar's
Feast

Effect

 

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  1884 election: Tale of the tape  
   
  Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine  
  Party  
  Democrat Republican  
  State  
  New York Maine  
  Highest previous office  
  Governor of New York Secretary of state/
Speaker of the House
 
  Known to friends as ...  
  "Grover the Good" "The Plumed Knight"  
  Known to enemies as ...  
  "The Beast of Buffalo" "Slippery Jim"  
  Scandal  
  Illegitimate child "Mulligan Letters"  
  Lost constituency  
  Tammany Hall Mugwumps  
  Derisive cheer against ...  
  "Ma! Ma! Where's my Pa?
Gone to the White House -
Ha! Ha! Ha!"
"Blaine! Blaine! Jay Gould Blaine!
The Continental Liar from
the State of Maine!"
 
  Campaign appearances  
  2 400