The race
Puck
Judge
End game
| 1884 election: Tale of the tape | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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!" |
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| Campaign appearances | |||
| 2 | 400 | ||