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Simon Einstein Celebrates Election Win with Cabbages

Posted on November 3, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of Einstein and his cabbages Yesterday’s post told how early York County Democrat Simon Einstein [Anstine] was successfully elected on his own ticket to the Pennsylvania General Assembly when fellow Democrats left him off the official slate. … Continue reading →

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Simon Einstein Splits York County Democratic Party

Posted on November 2, 2010 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of Windsor Democrat Simon Einstein Politics and politicians have been at the top of the news throughout the history of our country. York County was no different from any other area, with rampant mudslinging and infighting. Newspapers … Continue reading →

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1924 National and Pennsylvania Republicans “SAFE–SANE–STEADY”

Posted on November 4, 2009 by june lloyd

Another election has just passed, this one with little fanfare. No federal offices were at stake and only judicial ones at the state level. Many county and local officies were not up for election and some of those who were … Continue reading →

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President Taft Addresses York Crowd from Back of Train

Posted on February 5, 2009 by june lloyd

York County has had a good share of visits from U.S. Presidents. In one of a series of recent posts on presidential visits to York County, Jim McClure mentioned that William Howard Taft spoke to Yorkers from the back of … Continue reading →

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Reluctant York County Politician Predicts Loss

Posted on October 28, 2008 by june lloyd

Henry Fortenbaugh didn’t figure he would be elected Sherriff of York County in 1877. Besides, he didn’t want to run anyway. The York Gazette ran excerpts from a “long letter” to the York Press concerning his extreme displeasure with the … Continue reading →

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Log Cabin Campaign Headquarters in York

Posted on October 22, 2008 by june lloyd

Lewis Miller drawing of 1840 W.H.Harrison campaign headquarters. In 1840 Democrats derisively campaigned that the Whig candidate for President, William Henry Harrison, would be more at home in a log cabin. The Whigs seized the idea and used it as … Continue reading →

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Surprise in Prague

Posted on October 20, 2008 by june lloyd

Republicans try to get out the European vote with absentee ballot info. This post is about making history instead of reporting on it. And make history we will, whatever the outcome of the imminent presidential election. Earlier this month, while … Continue reading →

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York Politicians Sling Mud

Posted on October 16, 2008 by june lloyd

Both congressional candidates were York County natives. The incumbent was a successful newspaper publisher and could boast of having marched off with the York Company to the defense of Baltimore in 1814. He had been a member of the committee … Continue reading →

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