1872 Election

[Jon698]

1. This Game will officially start on October 1st, 1871 and will end on Election day in game as it covers the 1872 Presidential Election. Since there weren`t any primaries at the time we will just follow the 1912 primary schedule.

2. Each Turn lasts two days in Real Life for two weeks in the game. If the turn passes without statement you must give a campaign summary or drop out. PM to give me a reason for your absence.

3. PM me for Endorsements. No Candidate may receive more than 4 per turn except for really special occasions such as the Governors and Newspapers.

4. You can choose one of the politicians below or you can choose another politician from that time period

Candidates
Republicans:
Ulysses S. Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Henry Wilson
James G. Blaine
Henry B. Anthony

Liberal Republicans:
Horace Greenly
Charles Francis Adams
Benjamin G. Brown
Lyman Trumbull
David Davis
Andrew Gregg Curtin
Salmon P. Chase

Democrats:
John Quincy Adams II
Samuel Tilden
Charles O'Conor
Jeremiah S. Black
James A. Bayard
William S. Groesbeck

Prohibition:
James Black

Equal Rights:
Victoria Woodhull

Primaries:
March 19:   North Dakota
March 26:   New York
April 2:       Wisconsin
April 9:       Illinois
April 13:     Pennsylvania
April 19:     Nebraska
April 19:     Oregon
April 30:     Massachusetts
May 5:       Maryland
May 14:     California
May 21:     Ohio
May 28:     New Jersey
June 4:      Minnesota   
June 5:      Conventions

[NewYorkExpress]

Please, we have enough games going on as is. Can this one wait a few months?