1789 General Election - Main Campaign Thread (Results)

[Lumine]

1789 General Election:

A total of 65 seats are up for contention,
meaning a required majority of at least 33 seats

While most of the states will elect their Deputies by district,
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New Jersey will elect them at-large

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Sole Turn: The Start of Something New:

January 1st to March 31st, 1789

In the News!

First General Election across the United States!

Few Americans with the right to vote, great uncertainty

Who shall become the First Secretary?

Adams, Madison, Franklin seen as most likely contenders

Louis XVI calls the Estates General

Seeking to solve the French deficit, French Monarch takes a gamble

1.- Turn: This turn lasts for the months of January, February and March. Travel times are still rather long by this time in history, so account for that if you decide to travel elsewhere to campaign (no campaigning in Philadelphia and at the next day in Charleston). This is the first election, so feel free to be creative on how you decide to fight your way through the election. Shady political intrigue is not off the table, so feel free to conspire with other players or come to me if you wish to deploy a given scheme.

GREAT UNCERTAINITY ON FIRST ELECTION:

As the limited number of available voters prepares to cast their ballots for the first ever National Assembly, a sense of confusion engulfs the country as no clear figure emerges as an undisputable frontrunner as First Secretary. With General Washington gone no one can eclipse his figure, and independent President Hancock is expected to be a non-factor in the coming election. As a result, most Americans bet on the better-known figures as more likely to attract support, with much positive speculation going to Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams and, curiously enough, young James Madison (who emerged with an increase profile after the Constitutional Convention alongside Alexander Hamilton), all seen as possible candidates to reach the highest office.

Still, it is assumed by most observers that the election couldn't possibly see a winner with an outright majority given the lack of national parties and the presence of strong regional factions which will likely hold the balance of power. Jackson, Wilkinson, Hamilton and possibly Jay (whose strenght is hard to gauge at the moment) could end up as Kingmakers in the National Assembly even if the office of First Secretary escapes their hands. With most Americans still struggling to understand the system and no precedents for such a national campaign, many wait with great interest - domestically and across Europe - to see just what is going to take place.

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Travel Times:

(If you're ever doubtful about how long it should take to travel from one state to the other, check this for help)

[Donerail]

Faction Announcement: The Western Faction stands for the rights and interests of all inhabitants of that country, beginning at the base of the Allegheny Mountain range, and all points west, to the border between our nation and Spanish Louisiana. Accordingly, our candidates stand for freedom of trade and navigation, for further settlement in the West, for protection of our Western settlements from Indian raids, and for full political representation for the Western states. Led by General James Wilkinson, who will be standing in the district of Kentucky, the Western Faction will stand candidates in the districts of Wilkes in Georgia, Newberry Courthouse–Ninety-Six in South Carolina, Transylvania and Yadkin in North Carolina, Kentucky, Shenandoah and Kanawha in Virginia, Frederick in Maryland, and Ontario & Montgomery in New York, as well three candidates in the at-large contest in Pennsylvania.

[DKrol]

The Tory Campaign
John Jay

January 6, 1789 - Mr. Jay travels to the clerk's office in New York City and declares himself as a candidate for the National Assembly in the New York City & Westchester District. He then has a small event at a tavern in New York City with local merchants and businessmen to celebrate his declaration as a candidate.

January 12, 1789 - Mr. Jay embarks on a tour of the Northeast, via stagecoach from New York City. Before setting off he gives a speech to the local Tory Association from his front porch, where he calls on them to "pick up your pen and polish your shoes, for the campaign will be won with the people's minds and their hearts."

January 16, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrives in Boston, Massachusetts. He spends the day resting at a local inn.

January 19, 1789 - Mr. Jay gives a speech to merchants in Boston in support of the local Tory Association. He argues that the Tories are "the only set of candidates who have a clear programme to produce a strong and stable nation, where the American businessman will be able to thrive." Mr. Jay portrays Mr. S. Adams as "a man ruled by his passions, rather than by his senses" and "wholly unfit to serve as our first First Secretary."

January 23, 1789 - Mr. Jay leaves Boston, via stagecoach.

January 25, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrives in Derryfield, New Hampshire. He spends the day meeting with local farmers. He explains to them that voting Tory was in their best interest "as only the Tory's have the programme to give farmers the access to a national marketplace to sell their goods."

January 27, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrives in Concord, New Hampshire. He spends the day resting at a local inn.

January 30, 1789 - Mr. Jay speaks to the local abolitionist association in Concord. He promotes himself as the only faction leader "personally and deeply opposed to the abhorrent practice of slavery of the fellow man." He pledges to pursue legislation to prohibit the import of new African slaves "with the goal of freeing all men" by the end of the century.

February 3, 1789 - Mr. Jay departs Concord, New Hampshire, via stagecoach.

February 8, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrives in Albany, New York. He attends church services and then spends the rest of the day resting at a local inn.

February 9, 1789 - Mr. Jay speaks to the local Tory Association in Albany. He praises "the great industrious spirit of Albany" and promises that a Tory-led government will "bring that spirit to every corner of this great nation." Mr. Jay expresses a desire to "present Albany as the model for all American cities to be built after."

February 12, 1789 - Mr. Jay inspects a factory in Albany and then holds a meeting with local businessmen, declaring that "the Tories are the men who stand for men like you."

February 16, 1789 - Mr. Jay departs Albany, New York, via stagecoach.

February 17, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrives in Rome, New York. He spends the day resting at a local inn.

February 18, 1789 - Mr. Jay speaks with some local settlers and farmes in Rome. He points North and dramatically declares "If Mr. Adams has his way, King George's Men will be making their march through this land to reclaim their colonies." He argues that any other faction will only antagonize King George and the British "and put fine frontier outposts likes Rome in danger of skirmishes and raiding bands from Canada."

February 19, 1789 - Mr. Jay departs Rome, New York, via stagecoach.

Feburary 25, 1789 - Mr. Jay returns to New York City and retires to his home.

March 2, 1789 - Mr. Jay meets with local bankers and businessmen in New York City. He attacks Mr. S. Adams and Mr. J. Madison as "beholden to their own interests rather than the good of the nation." He argues that their state-forward policies will "only serve to hurt the young nation and divide its people."

March 10, 1789 - Mr. Jay delivers a speech on the steps of New York's City Hall to a throng of supporters and reporters. Mr. Jay hails the establishment of a "National father figure" in the Presidency as "the only means to hold these bonds together." He praises President Hancock as "setting a strong model for future Presidents" in his nonpartisanship. Mr. Jay also defends his support for ties with Britain, saying "Nations can be friends with each other without being colony and mother-state. Bonds of fraternity among nations is what elevates great Western nations from the divide tribes of Africa." He also attacks Samuel Adams as "a man beholden to the wild whims of passion", arguing that a First Secretary "must be a learned man, known for a cool temper, an even hand, and a strong respect of logic and reason."

March 12, 1789 - Mr. Jay embarks for Princeton, New Jersey, via stagecoach.

March 13, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrived in Princeton, New Jersey. He spends the day resting at a local inn.

March 16, 1789 - Mr. Jay meets with students and faculty at the College of New Jersey. He applauds the young men for "pouring themselves so nobly into such a fine profession as being learned." He says that it is his goal that "one day all the men in positions of authority and responsibility in this Republic will have walked such hallowed halls."

March 17, 1789 - Mr. Jay departs Princeton, New Jersey, via stagecoach.

March 19, 1789 - Mr. Jay arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spends the day resting at a local inn.

March 23, 1789 - Mr. Jay speaks to local merchants in Philadelphia. He supports the local Tory candidates, saying that "Only the Tories will build a nation that supports the great producers and creators of the Republican." He argues that "men supported by Mr. Adams and Mr. Madison seek to close off our Republic from the world" and "hinder your abilities to sell your goods abroad, to the Europeans who will pay a high price for such artisan goods."

March 25, 1789 - Mr. Jay meets with the local Tory Association in Philadelphia. He pens a letter to the local newspaper in support of the Tory programme of government, defending his choice of closer ties to Britain. He writes "A nation like ours which is at odds, or even in opposition to, the government in London will find itself deprived of access to markets, devoid of friends and allies, and unable to rest easily at night, knowing that the second fight for independence could be underfoot at any moment. Only the Tories seek to give Americans access on the world stage and security through friendship and alliance."

March 26, 1789 - Mr. Jay departs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, via stagecoach.

March 31, 1789 - Mr. Jay returns to New York City and retires to his home.

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Announcement by the Patriots, January 1st, 1789.

In the upcoming parliamentary election, the Patriots shall be standing in every Southern constituency, in the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.  In regards to key members, our leader James Jackson shall stand in Georgia's lower constituency of Savannah, and James Gunn shall stand in Georgia's middle constituency of Augusta.  The Patriots stand for the interests of all the people of the south, and for the protection of the natural rights and liberties of all people of this nation.  We will protect the southern economy against any threat, whether by taxation or tarriff, or through other destructive legislation, and we will defend the rights of all states to govern their affairs as the constitution guarantees.

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The Despot of Boston!

Samuel Adams attacked by mysterious propaganda as as brutish thug

Opponents of Adams across the nation have started to chant the monicker

PHILADELPHIA - The start of the campaign for the 1789 National Assembly has surprised men and women on several corners of the nation as harsh attacks are launched between the faction, opening the campaign on a unexpectedly harsh tone. But even as the public attacks in newspapers and pamphlets are stepping up anonymous campaigns have begun to sprung on several areas and directed to a particular individual: Samuel Adams, head of the so called Adamsites or Whigs, and key political figure in the state of Massachusetts.

As it has been angrily noted by some of his supporters - against the glee of those who distrust the powerful politician -, Adams appears to be the ongoing subject of a well-organized campaign to harm his reputation before the election, with methods such as a wide array of letters describing him not only as a "brutish thug" devoted to the use of violence and criminal gangs to reach his political goals, but as a tyrant to the state of Massachusetts who rulers the area with an "Iron Fist". As angry supporters of Adams denounce these tactics and come to the support of their man, Adams's many opponents have taken a liking to the sobriquet and begun openly describing him in the press as the Despot of Boston.

[Galaxie]

Gouverneur Morris will be standing as a candidate for one of Pennsylvania's at-large seats.

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Philanderer of Philadelphia?

Rumors arise of Franklin's affair with a slave, rejected by some as outlandish

Has Franklin done the unthinkable and taken a slave for a mistress?

PHILADELPHIA - Rumors continue to spread out of control as the 1789 campaign advances, and this time taken to an almost extreme level: anonymous publications have begun to spread accusing Benjamin Franklin's anti-slavery views as motivated because of a supposed relationship with a female slave, an outrageous act for a man as widely respected (if not as widely supported) as Mr. Franklin.

The rumors have been noted to lack actual evidence to be supported, and the result has been decidedly mixed, with many across the South up in arms against Franklin and his Radicals as slave lovers and many across the North and the border states outright refusing to believe the rumors or describing them as slander. It is certain that this rumour has hurt Franklin and his fellow candidates, but so long as no evidence emerges the effect may not be as harsh as some may have expected.

And while many Americans grow more and more disgusted with the tone of the campaign, anti-Franklin press has already appointed the elder statesman as the Philanderer of Philadelphia.

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james Gunn Election Scheadule

January 1779

Georgia and South Carolina

January 3rd:

Augusta, GA: James Gunn Launches Campaign for GA-2

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January 5th:

Appling, GA: Meet with Church leaders talking about his support of freedom of Religion and seek their support. Gunn hopes strong support from church leaders with his support of freedom of Religion that it will help build a strong base of support not only for him but for the whole Patriot party.

January 11th:

Lincolnton, GA: Speech against Tories and Hamiltonians on their support of strong central government and federal taxation. Gunn believes that these policies are very unpopular in the south and it continues to paint those parties as Northeastern parties.

January 12th:

Springfield, GA: Speech in support of James Jackson and the new contstitiuon. With this speech, Gunn hopes that will benefits Jackson and Gunn hopes that both Jackson and Gunn get elected to make a stronger influence on the policy.

January 17th:

Augusta, GA: departs Augusta for a two day trip to York, SC

January 21st:

York, SC: Meet with farmers at the local market to discuss his plan for slavery and taxes. With farmers relying on slave workers in the south, Gunn believes that saying that only the Patriots will support states rights to deal with the issue then they will win the support of southerners who use slave labor.

January 28th:

Greer, SC: Speech in front of the townhall attacking the tories calling them the party of the abolitionist. Gunn is still gathering support from people supporting slavery like he was doing in York earlier in the week.

January 29th:

Spartanburg, SC: Meet with the local Patriot candidates to come up with a campaign strategy. Gunn would be doing many of these meetings with Patriot candidates to plan strategize. These meetings are to make sure that every Patriot candidate is going to benefit each other and that everyone has the same goals in the general election.

January 31st:

Spartanburg, SC:  departs from Spartanburg, SC for a three day trip to Savanah, GA

Feubuary 1779

Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina

Feubuary 3rd:

Savanah, GA: Meet with Church leaders. Again, this is a move to win over Christian leaders and Christians which is a large voting base, especially in southern states.

Feubuary 7th:

Clayton, GA: Meet with local merchants about the problems of federal taxations and how it affects business. The visit to Clayton, GA is meant to grow support for the Patriot party in GA-1.

Feubuary 8th:

Clarkesville, GA: Meet with Mayor of Clarkesville and Principles of local schools to discuss education and how much government involvement is needed in the school system. Gunn continues to grow support in GA-1 for the Patriot party.

Feubuary 11th:

Augusta, GA: Pens letter to The Patriot Star defending the Patriots from Madison and attack him as a lier

Feubuary 13th:

Augusta, GA: Meet with Georgia Patriot candidates and discuss support of each other. Gunn hopes that with this he can keep the party united going into the election. Anouther reason that Gunn met with Patriot candidates is that most to all candidates are registered voters so Gunn was directly talking to voters.

Feubuary 14th:

Washington, GA: Speech to local businessmen to grow support from wealthy class

Feubuary 17th:

Thomas, GA: Depart from Thomas, GA for a two day trip to Rock Hill, SC

Feubuary 23rd:

Rock Hill, SC: Speech in front of Plantation owners attacking Tories on their negative view of slavery and ending the slave trade. Gunn also went after Franklin for his affair with a slave. Again this is supposed to make the Tories look like the party of the North, not the south and it is supposed to smear Franklin.

Febuary 25th:

North Myrtle Beach, SC: Meet with Sailors and military personnel at the ship port to discuss plans to keep America safe. Gunn also attacks Madison again for his lies about the Patriot party and that we wouldn't attack back if attacked.

Febuary 26th:

North Myrtle Beach, SC: Depart from North Myrtle Beach for a one day trip to Elizabeth City, NC

Feubuary 28th:

Elizabeth City, NC: Meet with local Patriot party candidates. This is again to make sure the party is united as they go to the voting booths. Gunn also requested that they pen letters to their local newspapers to support the Patriot Party.

March 1779

North Carolina and Georgia

March 1st:

Nags Head, NC: Meet with sailors and military personnel. Again like in South Carolina this was meant to spread the Patriots messages on the military and again he attacked Madison.

March 3rd:

Greenville, NC: Speech attacking the Tories, Radicals, and Democrat-Republicans calling them the party of the north. Gunn is continually trying to make the Patriots look like the only party of the south and that if they want their interest represented then they must elect the Patriot party. This is a message that he will continue throughout the campaign and he labeled the three parties as "The Boston Party".

March 9th:

Sparta, NC: Speech attacking Franklin affair with his slave. Gunn used the nickname of "Philanderer of Philadelphia" and he made fun of the hypocrisy of trying to end the slave trade during the day and sleeping with a slave at night. Gunn also went into his support for the slave trade as it helps with the economy.

March 10th:

Boone, NC: Gunn tours a plantation then gives a speech with plantation owners to attack the Democrat-Republicans. During his speech, he states, "the Democrat-Republicans would want you to believe they are for the working man, they are not for the workingman or the working-class they are for the wealthy class. The Democrat-Republicans aren't for Boone, NC, they are for New York City and Boston. The Democrat-Republicans aren't for the Southern, they are for the northern."

March 13th:

Raleigh, NC: Meet with the mayor of Raleigh and the city councilmen to discuss the Patriot parties support of the right of state and city which is in the bill of rights. Gunn again knows that most people holding public office are registered voters so this again is Gunn trying to talking directly to voters.

March 14th:

Raleigh, NC: Pens open letter to local North Carolina newspaper in support of local Patriot candidates

March 16th:

Raleigh, NC: Departs Raleigh, NC for a four day trip to Augusta, GA for a final tour of his district before voting starts to occur in April.

March 21st:

Augusta, GA: Meets with local business owners at a local pub to talk about the problems of having a large national government.

March 22nd:

Augusta, GA: Pens an open letter to state the differences between the Democrat-Republican party and the Patriot party. Gunn again attacked the Democrat-Republicans as the party of the north and their position "lean against" on Slavery proves that.

March 25th:

Irvington, GA: Meet with Settlers who live on the borders of America and discuss the Patriots plan for expansion and selling of federal land to settle the national debt.

March 30th:

Augusta, GA: Pen his last open letter to a local Georgia newspaper before election day urging southerners to support Gunn, Jackson and other Patriot candidates in the upcoming election. Gunn also laid out his and the Patriots views and he discussed how they are the best for southern voters.

March 31st:

Augusta, GA: Gunn holds a final speech before elections in April urging them to support him to represent them. Gunn after the speech handed out pamphlets with information about him and the Patriot party around the downtown Augusta area for the last push for him and Patriot candidates before Georgians go to vote.

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The Democratic-Republican faction announces it will be standing candidates in the following constituencies:

Savannah
Augusta
Georgetown
Charleston
Orangeburg & Beaufort
Camden
Roanoke
Edenton & New Bern
Cape Fear
Potomac
Charlottesville [James Madison]
Lynchburg [Thomas Jefferson]
Rappahannock
Norfolk
Petersburg
Richmond [James Monroe]
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
St. Mary's
Kent
Somerset
Delaware
Pennsylvania At-Large (5/8) [Frederick Muhlenburg]
New Jersey At-Large (4/4)
Champlain
Ulster
Dutchess
City of New York & Westchester
Suffolk and Queen's
Connecticut At-Large (5/5)
Rhode Island
Springfield & Northampton
Worcester
Boston
Middlesex
Essex
Bristol
Plymouth
Maine
New Hampshire At-Large (3/3)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

The Adamsite (Samuelite), or Whig faction will stand candidates for election to the National Assembly in all constituencies of the States of New York and Massachusetts; full slates in Delaware, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire; three candidates in Connecticut; four in Pennsylvania; and the Virginian constituencies of Potomac, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Rappahannock, Norfolk, Petersburg, and Richmond. Mr. Samuel Adams will himself stand for election in Middlesex.

[Galaxie]

Gouverneur Morris' Tour of the Nation

January, 1789:
The Morris campaign strategy for his own election and that of the Tories will consist of multiple components, targeting different levels of society. Morris' travels in January will be through Pennsylvania, New York, and New England.

The First Component: Business Leaders and Northern Aristocrats
Gouverneur Morris will visit with business leaders of the largest cities and trading centers, speaking with them on the benefits of an empowered Senate for the aristocratic types (which many of them could find themselves in, given their great wealth and status) that the Tories support. Morris will also discuss the benefits of a strong government and national tax system that ensures fair business practices and protections for companies and their owners -- protections that will be much harder to guarantee without a responsible and strong central branch.

The Second Component: Loyalists
Gouverneur Morris will visit with prominent members of American society that identify as Loyalists, discussing reconciliation with Britain and the Tories' government platform. Morris will relate to the Loyalists that members of his own family are Loyalists, and that he understands their fear and discontent over the newly liberated American states. Morris tells the Loyalists that with Tory leadership they will have no reason to go back to Canada or Britain given the Tories' respect for Britain, hopes to reconcile, and support for a monarchy that acts as a symbol of status and power, but is duly constrained by the legislatures as to not trample on liberties. Truly, the Tories are the best party for these Loyalists.

The Third Component: Anti-Slavery Quakers (and the like)
Given his strident anti-slave convictions and the Tory platform towards slavery, Morris will tour the Pennsylvanian Quaker communities and other communities that stand firm against the institution of slavery, insisting that the Tories best reflect their sentiments on such a vile institution. A component of this, which will apply more generally to all he talks to, is that the Tories will act as an alliance of strength against any Southern interests that threaten those of the North.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The Democratic-Republican faction announces it will be standing candidates in the following constituencies:

Savannah
Augusta
Georgetown
Charleston
Orangeburg & Beaufort
Camden
Roanoke
Edenton & New Bern
Cape Fear
Potomac
Charlottesville [James Madison]
Lynchburg
Rappahannock
Norfolk
Petersburg
Richmond
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
St. Mary's
Kent
Somerset
Delaware
Pennsylvania At-Large (5/8)
New Jersey At-Large (4/4)
Champlain
Ulster
Dutchess
City of New York & Westchester
Suffolk and Queen's
Connecticut At-Large (5/5)
Rhode Island
Springfield & Northampton
Worcester
Boston
Middlesex
Essex
Bristol
Plymouth
Maine
New Hampshire At-Large (3/3)

James Monroe will stand in Richmond.

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James Monroe will stand in Richmond.

Thank you, Mr. Monroe.

[YPestis25]

STATEMENT FROM PHILADELPHIA

Recognizing the importance of this election the Radical Party will stand candidates in every constituency north of Virginia. Benjamin Franklin, our esteemed party leader, will honorably stand for an at large constituency in Pennsylvania. Nicholas Gilman, the respected gentleman from New Hampshire, will stand for one of his home state’s three at large constituencies. The Radical Party is dedicated to ensuring and enshrining the rights of all men. Our party is dedicated to protecting the liberties of all god fearing citizens, and guaranteeing that the plague of monarchy and hereditary right to rule is kept out of our fair country. A country is only free if the triple rights of free labor, free worship, and free speech are cherished and protected.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Samuel Adams

January 5 – Adams meets with leading citizens in Concord to discuss the future of the Union under the federal Constitution. Over dinner, he repeats his belief that the proposition of a Bill of Rights must be the first business before of the new National Assembly, and reaffirms his support for republican government and the rights of the states.

January 6 - 9 – Adams attends to his personal business and social calendar in Concord, in such a way as gives him ample opportunity to speak with community leaders and other prominent persons, and to make known his views on the questions facing the country.

January 8 – Acknowledging the popular upswell for his candidacy, Adams in a letter published in the Independent Chronicle consents to have his name entered as a candidate for the National Assembly from the district of Middlesex.

January 10 – Departs Concord for Boston.

January 11 – Sabbath. Adams worships at the Brattle Street Church in Boston.

January 12 – Adams meets with leading citizens in Boston. He reflects favorably on the Constitution, adding that he wish it had included more explicit protections for the rights of the people. "I am convinced the Constitution will bring peace and stability to our Country, if the government is honestly administered." He likewise reminds his hosts of the need to carefully balance power between the states and the central government, lest the country fall into tyranny and civil war.

January 13 - 17 – In Boston, Adams attends to his personal affairs in such a fashion as to afford himself ample opportunity to meet with citizens, workingmen, and community leaders and to make known his views on the questions facing the country. In conversation, he expresses cautioned support for the federal Constitution, which 'may do much good, if honestly administered; and much ill if dishonestly so,' and his hope that the government maintain a decidedly republican character.

January 18 – Sabbath. Adams worships at the Brattle Street Church in Boston.

January 19 - 20 – Depart Boston for Plymouth, by way of Braintree.

January 21 - 23 – Adams dines with leading citizens in Plymouth, where has opportunity to expand on his views regarding the Constitution, republicanism, and a proposed Bill of Rights. He professes himself to be a "decided republican" and expresses confidence that the people will not allow the government to fall into the hands of Tories and monarchists.

January 24 – Return to Concord from Plymouth.

January 25 – Sabbath.

January 26 - 31 – Adams attends to his affairs in Concord.

February 1 – Sabbath.

February 2 - 7 – Journey to Worcester and Springfield.
      Adams hobnobs with citizens and community leaders on the road, taking the opportunity to make known his views on the Constitution, states' rights, and the necessity of preserving the republican character of the federal government. Staying at inns along his route, he converses with fellow travelers and probes their thoughts on the state of the country.

February 8 – Sabbath.

February 9 - 12 – Journey to New York City from Springfield.
      Along his route, Adams hobnobs with citizens and fellow travelers, taking the opportunity to hear their concerns and make known his views on the Constitution and to express confidence that the people will not allow the Tories and Hamiltonians to distort the republican character of the government.

February 13 - 14 – Adams dines with community leaders and likeminded citizens in New York City.

February 15 – Sabbath.

February 16 - 17 – Journey to Philadelphia from New York City.
      Along his route, Adams hobnobs with citizens and fellow travelers, and takes the opportunity to make known his views on the questions facing the country.

February 18 – Adams is received at the home of his friend and colleague Dr. Benjamin Rush, where he dines with community leaders and likeminded citizens. Over supper, he remarks favorably on the Constitution while observing on certain of its faults (such as the absence of as Bill of Rights). He discusses at length the necessity of balancing sectional interests against the power of the central government, to ensure one may not silence the other, and expresses regret at the rising monarchist sentiment in New York and elsewhere. He predicts that the approaching election will be a contest between the Whig party and the Tory faction; and while professing himself wholly disinterested in its outcome personally, nevertheless expresses confidence that the people will not tolerate a monarchist as first secretary. He notes that Mr. Hamilton, while distinguished for his role at the Convention of 1787, is nevertheless wholly reliant upon the Tories and altogether too friendly to Britain in his foreign and commercial policy. He speaks warmly of Dr. Franklin, remembering their service together  in the Continental Congress, but observes that sadly the doctor's good name has been appropriated by dangerous and avaricious men.

February 19 - 21 – Adams goes about his business in Philadelphia, taking the opportunity to speak with citizens and community leaders to make known his views on the questions facing the country. When speaking with Quakers, he is certain to remark on the Tories' obsession with rank and titles, and the need to preserve republican simplicity against the corrupting influence of power.

February 22 – Sabbath.

February 23 - 28 – Return to Concord.

March 1 – Sabbath.

March 2 - 7 – Adams attends to his personal affairs in Concord and Boston. Included in this is maintenance of his correspondence with friends across the country, and his prolific contributions to the Independent Chronicle and other publications.

March 5 – Adams speaks on the twenty-ninth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, commending the patriotism of the Sons of Liberty and the legacy of the Revolution. He calls on the people of Boston to uphold the principles of true religion and republican virtue, and to stand steadfast against "all open and secret enemies" of American independence. While he mentions neither by name, general remarks against the establishment of an American aristocracy serve to denounce the respective programs of the Tories and Hamiltonians, while asserting true Whig principles.

March 8 – Sabbath.

March 9 - 11 – Journey through Rhode Island and Connecticut
      Along his route, Adams hobnobs with citizens and fellow travelers in inns and along the road. He expresses the opinion that the coming election will be a contest between the Whig party and the Tory faction, and while careful not to directly criticize Jay or Hamilton, subtly raises doubts as to their commitment to upholding the republican character of the Constitution. Dining with likeminded citizens, he remarks that Mr. Madison, while of promising mettle, is yet too young to make an effective executive; and that Dr. Franklin has unfortunately allowed himself to be surrounded by rabble-rousers and Papists who exploit his good name for their own benefit. Favorably mention local Whig candidates in reference to republican virtue, &c.

March 12 - 14 – Return to Concord

March 15 – Sabbath.

March 16 - 18 – Adams attends to his personal affairs in Concord and Boston.

March 19 – Depart Boston for Portsmouth.

March 20 - 21 – Adams dines with eminent citizens and likeminded patriots in Portsmouth, where he expresses his views on the question to be decided in the approaching election, and asserts his faith in the republican character of the Constitution.

March 22 – Sabbath.

March 23 – Return to Boston.

[YPestis25]

Nicholas Gilman

January

January 3rd-Meet with Revolutionary War veterans in Exeter, NH. Discuss the Radical’s plan to protect the rights which these veterans fought for, and condemn any attempts to put Americans back under the rule of a hereditary monarch.

January 6th-Meet with fishermen and merchants in Portsmouth, NH. Discuss the injustice of expecting free men to compete with unfree labor. Speak in favor of a Freedom of the Womb measure in the National Assembly.

January 9th-Give a speech to farmers in Nashua, NH.

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January 12th-Meet with tradesmen in Keene, NH. Discuss generally the need for our Constitution to ensure certain prerogatives are held by state governments.

January 20th-Return to Exeter, NH to rest.

January 26th-Meet with craftsmen in Boston and discuss American foreign policy.

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February

February 10th-Meet with Revolutionary War veterans in Hartford, CT. Once again stress the need for the enumeration of our writes in a written Constitution to ensure that our revolution was successful.

February 14th-Give a speech to political leaders in New London, CT.

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February 25th-Meet with shipwrights in Providence, RI. Discuss the value of free labor and the unfairness that comes from free men having to compete with unfree men.

March

March 3rd-Meet with voters in Halifax, MA. Discuss the need for closer ties with France over Britain.

March 7th-Meet with voters in Worcester, MA and discuss the Radical’s plan for ensuring that a free press is guaranteed in the United States.

March 16th-Meet with farmers in Southborough, MA.

March 21st-Meet with active republicans (not DR’s) in Boston, MA. Expound on the Radical plan for a Constitution confirming a republican form of government.

March 28th-Return to Exeter, NH and meet voters there for a final time.

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January

Hamilton kicked off his campaign in New York's district of Long Island, having recently purchased property there. He hit the notes as expected of his faction: strong central government, national army, national bank and so on. He also expanded on his military record, and experiences at Valley Forge, which he laid squarely at the feet of a weak federal government. He also highlighted his relationship to Washington as both friends and confidants, once again tying the failures of supply to the army to the states smirking their responsibilities.

It was also said that Hamiltonian candidates were running in all seats.


February

Hamilton spent this month campaigning in New Enlgand, while developing a strategy that would aid candidates in all areas. He once again slammed the idea of weakening the government, stating that such a move would be the perfect way to weaken the nation in the face of the many threats that are threatening to wreck the nation before it even starts. He would also meet with several local candidates who share his views and promised them his support.

March

Hamilton spent most of this week actively travelling. After campaigning for candidates in Pennsylvania and the surrounding states, he returned to Long Island in an effort to plan out up the future of his faction within the party. Again, he would hit his usual notes of central government, banking and an army. He also planned to continue to link his military experience to his politics.

(I didn't really have time for a full schedule)

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The Democratic-Republican faction announces it will be standing candidates in the following constituencies:

Savannah
Augusta
Georgetown
Charleston
Orangeburg & Beaufort
Camden
Roanoke
Edenton & New Bern
Cape Fear
Potomac
Charlottesville [James Madison]
Lynchburg
Rappahannock
Norfolk
Petersburg
Richmond [James Monroe]
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
St. Mary's
Kent
Somerset
Delaware
Pennsylvania At-Large (5/8)
New Jersey At-Large (4/4)
Champlain
Ulster
Dutchess
City of New York & Westchester
Suffolk and Queen's
Connecticut At-Large (5/5)
Rhode Island
Springfield & Northampton
Worcester
Boston
Middlesex
Essex
Bristol
Plymouth
Maine
New Hampshire At-Large (3/3)

Thomas Jefferson is running in Charlottesville.

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The Democratic-Republican faction announces it will be standing candidates in the following constituencies:

Savannah
Augusta
Georgetown
Charleston
Orangeburg & Beaufort
Camden
Roanoke
Edenton & New Bern
Cape Fear
Potomac
Charlottesville [James Madison]
Lynchburg
Rappahannock
Norfolk
Petersburg
Richmond [James Monroe]
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
St. Mary's
Kent
Somerset
Delaware
Pennsylvania At-Large (5/8)
New Jersey At-Large (4/4)
Champlain
Ulster
Dutchess
City of New York & Westchester
Suffolk and Queen's
Connecticut At-Large (5/5)
Rhode Island
Springfield & Northampton
Worcester
Boston
Middlesex
Essex
Bristol
Plymouth
Maine
New Hampshire At-Large (3/3)

Thomas Jefferson is running in Charlottesville.

Does this mean there will be some sort of primary?

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The Democratic-Republican faction announces it will be standing candidates in the following constituencies:

Savannah
Augusta
Georgetown
Charleston
Orangeburg & Beaufort
Camden
Roanoke
Edenton & New Bern
Cape Fear
Potomac
Charlottesville [James Madison]
Lynchburg
Rappahannock
Norfolk
Petersburg
Richmond [James Monroe]
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
St. Mary's
Kent
Somerset
Delaware
Pennsylvania At-Large (5/8)
New Jersey At-Large (4/4)
Champlain
Ulster
Dutchess
City of New York & Westchester
Suffolk and Queen's
Connecticut At-Large (5/5)
Rhode Island
Springfield & Northampton
Worcester
Boston
Middlesex
Essex
Bristol
Plymouth
Maine
New Hampshire At-Large (3/3)

Thomas Jefferson is running in Charlottesville.

Does this mean there will be some sort of primary?

Sorry, I misspelled Lynchburg.

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Sorry, I misspelled Lynchburg.

Thank you, Mr. Jefferson.

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The Tory Campaign

The Tory Faction is making an effort to run a national campaign, standing as candidates in as many Districts as possible. Candidates are encouraged to stand even in districts where they have little chance of winning, to act as a spoiler against Democratic-Republican, Radical, and Whig candidates. Tories should focus their intensive efforts in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Mr. Jay believes that these areas a) are more well connected with the businessmen and merchants who make up the Tory base, b) are more likely to be receptive to the abolitionist message of the Tories, and c) are more likely to harbor negative feelings towards Mr. Adams and Mr. Franklin. Less intensive efforts should also be placed in Georgia, South Carolina, and Maine, where Mr. Jay believes that the Tories' position of reconciliation towards Britain and support for a strong centralized government under a monarch-like President would be well received. Mr. Jay himself will pen a letter of support for any man wishing to stand as a Tory candidate across the Republic, with enough time have been given for Mr. Jay to be assured the man is of fine moral character to represent the Tories.

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Lover boy?

Scandal in New York as pamphlets accuse Hamilton of serial infidelity

Alexander Hamilton, serial adulterer?

NEW YORK CITY - Scandal exploded this week among the high society of New York after pamphlets and various types of propaganda emerged targeting Hamiltonian leader Colonel Alexander Hamilton. To the surprise of many, the propaganda has been aimed at portraying Hamilton as an adulterer to has been unfaithful to his highly regarded wife multiple times, having had a series of torrid affairs. While the rumor has led many to gossip about Colonel Hamilton and hurt his standing amongst several religiously conservative voters, it has also been angrily denounced by Elizabeth Hamilton and the powerful Schuyler family, describing it as "garbage propaganda" with no proof. With substantial numbers of Americans becoming more and more uncertain following such a round of scandals and accusations, it remains to be seen whether it will seriously derail Hamilton's chances or backfire on whoever started this campaign.