Campaign novelty
This unusual campaign item , in the form of a pocket-size metal casket , contains a photo of Ulysses S . Grant , who was elected U . S . President in 1868 and re-elected in 1872 . The precise sentiment reflected in this item is unclear ; the phrase “ talked to death ” or “ this man was talked to death ” appears in sources from the 1870s as a humorous attack on long-winded bores and was sometimes worn on a lapel pin . It was later used by supporters of William McKinley in the 1896 presidential campaign against William Jennings Bryan , who was known as an orator . Grant , however , was not known as a skilled public speaker , so it is uncertain whether he is portrayed as the perpetrator or the victim of the metaphorical “ death ” implied by this item . eleCtion tally sHeet
This document records the votes tallied locally in the New York State election of 1836 . The columns at left list the candidates and the office they were seeking , followed by the number of votes per candidate in each of the four towns of Staten Island ( Northfield , Castleton , Southfield , and Westfield ) and a vote total . The column at right indicates which candidates received the majority . The two candidates at the top of the list , William L . Marcy and Jesse Buel , ran for Governor of New York State . Buel won on Staten Island by 12 votes , but Marcy won the election statewide .
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