Tag: August 1883
Backroom Deals and Presidential Politics: The Arthur-Foster Connection
In the sweltering summer of 1883, a shocking revelation shook the halls of power in Washington D.C. The Louisville Courier-Journal, a respected publication, dropped a bombshell: President Arthur and Governor of Ohio, had allegedly reached a clandestine agreement to unite the Republican factions behind the ticket of Chester A. Arthur and John A. Foster in…
