Stalwart faction of the Republican Party
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The Stalwart faction of the Republican Party was a late 19th-century conservative wing known for its strong support of political patronage and machine politics, particularly aligned with New York Senator Roscoe Conkling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction of the Republican Party
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1870s
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1880s ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1880 Republican National Convention ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
defense of party organization control over federal appointments
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resistance to merit-based civil service ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineCause |
assassination of James A. Garfield
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rise of civil service reform ⓘ |
| era |
Reconstruction era
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post-Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Gilded Age politics in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrated intra-party conflict over civil service reform in the Republican Party ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | party machine politics in New York ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | self-description as steadfast or loyal Republicans ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Roscoe Conkling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alonzo B. Cornell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chester A. Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Conkling NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas C. Platt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Half-Breed faction of the Republican Party ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | merit-based federal civil service appointments ⓘ |
| opposedReform | Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| politicalOrientation | pro-business ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
opposition to civil service reform
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pro-patronage ⓘ support for machine politics ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy | use of federal patronage to maintain party loyalty ⓘ |
| position | conservative wing of the Republican Party ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| rivalFaction | Half-Breed faction of the Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Roscoe Conkling political machine ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate |
Chester A. Arthur
NERFINISHED
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Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
political patronage
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spoils system ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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