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Front Porch Campaign
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By William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Front Porch Campaign Marker | | |
Inscription.
From July to November 1880, Republican candidate James A. Garfield staged his presidential campaign from his home. Using this porch as his rostrum, Garfield delivered dozens of speeches - some more than two hours long - to more than 15,000 supporters during the campaign.
Garfield's "Front Porch Campaign" was a new approach. Before 1880, presidential candidates usually did not get personally involved in their own campaigns; they typically let their party's best speakers campaign for them. But since Garfield was one of the best orators of his day, he spoke for himself throughout the campaign - and changed the way future candidates ran for president.
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James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, and Marshall Jewell standing in front of Garfield's front porch in September 1880, after signing the "Treaty of Mentor" which ended a rift in the Republican Party.
[Photo A caption reads] This group of black Civil War veterans from Cleveland came to hear Garfield speak in October 1880.
[Photo B caption reads] The Garfield Band on the front porch, 1880. Music was frequently played during 19th-century election campaigns.
Erected by National Park Service.
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By William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Front Porch Campaign Marker | | |
39.826′ N, 81° 21.064′ W. Marker is in Mentor, Ohio, in Lake County. Marker is on Mentor Avenue (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is on the grounds of James A. Garfield National Historic Site. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8095 Mentor Avenue, Mentor OH 44060, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Campaign Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Expanding the House (within shouting distance of this marker); Windmill (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Carriage House (about 300 feet away); Gasholder Building (about 400 feet away); James A. Garfield's "Lawnfield" (about 500 feet away); Lawnfield (about 500 feet away); James A. Garfield and the Civil War (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Mentor.
Also see . . .
1. James A. Garfield National Historic Site. (Submitted on October 31, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Garfield's "Front Porch Campaign". (Submitted on October 31, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By Unknown, October 1880 | |
| | | 3. Photo A on Front Porch Campaign Marker | | |
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By Unknown, 1880 | |
| | | 4. Photo B on Front Porch Campaign Marker | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Part of Garfield's Front Porch | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 31, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 199 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 31, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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