1789 General Election - Main Campaign Thread (Results)

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Gouverneur Morris' Tour of the Nation

February, 1789:
Gouverneur Morris will spend the month of February parading the mid-Atlantic region of these United States, visiting with the aristocratic class and business leaders with much the same message he gave to those in the North. The states visited will be New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and North Carolina. Pamphlets will be distributed telling of the benefits of a strong central government, and defaming the other factions.

March, 1789:
Morris will return north, repeating his January targets and distributing pamphlets.

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Thomas Jefferson's travels

January 1789:
Jeffeson spends the first half of January traveling around his constituency (Lynchburg) talking in particular to the people of rural areas emphasizing the dangers of centralized government and increased taxes. In the second half of the month, he moves progressively North, again, attacking the Tories and Hamiltonians while meeting farmers, fishermen and other primarily rural people.

February 1789:
Jefferson continues his Northern Tour. Again, emphasizing rural voters, warning against the dangers of centralized government and advocating for civil liberties.

March 1789:
Jefferson returns to his constituency, spending the month campaigning against the tyranny and vices of the Tory and Hamiltonian factions, particularly among his rural base.

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James Jackson Campaign Schedule

Jan. 3rd:  Mr. Jackson travels to Savannah and declares his candidacy for the National Assembly constituency of Savannah.  After his declaration, he holds a small party with local supporters of the Patriots.

Jan. 5th:  Mr. Jackson, after a day of rest, prepares to begin his tour of the South.  Before leaving, he gives a short speech to local Patriots, saying "We will fight this election with all we have, for the people of the South deserve representation that will fight for their interests, and fight for the rights of states against any possible infringement."  After the speech, Mr. Jackson embarks on his tour.

Jan. 7th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in the town of Washington, Georgia, in the Wilkes Constituency.  Mr. Jackson spends the day campaigning with local patriots, helping to organize the local campaign, and attacking the Western faction for having no positions on a monarchy, slavery, and being against Secularism.

Jan. 8th:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Washington, embarking for Edgefield, South Carolina.

Jan. 9th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Edgefield, in the Newberry Courthouse Constituency.  He gives a speech there, portraying the Western Faction as too vague on key issues such as slavery, and not having the interests of the farmers of this constituency at heart.

Jan. 10th:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Edgefield, embarking for Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Jan. 11th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Orangeburg, in the Orangeburg & Beaufort constituency and spends the day resting at a local inn.

Jan. 12th:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech to local farmers in Orangeburg, attacking the Democratic-Republicans for failing to hold a position on Slavery, and invoking Madison's personal opposition to Slavery to say that the Republicans fail to hold Southern interests at heart.

Jan. 13th:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Orangeburg, embarking for Camden, South Carolina.

Jan. 14th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in the town of Camden, in the Camden constituency and spends the day talking to local businessmen about the dangers of federal taxes to their businesses, and the Patriots' firm opposition to them.

Jan. 15th:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in Camden, calling for the selling of lands to settlers to get rid of the national debt rather than creating any federal taxes or just keeping the debt as is.

Jan. 16th:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Camden for the City of Charleston.

Jan. 17th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in the City of Charleston, in the Charleston constituency, and spends the day at a local inn.

Jan. 18th:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech to the people of Charleston, saying the Patriots will stand against any tarriffs or other federal taxes, and will stand against federal interference in the slave trade, which is of significant benefit to the port of Charleston.

Jan. 19th:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Charleston for the town of Georgetown.

Jan. 20th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in the town of Georgetown, in the Georgetown constituency, and spends the day campaigning with the local Patriot candidate.

Jan. 21st:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in Georgetown, promoting the Patriots' purely Pro-American foreign policy, and calling for the pursuit of free trade with all willing nations.

Jan. 22nd:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Georgetown and embarks for Wilmington, North Carolina.

Jan. 23rd:  Mr. Jackson arrives in the town of Wilmington, in the Cape Fear constituency, and spends the day at a local inn.

Jan. 24th:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in Wilmington, attacking the Hamiltonians and Tories for their opposition to the slave trade, and saying they fail to recognize how vital it is for the people in Southern constituencies such as Cape Fear, and attacks the Republicans for failing to take a position on this key issue.

Jan. 25th:  Mr. Jackson leaves the town of Wilmington, and embarks for New Bern, North Carolina.

Jan. 26th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in New Bern, in the Edenton & New Bern constituency, and spends the day at a local inn.

Jan. 27th:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in New Bern, saying that with forces so hostile to Southern interests in the North, such as the Tories and Hamiltonians, the South requires representation that purely has their interests in mind, and says that the Patriots are that representation.

Jan. 28th:  Mr. Jackson leaves New Bern and embarks for Wake County, North Carolina.

Jan. 29th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Wake County, in the Roanoke constituency, and spends the day resting at a local inn.

Jan. 30th:  Mr. Jackson spends the day in Wake County campaigning with the Patriot candidate for the Roanoke Constituency, calling for the rights of states to be protected, and attacking the Republicans for failing to say that the federal government has no right to interfere in slavery in states, and thus will fail to protect and represent the interests of Roanoke in government.

Jan. 31st:  Mr. Jackson spends the day resting at a Wake County inn, preparing for the next month of campaigning.

Feb. 1st:  Mr. Jackson leaves Wake County and embarks for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Feb. 3rd:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Mecklenburg County, in the Yadkin constituency, and spends the day resting at a local inn.

Feb. 4th:  Mr. Jackson campaigns in Mecklenburg County with the local Patriot candidate, attacking the Western Faction's failure to address taxation in general, the expansion of the federal government, slavery, and for being opposed to secularism and the 1st amendment. 

Feb. 5th:  Mr. Jackson leaves Mecklenburg County and embarks for Jonesboro, Tennessee.

Feb. 7th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in the town of Jonesboro, in the constituency of Transylvania, and spends the day resting at a local in.

Feb. 8th:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in the town of Jonesboro, attacking the Western Faction's "Pro-French" foreign policy, saying that America should avoid getting involved in foreign rivalries, and should focus on having trade relations with all nations in order to trade goods from our territories and states with as many market as possible.  In addition he also attacks the Western Faction's failure to address many issues, and says "They offer nothing for the people except poor representation and dithering."

Feb. 9th:  Mr. Jackson leaves Jonesboro and embarks for Lexington, Virginia.

Feb. 11th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Lexington in the constituency of Kentucky, and spends the day resting at a local inn.

Feb. 12th:  Mr. Jackson issues a blistering speech in Lexington, attacking James Wilkinson and the Western Faction.*

Feb. 13th:  Mr. Jackson leaves Lexington and begins touring the Kanawha and Shenandoah constituencies.

Feb. 14th - Feb. 18th:  Mr. Jackson spends this time visiting various small towns in the constituencies of Kanawha and Shenandoah.  Throughout these visits he attacks the Hamiltonians for their support of taxes, calling them "A beast that shall grow out of control and devour the wealth and prosperity of our people whole." 

Feb. 19th:  Mr. Jackson ends his tour of the Kanawha and Shenandoah constituencies in the northern portion of the Shenandoah constituency, and embarks for Frederick, Maryland.

Feb. 21st:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Frederick, in the constituency of Frederick, and spends the day resting at a local tavern.

Feb. 22nd:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in Frederick, attacking the Hamiltonians for their opposition to slavery and their wish for the Federal Government to rule over the states.  He said of this, "The Patriots response is that the Federal Government has no right to rein over the business of individual states, for each state of this union has it's own affairs, and no central government can truly manage the affairs of all the states, lest they anger one section or another and bring this fragile new union to ruin."

Feb. 24th:  Mr. Jackson leaves Frederick for the city of Baltimore, Maryland.

Feb. 26th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Baltimore, in the Baltimore constituency, and spends the day talking to local businessmen of the dangers of federal taxes to their well being.

Feb. 27th:  Mr. Jackson issues a blistering speech in Baltimore, attacking Benjamin Franklin and the Radical Faction.*

Feb. 28th:  Mr. Jackson leaves Baltimore and embarks for Alexandria, Virginia.

Mar. 2nd:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Alexandria, in the constituency of Potomac, and spends the day campaigning with the Patriot candidate for Potomac.

Mar. 3rd:  Mr. Jackson gives a speech in Alexandria, saying the Patriots are the only Faction truly representing the South, and will fight for the interests of Potomac and all the South in government.  After the speech, Mr. Jackson embarks for Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mar. 5th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Charlottesville, in the constituency of Charlottesville, and spends the day resting at a local tavern.

Mar. 6th:  Mr. Jackson issues a speech in Charlottesville, attacking James Madison and his Democratic-Republicans for their platform’s failure to have a real position on slavery a monarchy.  In addition, he says that “With their faction divided between North and South, they cannot be trusted to have the interests of the southern farmer at heart if they are also supporting the interests of the citizens of New England.”

Mar. 7th:  Mr. Jackson leaves Charlottesville and embarks for home in Savannah.

Mar. 8th - Mar. 24th:  Mr. Jackson throughout his trip home to Savannah, stops in a number of small towns along his path, speaking to local Patriot supporters as well as farmers and businessmen.  All this time he speaks of the Patriot themes of supporting states' rights, opposing federal taxes, opposing expansion of central government, and opposition to federal interference in state affairs such as Slavery.

Mar. 25th - Mar. 26th:  Mr. Jackson arrives in Savannah after his long tour, and takes a day for rest and reflection in his home.

Mar. 27th - 30th:  Mr. Jackson visits towns throughout his constituency of Savannah, vowing to represent the interests of the people of Savannah if elected, and to firmly oppose expansion of federal power over the states

Mar. 31st:  Mr. Jackson travels to the city of Savannah and issues one final speech.  He vows that as a Patriot he shall stand firmly against the beast of taxation, against the expansion of Federal power, against any attempt to force a monarchy upon the United States, and against any attempt of the federal government to interfere in the affairs of the states, such as attempting to curtail the institution of slavery and destroy the economy of the South.  After this final speech, Mr. Jackson retires to his home and awaits the results of the election.

(*Speeches to be posted in the Press thread as pamphlets)

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Benjamin Franklin's campaign

Franklin's campaign focuses on using his personal popularity in major urban areas, as well as making dedicated campaign pitches to religious minority leaders in rural communities.

January 1789:
Franklin spends the first week of January giving speeches in his home of Philadelphia, as well as nearby towns such as Northern Liberties, Blockley, Oxford, Germantown, and Dublin. Franklin personally appeals to the Quaker's anti-slavery positions as well as guaranteeing them the right to practice their religion. He attacks Southern politicians such as Madison and Jackson for their desires to establish an official religion and their strong support for slavery, as well as the Whigs for their anti-Catholicism, warning the Quakers that "only a fool would believe Samuel Adams will stop at the Catholics" and that they may be next if Adams has his way.

In the second week, Franklin continues to tour the towns of Pennsylvania. He visits Horsham, Lahaska, Merion, and Newtown, all known as centers of Quaker life. Once again, Franklin makes impassioned pleas to both Quakers and non-Quakers, stressing the importance of free labour, free worship, and free speech for a free society, and promises that the Radicals in government will fight for the natural, self-evident rights of all men and prevent the tyranny of monarchy from reaching the New World, hinting that John Jay of the Tory faction "fancies himself a monarch, yet possessing neither the wit nor the stature of one."

In the third week, Franklin travels west from Philadelphia. Specifically, he reaches West Chester, York, and Wright's Ferry, where he meets with Pennsylvania Dutch communities, as well as Quakers. Franklin takes an anti-war position, claiming that "war sends young men to die for the fights of old men" and that "standing rmies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; And that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power."

In the fourth week, Franklin begins to travel south and eastwards from Philadelphia. First, he visits New Jersey, and meets in the towns of Mount Laurel and Haddonfield, known for Quaker populations, as well as cities such as Camden and Princeton. In New Jersey, Franklin calls for a government that will protect rights of speech, worship, and commerce, and explain that the rule of the Hamiltonian, Tories, or Samuelites will results in a "petty monarchy with little legitimacy but much suffering."

February 1789:

Franklin continues his journey south in the first week of February. Franklin first stops in Wilmington, Delaware, and calls for freedom of commerce, as well as rallying against the national assumption of state debts. Franklin then continues to Baltimore, Maryland.

In the second week, in Baltimore and Annapolis, Franklin speaks to Catholic communities and stresses how only the Radicals will guarantee protections for their community. He warns against the heavily religious Democratic-Republicans and Patriots as well as the Samuelites, both of whom "pose an existential threat to liberty in These States." He also warns that supporting the Hamiltonians or Tories will result in a "brutal monarchy, madder than George III's" that will stamp down harder on catholic communities.

In the third week, Franklin travels north, initially stopping in Philadelphia to once again give a speech and to rest, before continuing on to the Atlantic coast of New Jersey.

In the fourth week, Franklin stops in Shrewsbury and Manasquan, New Jersey, to garner support from Quakers, as well as call for stronger trade with France and Spain, encouraging commerce to bring prosperity to the United States. Franklin also reaches the City of New York, where he decries John Jay for his attempt to install himself as a "more arrogant, less charismatic King George III" and for "spitting on the corpses of the patriotic men who fought for our freedom." Franklin makes a dedicated effort to focus on working against slavery as well as calling New York a "cosmopolitan center" that has benefitted from freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

March 1789:

Franklin leaves the City of New York for the villages along Long Island. Franklin focuses on attacking slavery both on moral grounds and on economic ones, claiming that farmers in the north will never be able to compete with slave labour in the south, and that it will bring financial ruin to all of the north.

In the second week, Franklin visits the towns of the lower Hudson River, once again repeating the arguments that the South's love of slave labour will be the ruin of northern farmers, as well as focus on how free labour will allow every man to be his own master. Franklin also visits Connecticut, specifically the towns of Oxford, New Haven, and Waterford, once again spreading the ideas of secularism, anti-slavery, and freedom of speech.

In the third week, Franklin visits Rhode Island, and claims that only the Radical faction will be in line with Rhode Island's long history of religious tolerance. Franklin also visits Boston and other towns in Massachusetts.

In the fourth week, Franklin spends time to return to Philadelphia, to give one final round of speeches and drum up support for the Radical faction.

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James Madison’s Schedule

January:
James Madison started his campaign by touring his own constituency, Charlottesville, and filing to stand. He visited many small towns in the area to shore up support and lock down his own base before helping other Democratic-Republicans campaign. Throughout the constituency, he distributed the first edition of the Republican Standard and his first pamphlet, "Rise Up, Citizens!". To close his initial campaign, he held a rally in the center of Charlottesville, where he set the tone of the Republican campaign.

For his second week, he started his initial campaign, touring the entire state of Virginia (which he would continue into his third week). He campaigned for Republican candidates including his close allies Jefferson and Monroe, with impassioned speeches against the Patriots and their deceptive tactics and shaky coalition due to their many opposing views, along with the release of his second pamphlet, "These Patriots Are Liars". He meet hundreds to even a few thousand citizens and potential voters along the way, and made a few speeches which would serve as inspiration for some of his later pamphlets.

Moving into his fourth week, Mr. Madison began to migrate from Virginia to North Carolina, bringing his anti-Patriot, Tory, and Hamiltonian message along with him. In some of his speeches, he nailed the Tories on their monarchical support and the Hamiltonians for their opposition to states' rights, a key issue that was supported in the South. He canvassed with the local Democratic-Republican candidates to help them appear more personable and to get his message across. To every voter he met, he passed out copies of the Republican Standard and "These Patriots Are Liars".

February
Entering the first week of February, Mr. Madison entered South Carolina, where he continued to hammer against the Patriots for their mixed messaging in their pamphlets, and general incoherency on the trail. He called the Patriots "not fit for you, not fit for me, not fit for the South, not fit for government," a quote that would be repeated in local and statewide press. He set up volunteer operations within the state, as he did back in North Carolina and Virginia, and he also encourages staffers to pass out the Republican Standard and "These Patriots Are Liars" to every single person that would read them.

In February's second week, he visited every town he could in the western sections of SC (as he visited the coast in the first week), while bringing his anti-Patriot message and pamphlets with him, he additionally started positive campaigning too, with his message of "see what the Republicans can do for you, what they can do for the South", a message he repeated in later speeches and in later pamphlets. He again canvassed with volunteers and candidates, getting the message of the Republicans to every Southerner possible (he additionally was noted as holding his multiple pairs of worn out shoes to the citizens, to show his commitment to fight for them as he did during this campaign, also the inspiration for his pamphlet "We're Not Stopping").

In the third week, he entered Georgia, where he hammered against Gunn and Jackson, especially in Augusta, where he mentioned Gunn's flip flops and minimal campaigning in the area. He showed his commitment to voters again through his visual depiction with his shoes and his pamphlet, "We're Not Stopping". He additionally carried his positive message of "what the Republicans can do for you" when he went canvassing and recruiting for volunteers.

In the fourth and final week of February, he spent a few final days in Georgia, before returning for an encore in South Carolina. He continued his previous messaging to Southerners and remained vigilant with his attacks toward the Patriots, and he reintroduced his attacks against the Hamiltonians, the Tories, and the Samuelites. Journalists were remarked as saying after a Madison rally that "we're not sure if he can pull this off, but if he does, it's his shoes that won it."

March
He continued his resolve campaigning throughout North Carolina, and he visited with voters telling very similar messaging and rallying the base as he went through, for the week it took him to clear the area. As he has not done it before, he passed out copies of "We're Not Stopping" and told the voters that one clear difference between him and the other campaigns was this: only he was willing to take the time to get out of his stagecoach and talk to the voters, to fight for their votes. Only he would fight for them in government.

In his second week, he finally made it to the tip of Maryland, where he started relentless attacks against the Samuelites, the Hamiltonians, the Tories, and the Radicals, all calling them "elitists" who will not truly fight for the citizens. He displayed how most did not conduct a national, tiring campaign like he did, and only he was willing to put in the effort to fight. Additionally, he attacked on policy as he campaigned for Republicans in Maryland and Delaware, calling the Tories and the Hamiltonians "British Monarchists", and calling the Samuelites "intolerant of the views of Americans".

In his third week, which he spent briefly touring parts of Pennsylvania and lower New York, he carried his anti-Samuelite and anti-British message to their shores, touting the Republicans as the only party that will fight for Americans. He also said to beware of regionalism, as he said that it would tear America apart into to pieces. He noted that the Republicans were effectively the only national party, and the only one that could be fit for government to lead a unified nation (also corresponds with the pamphlet "Beware of Regionalism" that he passed out along with "We're Not Stopping").

In his fourth and final week, he quickly made a non-stop return to Virginia, only saying hello to voters out his window as he passed by. However, when he waved, he would also stick out a pair of his worn shoes out the window, to remind voters of his commitment to them. He would hammer all of his opposition (though primarily the Patriots, the Monarchists, and the Samuelites) when he returned for the first few days of April in Virginia, shoring up his base. He rested with his family for election night.

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James Wilkinson Schedule

January 3rd: Gen. Wilkinson announces the campaign of the Western faction in Lexington, Kentucky, the heart of the constituency in which he will be standing. He then meets with local supporters, including many of those with whom he has worked on presenting Kentucky's petition for statehood.

January 5th: Gen. Wilkinson makes a public appearance in Danville, Kentucky, where the state's most notable men have historically met to draft the state constitution. In the appearance, he pledges to his full commitment to Kentucky's statehood, mentioning that no other parties have taken a position on the issue of whether the men of Kentucky are entitled to the fundamental right of self-governance.

January 6th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Harrod's Town, where he gives a speech discussing the importance of free trade and navigation for Kentucky farmers seeking to sell their products without being forced to travel across the mountains.

January 8th: Gen. Wilkinson meets with local religious leaders in Fort Logan, highlighting his party's commitment to Protestant moral values as the founding principles of the nation.

January 10th: Gen. Wilkinson arrives in Mundy's Landing, where he highlights the importance of a small central government to individual freedom, and expresses his concern that the government created by the Constitution may grow to become threatening of those freedoms.

January 12th: Gen. Wilkinson gives a speech to local residents in Milford, discussing the importance of representation in the Senate to guaranteeing Kentucky's interests be represented in government.

January 14th: Gen. Wilkinson gives a speech in Hopewell highlighting the importance of maintaining American independence, mentioning that other factions elsewhere in the nation had suggested rapprochement with the British, and concluding with the message that the Western faction can be trusted to ensure continued independence.

January 17th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Maysville, also known as Limestone, where he discusses the city's great future as a primary port on the Ohio River, highlighting the importance of free navigation along the entire length of the Mississippi as essential to that destiny.

January 20th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Baird's Town, where he discusses the party's focus on supporting Western settlers like the residents of Baird's Town, and his commitment to further expansion west.

January 22nd: On to Louisville, discussing similar themes as in Maysville.

January 26th: Gen. Wilkinson arrives at the trading post of Mansker's Station, Tennessee, where he introduces himself and discusses the importance of trade without restrictions to the continued flourishing of such places.

January 27th: Gen. Wilkinson speaks on the importance of using military force to ensure the security of frontier settlements at Fort Nashborough.

February 1st: Gen. Wilkinson arrives in Rogersville, where he discusses the continued threat of Indian attacks even this far east, and the need to guarantee defenses against such attacks.

February 3rd: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Greeneville, where he praises the town's settlers for attempting to establish the State of Franklin and swears to support their cause.

February 5th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Jonesborough, where he praises the town's settlers as the first pioneers to establish a city in Tennessee.

February 7th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Blountville, where he meets with local religious leaders.

February 9th: Gen. Wilkinson visits with settlers in Brown's Ford, NC, discussing the importance of a small central government to minimize intrusions in their lives and liberty.

February 11th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Morganton, where he discusses how lowering tariffs will lead to great prosperity for farmers, particularly tobacco farmers.

February 13th: At a speech in Rutherfordton, Gen. Wilkinson addresses the recent allegations levied against his faction by the so-called "Patriots," which he describes as "incoherent babbling."

February 16th: In Spartanburg, South Carolina, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the need for a national discussion focused on the needs of small farmers as the bedrock of society, rather than getting bogged down in abstract discussions only of concern to the wealthy.

February 18th: At a speech in Greenville, Gen. Wilkinson highlights the importance of trade to bringing prosperity to even small farmers, by influencing the prices of the markets at which they sell their crops.

February 19th: Gen. Wilkinson meets with farmers in Easley, SC, to discuss similar topics as before.

February 23rd: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Pendleton, SC, and mentions the importance of visiting small towns in order to gauge the attitude of the nation, an implicit criticism of other campaigns that have focused primarily on larger cities.

February 25th: In the area of Gum Log, Georgia, Gen. Wilkinson discusses a recent epidemic of horse theft, and the proper role of the federal government as a guarantor of internal security against Indian raids.

February 27th: In Greensboro, Gen. Wilkinson highlights his focus on small farmers and their economic security as a unique focus among factions, and urges voters to elect his faction in order to guarantee some representation of their specific concerns in Congress.

February 28th: At Heard's Fort, Gen. Wilkinson praises town residents for their role as Georgia's capital in 1780, and discusses the importance of state self-determination. The Western Faction, it must be noted, is the only one that stands specifically for statehood for all of the western territories.

March 2nd: At Ninety-Six, South Carolina, Gen. Wilkinson attacks the "Patriot" faction, describing them as representing the interests of large planters instead of small farmers.

March 5th: In Statesville, North Carolina, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the importance of tariff relief for small farmers.

March 7th: In Salisbury, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the importance of westward expansion as delivering new markets and new sources of wealth for all people in the nation.

March 9th: In Germanton, Gen. Wilkinson praises local Germans for deciding to settle in the area, specifically highlighting those Hessians who served on the American side under his command.

March 11th: In Mount Airy, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the importance of stagecoaches to the local economy, and suggests the removal of obstacles to internal transportation will be a key goal of the Western faction.

March 13th: In Blacksburg, Virginia, Gen. Wilkinson reiterates his party's commitment to representing all men of the west, noting that the concerns of Blacksburg sound similar to those he had heard elsewhere, but quite different from large eastern cities.

March 16th: Traveling to Ft. Lee, Virginia, Gen. Wilkinson highlights his military experience as giving him the expertise needed to secure the frontier against Indian attacks.

March 18th: In Lewisburg, Virginia, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the history of Dunmore's War and praises the bravery of local residents in opening the West for settlement.

March 20th: In Franklin, Gen. Wilkinson praises the emergent commerce of an area settled just a few years prior, reemphasizing his party's support for expansion west.

March 21st: In Leadsville, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the importance of the local river to farming, and pledges to preserve free navigation on such commercially important waterways as a major priority in Congress.

March 23rd: In Clarksburg, Gen. Wilkinson criticizes tariffs as destructive of small farmers in particular, blaming them for hindering the settlement of rural areas.

March 25th: In Morgantown, Gen. Wilkinson criticizes the difficulty with which residents could travel to Richmond, emphasizing the importance of improving the means of internal travel and ensuring accessible representation for all citizens.

March 27th: Gen. Wilkinson travels to Cumberland, Maryland to meet with local merchants and religious leaders.

March 30th: In Hagerstown, Gen. Wilkinson discusses the importance of farming and how preserving and promoting farms ought to be the highest economic priority of any government.

March 31st: Gen. Wilkinson encourages voters in Frederick and gathers with supporters to watch results.

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1789 GENERAL ELECTION

GEORGIA:

RESULTS: With the Tories essentially killing off their chances across the South on account of their slavery platform, the state of Georgia was a bitter contest between Patriot and Democratic-Republican candidates, along with an important Western and Hamiltonian base. Successfully appealing to the sentiment of the region the Patriots managed to win Augusta in a landslide, and narrowly fend off DR and Western challenges in Wilkes and Savannah (Patriot Leader James Jackson managing a small but workable lead to become a Deputy). The success of the Patriots was matched at the state legislature, securing the Governor and having the State Legislature appoint two Patriot senators to Philadelphia.

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SOUTH CAROLINA:

RESULTS: The battle for South Carolina featured the continued struggle for the South between Patriots and Democratic-Republicans, leaving a significant group of voters in support of a stronger government scrambling for an alternative and finding it in the Hamiltonians. The Patriots successfully defeated the Westerns in Newberry Courthouse and won another seat adjacent to Georgia, while the Democratic Republicans overcame their challenge in the northeast. The Hamiltonians had some reasons to cheer when winning the seat of Charleston, although some believe they could have done much better across the state had they strongly campaigned in it. With the pro-limited government factions cancelling each other the Hamiltonians secured the Governor, and the State Legislature sent one Hamiltonian and one Democratic Republican to the Senate.

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NORTH CAROLINA:

RESULTS: Featuring a similar dynamic to South Carolina, North Carolina was nonetheless influenced by a higher share of the Western vote due to them standing in two constituencies, managing to win the westernmost seat while losing the other to the Hamiltonians. The other seats, while still featuring a respectable amont of pro stronger-government voters, saw another fierce battle between Patriots and Democratic Republicans which resulted in the victory of the former, narrowly edging two seats against a single DR deputy. However, it was the Democratic Republicans who won over the Governor and a substantial part of the State Legislature, which sent one Democratic Republican and one Patriot to the Senate.

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VIRGINIA:

RESULTS: While featuring its own share of battleground seats, the state of Virginia could only be considered as the Democratic-Republican stronghold per excellence. Strong performances (even landslides) for James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe helped secure 6 of the 10 seats for the Democratic Republicans, with the Patriots only managing to narrowly edge Madison's candidates in two seats. The Western faction featured its strongest result in this state, with General Wilkinson entering the National Assembly to represent Kentucky and winning another seat for his faction in Kanawha. The Governor and the State Legislature proved a staunch DR fortress, and as a result the Democratic Republicans sent 2 Senators to Philadelphia.

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MARYLAND:

RESULTS: An interesting state due to the entry of the Radicals into the contest, Maryland was a hotly contested battleground right as the Patriots began to lose strength the more the map moved to the North. The result was a decisive edge for the Democratic Republicans as the Radicals recovered voters which may have voted Hamiltonian otherwise, and as a result Madison's faction won over four of Maryland's seats as the Hamiltonians held the line in Anne Arundel and General Wilkinson's Patriots won a controversial and very narrow victory in Frederick in a three-way battle against Hamiltonians and Radicals. Despite the DR victories by plurality the Governor was a member of the Hamiltonian faction, and with a divided State Legislature one Hamiltonian and one Democratic Republican were elected to the Senate. 

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DELAWARE:

RESULTS: With just one seat to be elected, Delaware nonetheless proved an electoral bloodbath as six of the seven factions in the elections contested the seat. Resulting a curious game of which faction was less hurt by other standing one and which strategies proved superior. With staunch anti-slavery platforms hurting Tories and Radicals among swing voters and the Patriots removing a key component of the Democratic-Republican base, the contest (which nonetheless featured most parties coming very close) saw a knife-edge battle between the Hamiltonian and the Whig candidate. In the end, it was superior press efforts by the Whigs that won the day. The Hamiltonians nonetheless obtained the Governorship and a significant part of the State Legislature, which sent one Hamiltonian and one Whig to the Senate.

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PENNSYLVANIA:

RESULTS: Pennsylvania as an at-large proved an interesting battle as list of candidates battled each other, name recognition proving an important factor to overcome the record 36 candidates who contested the eight seats. As a result, fierce battles ensued as the electors faced the issue of not really knowing most of the candidates, and in that scenario it was beloved native son Benjamin Franklin who pulled ahead and took one of his proteges with him. The Hamiltonians were behind electing two deputies (the second of which just barely), while the Whigs and Westerns secured a deputy each through  respectable amounts of support. The true bloodbath ensued over the final two seats, finally awared to the Tories (Gouverneur Morris) and the Democratic Republicans (Frederick Muhlenberg) by a couple dozen votes. The Radicals also triumphed by recieving the Governorship and a decent standing at the State Legislature, which elected one Radical and one Hamiltonian to the Senate.

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NEW JERSEY:

RESULTS: One of the states more in support of the current Constitution as well as the principles espoused by Hamiltonians and Tories, the state resulted in a strong fight between both factions for control as Democratic Republicans and Radicals failed to catch-up, and the Whigs not standing in. In the end, the continued press war against the Tories which left them severely damaged nationwide hurt their vote and left them with one deputy, the Hamiltonians capturing the other three. Having taken the Governorship and the State Legislature, they sent two Hamiltonian Senators despite a compromise attempt to send a Tory Senator as well.

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NEW YORK:

RESULTS: Much like Pennsylvania the state of New York was easily one of the most hotly-contested battlegrounds in the nation, particularly as the fight was held across constituencies and not at-large seats. The result was a confusing series of duels in which most elected Deputies failed to win a substantial majority, which became the case for the newly elected Democratic-Republican, Westerner and Tory Leader John Jay, whose narrow victory against the Whigs and Hamiltonians in City of New York & Westchester could be a decisive factor in keeping his faction alive after the consistent onslaught on his character and policies. The Whigs won Dutchess convincingly, and Alexander Hamilton was elected Deputy for Suffolk and Queen's alongside another of his candidates in Ulster. The Democratic Republicans nonetheless had the luck of having the powerful Governor as one of their own, and as a result of several votes the divided State Legislature sent one Democratic Republican and one Hamiltonian to the Senate.

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CONNECTICUT and RHODE ISLAND:

RESULTS: The battle for Connecticut and Rhode Island featured a much different sort of battle than most of the country as the Democratic Republicans (seen by this stage as too southerner to some voters in New England) started to lose steam and give way to the Whigs, a faction which was seen by many self-described supporters of the rights of individual states as very appealing to them. In the end, the Whigs put up a decent fight across both states and managed to secure a seat on Connecticut as the Tories won another, but the indisputable winner (on their last strong performance before more hostile ground) was the Hamiltonians on account of winning the remaining four seats. Equally decisive was the influence this had on the Senate, as by virtue of having the Connecticut governorship and strong local support in Rhode Island they sent three more Senators to Philadelphia, the outstanding one a Whig as the Rhode Island Governor decisively chose to support Samuel Adams's faction.

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MASSACHUSETTS:

RESULTS: Massachusetts was at the start considered to be one of the states in which interesting battleground battles would ensue, and while there were significant fights (particularly in the press) the state proved to be a huge fortress for Samuel Adams and his faction in the vein of Virginia for the Democratic Republicans. Overcoming several Radical, Hamiltonian and Democratic Republican challengers five of the eight seats went for the Whigs (resulting in Samuel and John Adams entering the National Assembly), with one each for the Radicals and Democratic Republicans. A curious surprise developed when the Tories managed to win the seat of Maine, aided by a significant number of pro-British voters who openly embraced Jay's appeal to them. In full control of Governorship and State Legislature, two Whigs went to represent Massachusetts in the Senate.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE:

RESULTS: The final state up for contention, New Hampshire looked like a competitive state on paper given the amount of factions with a credible shot at winning one of the three seats. Indeed, many looked forward to the fight for the third seat, and failed to account for the power of the Gilman family and their strong efforts towards the Radical cause, which resulted in Nicholas Gilman and one of his supporters becoming Deputies as the final seat went to the Democratic-Republicans by only a hundred votes against an Whig and a Hamiltonian. In an important development for the Radicals, Gilman and his supporters managed to control the governorship and a healthy pluralilty in the State Legislature, which after a heated debate sent a Radical and a Democratic Republican to the Senate.

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1789 GENERAL ELECTION

FINAL RESULTS:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:

Democratic Republican: 17
Hamiltonian: 14
Patriot: 9
Whig: 9
Western: 6
Radical: 5
Tory: 5

SENATE:

Hamiltonian: 10
Democratic Republican: 7
Whig: 4
Patriot: 3
Radical: 2

GOVERNORS:

Hamiltonian: 5
Democratic Republican: 3
Whig: 2
Radical: 2
Patriot: 1

OVERVIEW:

The 1789 Campaign was to go in history as a very controversial and divisive start to parliamentary government in the United States of America, particularly as no one envisioned just how vicious the campaign would be. Despite Washington's dream of a nation without political parties no less than seven different political factions went to do battle and took no prisoners. The press was flooded with furious and even radical attacks on several key political figures, and scandals seemed to erupt every day in the hopes of undermining a given candiddate. While many of these attacks had a successful event - the Tory faction was essentially eviscerated in the press, and the fire on the Democratic Republicans cost Madison significant support -, others backfired as many Americans started to tune out of the newspapers in disgust at what they had been reading.

A new National Assembly had been elected, but many of its representatives were only elected through very narrow margins and the general view among many in the public was of distrust towards this new body elected through such a poisonous, violent campaign. James Madison and his Democratic Republicans emerged as the strongest party in the deeply divided National Assembly with Alexander Hamilton and his followers in a close second, but neither in a position to easily form a government by bringing a single party on board. Indeed, it seemed certain the United States would have a First Secretary of a multi-party government or a very weak multi-party administration, and this in a scenario in which the Senate produced a much stronger Hamiltonian presence than the National Assembly.

Ultimately and when looking at the results, President John Hancock started to work by contacting the different political factions to get them to agree on the new government. It was important to reach an agreement soon, lest instability and uncertainty took over.