This election was ultimately decided by a panel headed by Joseph Bradley rather than David Davis, and it was decided against a man who had fought Tammany Hall in New York, though the candidates reached a compromise that ended Reconstruction.
A Thomas Nast cartoon called the resolution of this event "a chance for high-toned gentlemen to retire gracefully from their very civil declarations of war". Nominees for one party's candidate in this election included Roscoe Conkling, and this election saw an attempt to replace John Watts made by Oregon governor Lafayette Grover. This election was ultimately decided by a panel headed by Joseph Bradley rather than David Davis, and it was decided against a man who had fought Tammany Hall in New York, though the candidates reached a compromise that ended Reconstruction. For 10 points, identify this fraudulent election in which Samuel J. Tilden was defeated by Rutherford B. Hayes.
A Thomas Nast cartoon called the resolution of this event "a chance for high-toned gentlemen to retire gracefully from their very civil declarations of war".
Election of 1876 [accept {clear}-{knowledge} equivalents {such} as {presidential race} of {1876}; prompt on answers not {containing} “{1876}”]