People's Party (Indiana)
People's Party | |
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Founded | 1854 |
Dissolved | 1860 |
Merged into | Elections |
The Indiana People's Party was a short-lived
Foundation
Henry S. Lane was essential in organizing the People's Party in Indiana. Lane's influence over the older Whigs brought most into the People's Party, while abolitionists joined because of the anti-Kansas-Nebraska Act platform. Lane also helped to convince many Democrats and Know-Nothings who were opposed to slavery extension to join the People's Party. In 1854, the young Indiana party was more conservative than the national Republican Party. The People's Party resisted adopting the name "Republican" because of its association with the eastern abolition movement that many Hoosiers saw as too radical. In 1856, Lane chaired the People's Party Convention in Indianapolis and the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.[1]
Merging into the Republican Party
Between 1856 and 1860, the Indiana People's Party platform conformed to the national Republican platform and also became known as the Republican Party.[1]
Members of Congress
U.S. Senators
None
U.S. Representatives
- George G. Dunn(1855-1857)
- Indiana's 4th congressional district- William Cumback (1855-1857)
- Indiana's 5th congressional district- David P. Holloway (1855-1857)
- Indiana's 6th congressional district- Lucien Barbour (1855-1857)
- Indiana's 7th congressional district- Harvey D. Scott (1855-1857)
- Indiana's 8th congressional district- Daniel Mace (1855-1857)
- Indiana's 9th congressional district- Schuyler Colfax (1855-1869)
- Indiana's 10th congressional district- Samuel Brenton (1855-1857)
- Indiana's 11th congressional district- John U. Pettit (1855-1861)
See also
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1854
References
- ^ a b c Formation of Indiana's Republican Party 1854-1860 Government of Indiana