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Locofoco
Locofoco Lo`co*fo"co, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L.
loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was
called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match
composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New
York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the
word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to
mean, self-moving.]
1. A friction match. [U.S.]
2. A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic
party. [U.S.]
Note: The name was first applied, in 1834, to a portion of
the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany
Hall, New York, in which there was great diversity of
sentiment, the chairman left his seat, and the lights
were extinguished, for the purpose of dissolving the
meeting; when those who were opposed to an adjournment
produced locofoco matches, rekindled the lights,
continued the meeting, and accomplished their object.
Meaning of Locofoco from wikipedia
- The
Locofocos (also Loco
Focos or Loco-focos) were a
faction of the
Democratic Party in
American politics that
existed from 1835
until the mid-1840s....
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alternatively described as
reflecting dividing lines between party-line Whigs,
locofocos, nativists, and abolitionists.
Candidates Thomas Aspinwall Davis ("Native...
-
Governor since 1833 and
former U.S.
Senator (Democratic)
Isaac S.
Smith (
Locofoco) The
Democratic Party nominated in****bent
Governor William L. Marcy. They...
- City elections. The
party was the progenitor, to some extent, of the
Locofocos.
Working Men's
Party (Philadelphia) Byrdsall,
Fitzwilliam (1842). The...
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Democratic Party 1816 1828
Working Men's
Party New York
Owenism Merged into:
Locofoco faction of the
Democratic Party 1829 1831 Anti-Mormon
Party Illinois 1841...
- Congress.
Includes late
elections Includes two
congressmen elected as "
Locofoco Democrat":
Robert W.
Johnson from Arkansas's at-large
congressional district...
- war with
Mexico and
opposed anti-immigrant nativism. In the 1830s, the
Locofocos in New York City were
radically democratic, anti-monopoly and were proponents...
-
limited liability and
eminent domain for
building railroads. The
radical "
locofoco" wing of his
party represented farmers and
other rural voters, who sought...
-
spokesman amongst laissez-faire
advocates was
William Leggett of the
Locofocos in New York City.
Opposition to
banking – In particular, the Jacksonians...
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Brimmer was the Whig
Party nominee while Savage was the
Democratic Party/
locofoco nominee. The
Whigs won a
large victory in the
coinciding muni****l elections...
