Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden: The 1876 American Election Won by a Single Vote
The challenged vote from
It was also agreed, unofficially, that the electoral Commission would include 7 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 independent, Justice David Davis, who was thought to favour Tilden.
A final decision was not made until
Many Democrats threatened force, but Tilden managed to calm them down. Grant had Hayes sworn in secretly in the Red Room the night before the Inauguration, just in case of problems on inauguration day, but the inauguration was held without incident, and Rutherford Birchard Hayes became the 19th president of the
The True Vote Count, and Hayes' Term in Office
More people voted for Tilden than for Hayes, but Hayes came out the winner in the Electoral College by one vote, 185-184. It is generally agreed by historians that two of the three disputed states were really won by Tilden, but the Electoral Commission gave all the disputed states to Hayes.
Throughout his term, Hayes was referred to as "Old Rutherfraud," "Old 8-to-7," and "His Fraudulency," but he proved to be a good and honest president. He removed the last federal troops, ending Reconstruction, worked hard for civil service reform, and tried to end graft and corruption in the federal government. He is also remembered for his wife, nicknamed "Lemonade Lucy" because she refused to allow any drink stronger than lemonade in the White House.
Hayes served one term and retired from politics.
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