Political patronage, also known as the spoils system, was the issue that angered many reform-minded Republicans, leading them to reject … See more

Several historians of the 1950s through 1970s portrayed the Mugwumps as members of an insecure elite, one that felt threatened by … See more

• Charles Francis Adams Jr., president of the Union Pacific Railroad and the American Historical Association
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• "Mugwump" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
• "Mugwump" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905. See more

In Massachusetts, Mugwumps were led by Richard Henry Dana III, (1851–1931), the editor of the Civil Service Record. They took credit for passing the state's 1884 civil service law, which … See more

Dictionaries report that "mugguomp" is an Algonquian word meaning "person of importance" or "war leader". The Indianapolis Sentinel … See more

• Carpetbagger – Pejorative for Northerners who moved South after the Civil War
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