Congress Representative Ballot: Hunter, William

People’s Ticket – By the 1820’s the term Federalist faded out of use, for several years thereafter, on some Rhode Island tickets the term “People’s Ticket” came to be used in its stead. In 1825 the Republican’s ticket consisted of Samuel Eddy and Dutee Pearce for representative to the 19th Congress while the Federalist’s People’s Ticket consisted of Tristam Burges and William Hunter. In the August election only Burges received a majority vote; a second election was held in November in which Dutee Pearce was elected. 8.0 cm X 16.9 cm