Turnout for Presidential Elections in Lancaster and York Counties: 1876-1960 Daryl Fair Since the present Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania went into effect in 1874, the electorates of the United States, the Com- monwealth, and York and Lancaster counties have undergone various

cannot be made more malignant than he is." (Page 2165, Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress). Harriet and Henry were defending Reed when they thought he deserved their support. In the summer of 1874 a controversial article, "Light in Dark Places," about James Buchanan, was pub- lished in the