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Mugwump

The Mugwumps were Republican political activists who bolted from the United States Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the United States presidential election of 1884. They switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G. Blaine. In a close election, the Mugwumps supposedly made the difference in New York state and swung the election to Cleveland. The jocular word mugwump, noted as early as 1832, is from Algonquian (Natick) mugquomp, "important person, kingpin" (from mugumquomp, "war leader") implying that they were "sanctimonious" or "holier-than-thou," in holding themselves aloof from party politics.

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Noteworthy Mugwumps
... Mark Twain, author, self-identified as a Mugwump in his essay, Christian Science Horace White, editor of the Chicago Tribune* Amanda Mcdonald V.C.A studen Telford College ...

Crammed Discs - Discography (albums)
... Moving House, compiled by DJ Geoffroy aka Mugwump Various Artists Junglized (Selector compilation) Various Artists The Deepest Shade Of Techno, compiled by 4hero (2CD) Ziryab Trio Mashreq Classics 1997 Carl Craig ... Artists Moving House 3, compiled by DJ Geoffroy aka Mugwump Various Artists If U Can Beat 'Em, Break 'Em, compiled by DJ Morpheus Various Artists Phax'n'Phixi ...

Mugwump (disambiguation)
... Mugwumps were a group of Republican activists who supported Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the United States presidential election of 1884 ... Mugwump may also refer to "Mugwump", a fictional creature created by William Burroughs in his 1959 book Naked Lunch "Mugwump", the last song on Terrorvision's 1996 album Regular Urban Survivors "Mugwump ...