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The 1876 election showed a one-vote electoral college majority for the Republicans, but the Democrats protested and two sets of official results were sent to Congress by South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. An official Electoral Commission selected by Congress awarded the election to Hayes. Southern Democrats planned to block the Commission's report via Filibuster . The Southerners had a weak hand, and the Republicans made promises that kept them quiet. The compromise resolved the crisis through a series of secret negotiations involving Republican and Democratic politicians, and various interest groups, most notably the Texas And Pacific Railway company. The compromise was that the South would acknowledge Hayes as President if the Republicans acceded to various demands, including:
The last two issues were controversial; neither provision was kept. The informal agreement satisfied southern Democrats and there was no filibuster. Hayes was inaugurated on schedule and removed the troops, but there was no serious effort made to fund a railroad or provide other federal aid. Since no one complained that Hayes had broken this part of the deal, some historians argue there really was no compromise. In any case, Reconstruction ended and the supremacy of the Democratic party – and white supremacy – in the South was cemented with the ascent of the "Redeemer" governments that displaced the Republican " Carpetbagger " governments. After the Compromise of 1877, white supremacy generally caused the South to vote solidly Democratic (the " Solid South ") until 1964. REFERENCES
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