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Rufus Pasquale "Rufie" Elefante (April 11, 1903 – November 15, 1994) was an American political boss from Utica, New York. [1] Originally a Republican, who worked as a trucker, Elefante rose to power during the late 1920s.
In 1874, Nast also popularized the contrasting use of an elephant to similarly symbolize the Republican Party. [2] [3] The Republican Party has since used an elephant as part of its official branding. While the donkey is widely-used by Democrats as an unofficial mascot, the party's first official logo—adopted in 2010—is an encircled "D".
At the first public meeting of the anti-Nebraska movement on March 20, 1854, at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, the name "Republican" was proposed as the name of the party. [43] The name was partly chosen to pay homage to Thomas Jefferson 's Democratic-Republican Party . [ 44 ]
The Democratic donkey was first used in Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. During the election, his enemies called him... a jackass. Jackson embraced the name and used the jackass as a ...
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Donkey – Democratic Party; Eagle – Republican Party (used on ballots in New York State); Constitution Party, American Party; Elephant – Republican Party; Lady Justice – Justice Party; Letter L – Silver Legion of America; Lion – National Party; Minute Man and Embattled Farmer are the symbols of American Patriot Party (2003 to present)
The first anti-Nebraska local meeting where "Republican" was suggested as a name for a new anti-slavery party was held in a Ripon, Wisconsin schoolhouse on March 20, 1854. [14] The first statewide convention that formed a platform and nominated candidates under the Republican name was held near Jackson, Michigan , on July 6, 1854.
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