A supporter of Samuel J. Tilden , Weed was a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention . In the dispute that followed the 1876 election , Weed was accused of attempting to bribe election officials in the disputed states to award their electoral votes to Tilden . Weed was also a delegate to the 1880 convention and the one in 1884
1880 convention
1880 Democratic National Convention
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