The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 - 760 pages A lively history of the parties and the great party oeaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent eyrs of the "Robber Barons." |
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Page 93
... Organization ; its quenchless appetite , like that of a legendary dragon , calling for ever more nutriment , more spoils , made for him " white nights " of torment over the problems of discovering patron- age and favor enough to meet ...
... Organization ; its quenchless appetite , like that of a legendary dragon , calling for ever more nutriment , more spoils , made for him " white nights " of torment over the problems of discovering patron- age and favor enough to meet ...
Page 94
... Organization determined the State - wide ticket , the Governor , the United States Senators , even the naming of a presi- dential nominee . But the county bosses and district captains were usually " under obligations " to the State boss ...
... Organization determined the State - wide ticket , the Governor , the United States Senators , even the naming of a presi- dential nominee . But the county bosses and district captains were usually " under obligations " to the State boss ...
Page 242
... Organization in New York was to bear the brunt of the reform movement at the outset , and this on the eve of an important New York State Repub- lican Convention , at which a struggle for control was expected . From Cornell and Arthur ...
... Organization in New York was to bear the brunt of the reform movement at the outset , and this on the eve of an important New York State Repub- lican Convention , at which a struggle for control was expected . From Cornell and Arthur ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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