The Politicos, 1865-1896A 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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The Senator - boss was in a sense enslaved to his ever hungry 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 ...
The Senator - boss was in a sense enslaved to his ever hungry 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 ...
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places of local and county committees , they together determined the choice of local primary conventions ( leading to the State legislatures ) and of Congressmen , as well as the State gatherings of the party , whose inner Organization ...
places of local and county committees , they together determined the choice of local primary conventions ( leading to the State legislatures ) and of Congressmen , as well as the State gatherings of the party , whose inner Organization ...
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Apparently the Conkling 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 Republican Convention , at which a struggle for control was expected .
Apparently the Conkling 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 Republican Convention , at which a struggle for control was expected .
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Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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| Title | The Politicos, 1865-1896 Harvest book |
| Author | Matthew Josephson |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 760 pages |
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