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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I . . . have seen such misfortunes resulting from hasty promises by Presidential candidates that I am specially anxious to ... Yet late in June , while besieged by advice and dangerous gossip , the candidate made a journey to Washington ...
I . . . have seen such misfortunes resulting from hasty promises by Presidential candidates that I am specially anxious to ... Yet late in June , while besieged by advice and dangerous gossip , the candidate made a journey to Washington ...
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The Democratic managers , on the other hand , probably intrigued with St. John , candidate of the small Prohibition Party which , offended at Republican rebuffs , proposed to divert some of rural New York State's votes from the Blaine ...
The Democratic managers , on the other hand , probably intrigued with St. John , candidate of the small Prohibition Party which , offended at Republican rebuffs , proposed to divert some of rural New York State's votes from the Blaine ...
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In the whole field of candidates only one possessed a character which would have rendered him worthy of the Presidency . ... delegation showed that idealistic Republicans nearly everywhere would have welcomed Gresham as a candidate .
In the whole field of candidates only one possessed a character which would have rendered him worthy of the Presidency . ... delegation showed that idealistic Republicans nearly everywhere would have welcomed Gresham as a candidate .
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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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