The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace, 1938 - 760 pages A lively history of the parties and the great party leaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent years of the "Robber Barons." |
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Page 651
... McKinley , with his pro- nounced moral and geographical advantage , " the overwhelming popular choice " of the people , was opposed only by the bosses and the Goldbugs of the East . Mr. McKinley and Mr. Hanna continued on their way ...
... McKinley , with his pro- nounced moral and geographical advantage , " the overwhelming popular choice " of the people , was opposed only by the bosses and the Goldbugs of the East . Mr. McKinley and Mr. Hanna continued on their way ...
Page 655
... McKinley's name for the contest in Illinois , where a strong local machine determinedly supported the Favorite Son , Senator Shelby Cullom . To raise up an opposing organization , Hanna enlisted the services of the young Charles G ...
... McKinley's name for the contest in Illinois , where a strong local machine determinedly supported the Favorite Son , Senator Shelby Cullom . To raise up an opposing organization , Hanna enlisted the services of the young Charles G ...
Page 696
... McKinley and Hanna carefully plotted their celebrated " front - porch " tactics , by which large organized delegations of editors , ministers , prominent citizens , war veterans , temperance societies , Presbyterians , farmers ...
... McKinley and Hanna carefully plotted their celebrated " front - porch " tactics , by which large organized delegations of editors , ministers , prominent citizens , war veterans , temperance societies , Presbyterians , farmers ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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