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 84
... Senator Roscoe Conkling , while tactfully avoiding an open break with Grant , showed extreme reluctance to yield the executive power it had ob- tained . The Senate held fast , while the President for some days sus- tained a siege of the ...
... Senator Roscoe Conkling , while tactfully avoiding an open break with Grant , showed extreme reluctance to yield the executive power it had ob- tained . The Senate held fast , while the President for some days sus- tained a siege of the ...
Page 92
... Senator Conkling's New York Custom House officials - supposed to be guarding the water front - far in the interior , traveling upon trains everywhere in connection with their party duties at local nominating conventions , committee ...
... Senator Conkling's New York Custom House officials - supposed to be guarding the water front - far in the interior , traveling upon trains everywhere in connection with their party duties at local nominating conventions , committee ...
Page 389
... Senator Orville Platt of Connecticut was another Republican member who opposed the inclu- sion of an antipooling clause ; Warner Miller of New York was the henchman of Blaine , who had put him in the Senate ; while Isham Harris of ...
... Senator Orville Platt of Connecticut was another Republican member who opposed the inclu- sion of an antipooling clause ; Warner Miller of New York was the henchman of Blaine , who had put him in the Senate ; while Isham Harris of ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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action Administration Altgeld American bankers banks Ben Butler bill Blaine Blaine's bosses Bryan Cabinet campaign candidate capitalists Carl Schurz Chandler Chicago civil-service reform Cleveland coinage committee Congress Conkling Conkling's convention delegates Demo Democratic Party election electoral favor Federal followed former Free Silver friends Garfield gold Governor Grant Harrison Hayes Henry Indiana industrial interests issue Jay Cooke John John Sherman labor Lamont leaders legislation letter Levi Morton machine Mark Hanna masses McKinley ment Morton nomination Ohio Oliver Morton Olney once Pacific party Organization party's patronage Platt political politicians Populist President presidential professional protective Radical railroad railway Republican National Committee Republican Party Roscoe Conkling Samuel Tilden Schurz secret Secretary Senator Sherman silver Sound Money South spoilsmen Stalwart Sumner tariff Tilden tion Treasury Union victory vote Washington West Western White House Whitelaw Reid Whitney William workers wrote York