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 59
... leaders of Congress , such as General Schenck and John A. Bingham of Ohio , and Logan of Illinois . " These leaders Cooke referred to always thereafter as " our friends in Congress . " After 1866 the Cookes besieged the war hero ...
... leaders of Congress , such as General Schenck and John A. Bingham of Ohio , and Logan of Illinois . " These leaders Cooke referred to always thereafter as " our friends in Congress . " After 1866 the Cookes besieged the war hero ...
Page 82
... leaders . Each of these virtuous men would be a thorn in the side of the party and the Administration . The Republican leaders in Congress were both dismayed and dis- gruntled by so much awkwardness and by so little sense of political ...
... leaders . Each of these virtuous men would be a thorn in the side of the party and the Administration . The Republican leaders in Congress were both dismayed and dis- gruntled by so much awkwardness and by so little sense of political ...
Page 86
... leaders had first opposed Grant's wishes . The new President's friends and relatives were confirmed in lucra- tive places and the loyal party camp followers proposed by the party leaders , in turn , were all quickly named en masse by ...
... leaders had first opposed Grant's wishes . The new President's friends and relatives were confirmed in lucra- tive places and the loyal party camp followers proposed by the party leaders , in turn , were all quickly named en masse by ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
Copyright | |
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