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 176
... vote for the millionaire Tilden . Republican agitators worked vigorously upon the special needs or fears of pro- gressive German settlers in the West , so that they might vote for policies favorable to great Eastern bankers . The little ...
... vote for the millionaire Tilden . Republican agitators worked vigorously upon the special needs or fears of pro- gressive German settlers in the West , so that they might vote for policies favorable to great Eastern bankers . The little ...
Page 430
... vote in Indiana had been estimated at 10,000 in 1880 , 15,000 in 1884 , but was now reckoned at 20,000 . In Indiana , as in New York , all depended upon the raising of sums of money vaster than ever used before , and the accuracy with ...
... vote in Indiana had been estimated at 10,000 in 1880 , 15,000 in 1884 , but was now reckoned at 20,000 . In Indiana , as in New York , all depended upon the raising of sums of money vaster than ever used before , and the accuracy with ...
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... votes.79 In Ohio there was one vote cast for every four living persons ( with women then not voting ) , surpassing all previous records by 25 per cent . In Indiana there were 30,000 floaters reported by watchers as receiving besides ...
... votes.79 In Ohio there was one vote cast for every four living persons ( with women then not voting ) , surpassing all previous records by 25 per cent . In Indiana there were 30,000 floaters reported by watchers as receiving besides ...
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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