William Jennings BryanG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936 - 498 pages |
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Page 133
... knew of his ambition and were eager to further it . The plan was to make him temporary chairman of the convention , to sound the first keynote , and in that way to secure the prominence which might place him on the ticket , but this ...
... knew of his ambition and were eager to further it . The plan was to make him temporary chairman of the convention , to sound the first keynote , and in that way to secure the prominence which might place him on the ticket , but this ...
Page 198
... knew as well as he what was important and what was not . He ever relied upon her judgment and often said it was better than his own . Mary Baird Bryan was the house manager , chairman of the House Committee , house mother , the chaperon ...
... knew as well as he what was important and what was not . He ever relied upon her judgment and often said it was better than his own . Mary Baird Bryan was the house manager , chairman of the House Committee , house mother , the chaperon ...
Page 385
... knew that he faced a serious loss of prestige and power in his party , but the real Bryan was revealed when in a speech at that time he said : " When a man undertakes to make a fight for a principle he be- lieves to be right , no one ...
... knew that he faced a serious loss of prestige and power in his party , but the real Bryan was revealed when in a speech at that time he said : " When a man undertakes to make a fight for a principle he be- lieves to be right , no one ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 13 |
PIONEER ANCESTORS | 19 |
AN ILLINOIS BOYHOOD | 25 |
Copyright | |
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