A History of Political Parties in the United States: Being an Account of the Political Parties Since the Foundation of the Government; Together with a Consideration of the Conditions Attending Their Formation and Development; and with a Reprint of the Several Party PlatformsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900 - 477 pages |
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... BY JAMES H. HOPKINS FORMERLY REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM PENNSYLVANIA G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker press PzS 171579 COPYRIGHT , 1900 BY JAMES H. HOPKINS a 1900 A HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
... BY JAMES H. HOPKINS FORMERLY REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM PENNSYLVANIA G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker press PzS 171579 COPYRIGHT , 1900 BY JAMES H. HOPKINS a 1900 A HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
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... and Development; and with a Reprint of the Several Party Platforms James Herron Hopkins. PzS 171579 COPYRIGHT , 1900 BY JAMES H. HOPKINS a . c . d . The Knickerbocker Press , New York · ΤΟ MY TWO SONS ; • AT WHOSE EARNEST.
... and Development; and with a Reprint of the Several Party Platforms James Herron Hopkins. PzS 171579 COPYRIGHT , 1900 BY JAMES H. HOPKINS a . c . d . The Knickerbocker Press , New York · ΤΟ MY TWO SONS ; • AT WHOSE EARNEST.
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... York , New Jersey , Virginia , and the Carolinas had provincial governments . The action of the authorities governing these colonies - the governor , council , and assembly was subject to the direct super- vision of the crown . Any and ...
... York , New Jersey , Virginia , and the Carolinas had provincial governments . The action of the authorities governing these colonies - the governor , council , and assembly was subject to the direct super- vision of the crown . Any and ...
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... York , Yates and Lansing , who had been members of the Constitutional convention , retired from that body before its work was completed , and came out against its ratification . With them was Clinton . But , by the essays in The ...
... York , Yates and Lansing , who had been members of the Constitutional convention , retired from that body before its work was completed , and came out against its ratification . With them was Clinton . But , by the essays in The ...
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... York's vote was lost by a deadlock , the Senate being in control of the Federalists , and the Assembly dominated by the Anti - Federalists . The electoral votes were to be cast by the legislature ; the Senate demanded a concurrent vote ...
... York's vote was lost by a deadlock , the Senate being in control of the Federalists , and the Assembly dominated by the Anti - Federalists . The electoral votes were to be cast by the legislature ; the Senate demanded a concurrent vote ...
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