Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesHolt, 1953 - 344 pages Full-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 48
... Democratic national gatherings in 1896 . He had become convinced , in April of that year , that William McKinley , whose nomination he had confidently predicted two years before when McKinley was a very chancy long shot , was certain to ...
... Democratic national gatherings in 1896 . He had become convinced , in April of that year , that William McKinley , whose nomination he had confidently predicted two years before when McKinley was a very chancy long shot , was certain to ...
Page 150
... Democrat , moved into the State House at Springfield . The legislature was so closely divided between Repub- licans and Democrats that for a time it appeared Illinois ... Democratic , Sherman the Republican 150 Portrait of an American :
... Democrat , moved into the State House at Springfield . The legislature was so closely divided between Repub- licans and Democrats that for a time it appeared Illinois ... Democratic , Sherman the Republican 150 Portrait of an American :
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... Democratic candidates , Dawes had this to say : " I have been listening to speeches telling of Colonel Bryan's fight for the commoner and against the forces of plutocracy . I knew him before any man in this room did . We were young ...
... Democratic candidates , Dawes had this to say : " I have been listening to speeches telling of Colonel Bryan's fight for the commoner and against the forces of plutocracy . I knew him before any man in this room did . We were young ...
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