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 40
... McKinley had no such sunlit prospects . Mountainous , tart - tongued Thomas Brackett Reed , Speaker of the House of ... McKinley . McKinley was not without strength . His long service in Con- gress had brought him to the favorable ...
... McKinley had no such sunlit prospects . Mountainous , tart - tongued Thomas Brackett Reed , Speaker of the House of ... McKinley . McKinley was not without strength . His long service in Con- gress had brought him to the favorable ...
Page 44
... McKinley wanted to upset that claim . Dawes noted : " McKinley has privately determined to exert his influence to have the National Committee select Chicago for the place of the convention . " Then came a sobering setback . The ...
... McKinley wanted to upset that claim . Dawes noted : " McKinley has privately determined to exert his influence to have the National Committee select Chicago for the place of the convention . " Then came a sobering setback . The ...
Page 45
... McKinley's magic name brought forth the most thunder- ous applause . All day long , the overwhelming McKinley sentiment in the state manifested itself . It is McKinley against the field , against the bosses , against everything the ...
... McKinley's magic name brought forth the most thunder- ous applause . All day long , the overwhelming McKinley sentiment in the state manifested itself . It is McKinley against the field , against the bosses , against everything the ...
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