Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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A spectacular victory in such a pivotal Northern state as Illinois , third largest in population and delegate strength , could be the decisive turn in the contest for the Presidency . “ McKinley also places great importance on the ...
A spectacular victory in such a pivotal Northern state as Illinois , third largest in population and delegate strength , could be the decisive turn in the contest for the Presidency . “ McKinley also places great importance on the ...
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By mid - April most of the Illinois district delegates had been won for McKinley . The big test of the state convention lay ahead . By what his friends called a firm hand and his opponents called autocracy , Dawes had made political ...
By mid - April most of the Illinois district delegates had been won for McKinley . The big test of the state convention lay ahead . By what his friends called a firm hand and his opponents called autocracy , Dawes had made political ...
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Thus , while Lowden's campaign continued listless , and Calvin Coolidge loomed in the background as an unknown quantity , Hoover scouts redoubled their activity , touring the country in the quest of delegates for their candidate .
Thus , while Lowden's campaign continued listless , and Calvin Coolidge loomed in the background as an unknown quantity , Hoover scouts redoubled their activity , touring the country in the quest of delegates for their candidate .
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| Title | Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes, Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Author | Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Publisher | Holt, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 344 pages |
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