Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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“ November 3 : Election day . Major McKinley was elected President of the United States . There is an overwhelming majority for him , and a large majority in the electoral college . Voted at Evanston in the morning .
“ November 3 : Election day . Major McKinley was elected President of the United States . There is an overwhelming majority for him , and a large majority in the electoral college . Voted at Evanston in the morning .
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Thirty days before the primary election of April , 1912 , Dawes left his bank desk , organized Sherman's campaign for a rousing wind - up tour and raised enough money to put him on the same kind of special train as gubernatorial ...
Thirty days before the primary election of April , 1912 , Dawes left his bank desk , organized Sherman's campaign for a rousing wind - up tour and raised enough money to put him on the same kind of special train as gubernatorial ...
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But beyond this result , the organization had brought about a public awakening on the part of the citizens to the necessity of watching state elections , preventing fraud at the polls , and counteracting unfair propaganda .
But beyond this result , the organization had brought about a public awakening on the part of the citizens to the necessity of watching state elections , preventing fraud at the polls , and counteracting unfair propaganda .
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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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