The Politicos, 1865-1896Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 - 760 pages A lively history of the parties and the great party oeaders who dominated American politics during the turbulent eyrs of the "Robber Barons." |
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Page 499
... convention , which it was hoped once more might " draft " him . There is strong evidence that he did not desire the nomination . Why , then , did he permit his name to be entered so late in the day ? With the hardest fighting needed to ...
... convention , which it was hoped once more might " draft " him . There is strong evidence that he did not desire the nomination . Why , then , did he permit his name to be entered so late in the day ? With the hardest fighting needed to ...
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... convention . Altgeld immediately , in an explosive public interview , charged that the Republican convention had been " monopolized " like others of Mark Hanna's Trusts . It was a gathering , he said , comparable to those select circles ...
... convention . Altgeld immediately , in an explosive public interview , charged that the Republican convention had been " monopolized " like others of Mark Hanna's Trusts . It was a gathering , he said , comparable to those select circles ...
Page 650
... conventions , name their own delegates , as happened in several States , then it remained , at the outset of the presidential convention , for the Credentials Committee of the Republican National Com- mittee to pass upon their ...
... conventions , name their own delegates , as happened in several States , then it remained , at the outset of the presidential convention , for the Credentials Committee of the Republican National Com- mittee to pass upon their ...
Contents
18651868 | 3 |
The Spoilsmen | 61 |
The Spoilsmen in Power | 100 |
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