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... Democratic dom- ination . . . although the Legislature will be Democratic by reason of the unfair apportionment of the state by a former Democratic Legis- lature , in gerrymandering the state , . . . thus insuring the election of Democrats ...
... Democratic dom- ination . . . although the Legislature will be Democratic by reason of the unfair apportionment of the state by a former Democratic Legis- lature , in gerrymandering the state , . . . thus insuring the election of Democrats ...
Page 95
... Democratic expedient of a candidate whose very obscurity will be his highest recommendation . " The Chicago Press & Tribune carried dozens of stories concern- ing Democratic possibilities , many of them ridiculing the movement behind ...
... Democratic expedient of a candidate whose very obscurity will be his highest recommendation . " The Chicago Press & Tribune carried dozens of stories concern- ing Democratic possibilities , many of them ridiculing the movement behind ...
Page 322
... Democrats rejoiced , saying the Republicans would be easy to beat because the Seward group would bolt their Party . " That had not happened . Realistic Democratic leaders knew that , to defeat Lincoln , they faced a Brobdingnagian task ...
... Democrats rejoiced , saying the Republicans would be easy to beat because the Seward group would bolt their Party . " That had not happened . Realistic Democratic leaders knew that , to defeat Lincoln , they faced a Brobdingnagian task ...
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