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... Weed would manage , Seward was sure , and doubted not Weed's ability to win even if he had not had Seward's long lead for a powerful starter . " A giant in ability , " Greeley rated Thurlow Weed . Other candidates too were confident the ...
... Weed would manage , Seward was sure , and doubted not Weed's ability to win even if he had not had Seward's long lead for a powerful starter . " A giant in ability , " Greeley rated Thurlow Weed . Other candidates too were confident the ...
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... Weed could not sway him.1 Weed used the same tactic on Andrew Curtin , with identical unsuccess.2 Weed's men constantly bragged about how much money they would throw behind Seward in the campaign and make victory inevitable . This gave ...
... Weed could not sway him.1 Weed used the same tactic on Andrew Curtin , with identical unsuccess.2 Weed's men constantly bragged about how much money they would throw behind Seward in the campaign and make victory inevitable . This gave ...
Page 315
... Weed might go to Europe for six months while the Party drifted to disaster under Greeley , then Weed could return and assume control.2 Publicly , however , Seward acted the faithful Party worker . To a curious crowd which gathered at ...
... Weed might go to Europe for six months while the Party drifted to disaster under Greeley , then Weed could return and assume control.2 Publicly , however , Seward acted the faithful Party worker . To a curious crowd which gathered at ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Lincoln's Rise to Power: With Illustrations |
| Author | William Eldon Baringer |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company, 1937 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 373 pages |
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