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... favor of Abraham Lincoln . " 2 Twice had Abraham Lincoln failed by a narrow margin to make himself " the Senator from Illinois . " Next time he did not expect to lose . As a man who reputedly " nearly became President , " it would be ...
... favor of Abraham Lincoln . " 2 Twice had Abraham Lincoln failed by a narrow margin to make himself " the Senator from Illinois . " Next time he did not expect to lose . As a man who reputedly " nearly became President , " it would be ...
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... favor of the nomination of Judge John M. Read of Pennsylvania for the Presidency , as the most available man in the Republican ranks . " 1 A sketch of Read's career , clipped from the Providence Journal , followed , after which came ...
... favor of the nomination of Judge John M. Read of Pennsylvania for the Presidency , as the most available man in the Republican ranks . " 1 A sketch of Read's career , clipped from the Providence Journal , followed , after which came ...
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... favor returned for a favor given , this subtle Seward worker urged the Bates men to swing to Seward in case Bates should fail . Elated , the Bates workers immediately published the telegram in the Missouri Democrat . When Editor Baker ...
... favor returned for a favor given , this subtle Seward worker urged the Bates men to swing to Seward in case Bates should fail . Elated , the Bates workers immediately published the telegram in the Missouri Democrat . When Editor Baker ...
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