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... received one vote on the first ballot . Then the prestige of that lone vote multiplied like the progeny of an oyster . Years passed ; the story grew with repetition until Read was known as a man who could have been President but for the ...
... received one vote on the first ballot . Then the prestige of that lone vote multiplied like the progeny of an oyster . Years passed ; the story grew with repetition until Read was known as a man who could have been President but for the ...
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... received wide circulation . Lincoln's powerful Chicago speech caused no change in Douglas ' arguments . Lincoln stood with the crowd as Douglas harangued them . When the Little Giant closed the throng called for Lincoln more noisily ...
... received wide circulation . Lincoln's powerful Chicago speech caused no change in Douglas ' arguments . Lincoln stood with the crowd as Douglas harangued them . When the Little Giant closed the throng called for Lincoln more noisily ...
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... received letters from Republican leaders inviting him to speak also in New Hampshire , New York , and Pennsylvania.5 Lincoln's Iowa trip received some little notice in the Illinois press , and now and then something would appear about ...
... received letters from Republican leaders inviting him to speak also in New Hampshire , New York , and Pennsylvania.5 Lincoln's Iowa trip received some little notice in the Illinois press , and now and then something would appear about ...
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