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Page 202
... Bates , living quietly in St. Louis , was politi- cally active only in writing public letters to demonstrate to the Re- publican Party the attractiveness of his opinions . Bates was so old he had actually served in the War of 1812. Like ...
... Bates , living quietly in St. Louis , was politi- cally active only in writing public letters to demonstrate to the Re- publican Party the attractiveness of his opinions . Bates was so old he had actually served in the War of 1812. Like ...
Page 203
... Bates's pages are full of letters from Colfax and other Bates men reporting on the Bates boom , his own political letters , and press notices and clippings which argued the propriety and wisdom of nominating him as the best man to beat ...
... Bates's pages are full of letters from Colfax and other Bates men reporting on the Bates boom , his own political letters , and press notices and clippings which argued the propriety and wisdom of nominating him as the best man to beat ...
Page 237
... Bates . They would keep the promise if , when the second ballot came to be taken , keep- ing it seemed the best thing they could do . Vermont promised the Davis negotiators to switch ... Bates men and give Bates GATHERING OF THE CLAN 237.
... Bates . They would keep the promise if , when the second ballot came to be taken , keep- ing it seemed the best thing they could do . Vermont promised the Davis negotiators to switch ... Bates men and give Bates GATHERING OF THE CLAN 237.
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