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... McLean supporter , R. M. Corwine of Cincinnati , member of Ohio's delegation to Chicago . * ยท Remembering that when a not very great man begins to be men- tioned for a very great position , his head is very likely to be a little turned ...
... McLean supporter , R. M. Corwine of Cincinnati , member of Ohio's delegation to Chicago . * ยท Remembering that when a not very great man begins to be men- tioned for a very great position , his head is very likely to be a little turned ...
Page 177
... McLean , except his age ; but that objection seems to occur to every one . ... Lincoln explained that he would have ... McLean , April 7 , 1860 ; McLean MSS . 8 Frederic Bancroft ( ed . ) , Speeches , Correspondence , and Political ...
... McLean , except his age ; but that objection seems to occur to every one . ... Lincoln explained that he would have ... McLean , April 7 , 1860 ; McLean MSS . 8 Frederic Bancroft ( ed . ) , Speeches , Correspondence , and Political ...
Page 242
... McLean had stronger hopes for the combination , with McLean the presiden- tial candidate . This was a rational scheme for beating the Democrats no matter what they should do in June , but it was not compatible with practical politics ...
... McLean had stronger hopes for the combination , with McLean the presiden- tial candidate . This was a rational scheme for beating the Democrats no matter what they should do in June , but it was not compatible with practical politics ...
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