Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 139
... Middleswarth , and send him back with great enthusiasm . One of his contests for the House was remarkable for the bit- terness of the strife . Middleswarth had been Speaker of the House the preceding session , and , as such , had signed ...
... Middleswarth , and send him back with great enthusiasm . One of his contests for the House was remarkable for the bit- terness of the strife . Middleswarth had been Speaker of the House the preceding session , and , as such , had signed ...
Page 140
... Middleswarth in Un- ion County for the Whig nomination two years before ) made a vacancy for one year , and it was conceded to Middleswarth . He was elected over the same Mr. Yearick who had beaten him for the House on the free - school ...
... Middleswarth in Un- ion County for the Whig nomination two years before ) made a vacancy for one year , and it was conceded to Middleswarth . He was elected over the same Mr. Yearick who had beaten him for the House on the free - school ...
Page 141
... Middleswarth never became conspicuous as one of its State leaders . He lived throughout his life in opposition to liberal progress , rejecting education in his own household , and fell behind the advanced ideas of the excellent , but ...
... Middleswarth never became conspicuous as one of its State leaders . He lived throughout his life in opposition to liberal progress , rejecting education in his own household , and fell behind the advanced ideas of the excellent , but ...
Page 142
... 1848. A large mass - meet- ing was held in the early part of that year near Lewisburg , at which Mr. Middleswarth presided , and Judge Casey and others spoke . Just as the meeting was about to adjourn 142 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... 1848. A large mass - meet- ing was held in the early part of that year near Lewisburg , at which Mr. Middleswarth presided , and Judge Casey and others spoke . Just as the meeting was about to adjourn 142 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 144
... Middleswarth and the inauguration of a more gen- erous control and direction of the Whig party in that section was made in the succeeding year of 1851. The senatorial district was composed of Union , Mifflin , and Juniata ; and the ...
... Middleswarth and the inauguration of a more gen- erous control and direction of the Whig party in that section was made in the succeeding year of 1851. The senatorial district was composed of Union , Mifflin , and Juniata ; and the ...
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