Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... chief- tain . For a lifetime he knew no rival . His wish was law to his followers . In the realm of party leadership a greater than he hath not appeared . At his last defeat for the Presi- dency strong men wept bitter tears . When his ...
... chief- tain . For a lifetime he knew no rival . His wish was law to his followers . In the realm of party leadership a greater than he hath not appeared . At his last defeat for the Presi- dency strong men wept bitter tears . When his ...
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... chief of whom were Judge Black of Pennsylvania and the Hon . Matthew H. Carpenter of Wisconsin . Mr. Knott of Kentucky , Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts , and Mr. Lord of New York , con- ducted the prosecution in the main as managers on the ...
... chief of whom were Judge Black of Pennsylvania and the Hon . Matthew H. Carpenter of Wisconsin . Mr. Knott of Kentucky , Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts , and Mr. Lord of New York , con- ducted the prosecution in the main as managers on the ...
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... chief partici- pants were Gail Hamilton , Bishop Quintard , General Hancock , Senator Maxey , and Mr. Blaine . The last named , " upon the plain highway of talk , " was unrivalled . While the Board was in session , Mr. Blaine and I ...
... chief partici- pants were Gail Hamilton , Bishop Quintard , General Hancock , Senator Maxey , and Mr. Blaine . The last named , " upon the plain highway of talk , " was unrivalled . While the Board was in session , Mr. Blaine and I ...
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... chief execu- tive office . - The Hon . Samuel J. Randall , of Pennsylvania , was the successor of the lamented Kerr as Speaker of the House . As such he presided during the last session of the forty - fourth Congress , and during the ...
... chief execu- tive office . - The Hon . Samuel J. Randall , of Pennsylvania , was the successor of the lamented Kerr as Speaker of the House . As such he presided during the last session of the forty - fourth Congress , and during the ...
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... chief managers in all its national conventions . His contributions to the literature of three decades of political campaigns were almost unparalleled . As a forcible , trenchant writer he is to be mentioned with Greeley , Raymond ...
... chief managers in all its national conventions . His contributions to the literature of three decades of political campaigns were almost unparalleled . As a forcible , trenchant writer he is to be mentioned with Greeley , Raymond ...
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