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... leader . During the campaign he had not been reticent in admitting that his party contained leaders of wider experience and authority . Feeling strongly the defects of his own experience , Lincoln was anxious to secure for his ...
... leader . During the campaign he had not been reticent in admitting that his party contained leaders of wider experience and authority . Feeling strongly the defects of his own experience , Lincoln was anxious to secure for his ...
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... leaders , lately his four leading rivals for the nomination , positions in his cabinet . Lincoln said this plan was not his personal wish but political necessity , dictated by disturbed conditions . Then he discussed men . • Hamlin had ...
... leaders , lately his four leading rivals for the nomination , positions in his cabinet . Lincoln said this plan was not his personal wish but political necessity , dictated by disturbed conditions . Then he discussed men . • Hamlin had ...
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... leaders intended to remain in power for a good long time , forever , said Senator Trumbull in his November 20 speech . Every state leader , accordingly , burned with ambition to get in on the ground floor . In this con- nection salary ...
... leaders intended to remain in power for a good long time , forever , said Senator Trumbull in his November 20 speech . Every state leader , accordingly , burned with ambition to get in on the ground floor . In this con- nection salary ...
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PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
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