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... the House of Representatives . Again , in 1840 , he hoped to be nominated by the Whig National Convention , but was distanced by General William. Clay's Tomb at Lexington , Ky . Henry Clay's Bed , used by him for fifty years. 36 STATESMEN.
... the House of Representatives . Again , in 1840 , he hoped to be nominated by the Whig National Convention , but was distanced by General William. Clay's Tomb at Lexington , Ky . Henry Clay's Bed , used by him for fifty years. 36 STATESMEN.
Page 37
... convention at Baltimore , but was again disappointed , Gener- al Taylor , the hero of the Mexican war ( a war to which Clay gave no countenance ) being the nominee . At this point Clay's patience broke down and he refused to support the ...
... convention at Baltimore , but was again disappointed , Gener- al Taylor , the hero of the Mexican war ( a war to which Clay gave no countenance ) being the nominee . At this point Clay's patience broke down and he refused to support the ...
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... convention met in Chicago amidst the greatest excitement . By many the nomina- tion of Seward was thought a foregone conclu- sion . He was the leading Republican of the Eastern States , well known for his learning , emi- nent legal ...
... convention met in Chicago amidst the greatest excitement . By many the nomina- tion of Seward was thought a foregone conclu- sion . He was the leading Republican of the Eastern States , well known for his learning , emi- nent legal ...
Page 157
... convention in Ohio was written by Salmon P. Chase and bore his signature among others . He had generally been identified with the Democratic party , and in later years , although his continuance with that party was neither intimate nor ...
... convention in Ohio was written by Salmon P. Chase and bore his signature among others . He had generally been identified with the Democratic party , and in later years , although his continuance with that party was neither intimate nor ...
Page 162
... Convention at Chicago ; but the delegation from his State was not united , and although his name was presented and figured somewhat conspicuously in the list of candidates before the balloting , he did not cut a great fig- ure in the ...
... Convention at Chicago ; but the delegation from his State was not united , and although his name was presented and figured somewhat conspicuously in the list of candidates before the balloting , he did not cut a great fig- ure in the ...
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