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Page 179
... reported Villard in late December . " I should be woefully disappointed if he could be induced to select a man for so responsible a position whose only real qualification is a stentorian voice . " Smith himself , like Welles and ...
... reported Villard in late December . " I should be woefully disappointed if he could be induced to select a man for so responsible a position whose only real qualification is a stentorian voice . " Smith himself , like Welles and ...
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... reported as definitely in the cabinet . Though the reports were presently called premature , denial seldom catches up with rumor and the result was the series of pro and contra delega- tions in Springfield . In regard to the Conner ...
... reported as definitely in the cabinet . Though the reports were presently called premature , denial seldom catches up with rumor and the result was the series of pro and contra delega- tions in Springfield . In regard to the Conner ...
Page 288
... reported that a Pennsylvanian had argued Cameron's cause for five hours after Lincoln's return from Coles County and received satisfactory assurances.2 Another Cameron friend reported that he had described Cameron to the President Elect ...
... reported that a Pennsylvanian had argued Cameron's cause for five hours after Lincoln's return from Coles County and received satisfactory assurances.2 Another Cameron friend reported that he had described Cameron to the President Elect ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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