The Life and Administration of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, Speeches, Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., with a General View of His Policy as President of the United States, Embracing the Leading Events of the War. Also the European Press on His DeathReprinted, W. Abbatt, 1933 |
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... candidate for the Legislature , and when he had just entered his twenty - sixth year he was again nominated as a candidate for the Legislature of Illinois . The prospect of success was much brighter than before , for Abraham Lincoln had ...
... candidate for the Legislature , and when he had just entered his twenty - sixth year he was again nominated as a candidate for the Legislature of Illinois . The prospect of success was much brighter than before , for Abraham Lincoln had ...
Page 206
... candidate , 126,084 ; for the Douglas Democrats , 121,940 ; for the Lecompton candidates , 5,091 . But the vote for Senator being cast by the Legislature , Mr. Douglas was elected , his supporter having a majority of eight on joint ...
... candidate , 126,084 ; for the Douglas Democrats , 121,940 ; for the Lecompton candidates , 5,091 . But the vote for Senator being cast by the Legislature , Mr. Douglas was elected , his supporter having a majority of eight on joint ...
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... candidate of his party in the coming Pre- sidential election . He was first conspicuously named for the Presi- dency at a meeting of the Illinois State Republican Convention , where a Democrat of Macon county presented to the convention ...
... candidate of his party in the coming Pre- sidential election . He was first conspicuously named for the Presi- dency at a meeting of the Illinois State Republican Convention , where a Democrat of Macon county presented to the convention ...
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