Old time notes of Pennsylvania; a connected and chronological record of the commercial, industrial and educational advancement of Pennsylvania, and the inner history of all political movements since (14579682538)
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Identifier: oldtimenotesofpe02mccl (find matches)
Title: Old time notes of Pennsylvania; a connected & chronological record of the commercial, industrial & educational advancement of Pennsylvania, & the inner history of all political movements since the adoption of the constitution of 1838
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: McClure, Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly), 1828-1909
Subjects: Pennsylvania -- History Pennsylvania -- Politics and government
Publisher: Philadelphia, Winston
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN
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t gave McKinley, the Republi-can candidate for President, 113,139 majority. Thisdefeat of the Martin-Porter domination, followed bythe election of Penrose, was soon followed by Quay,Penrose and Durham capturing the organization of thecity, and practically retiring the Martin-Porter element. Quay had absolute control of the Republican Stateconvention and received a very cordial endorsement asPennsylvanias candidate for the Republican nomina-nation for the Presidency. The only opposing elementin the convention was that controlled by Magee, of Pitts-burg, who with others refused to support Quay. Theballot in the National convention gave 661 1-2 forMcKinley, 84 1-2 for Reed, with 61 1-2 for Quay, s^ ofwhich were given by Pennsylvania, 2 by Georgia, i byMississippi and one-half by Louisiana. In the early part of the struggle for the Presidentialnomination it looked as if Quay might have somechance, as the contest between McKinley and Reedwas aggressive and bitter, but some weeks before the
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