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The American Government (Volume 1); Biographies of the President of the United States, the Vice-President, the Heads of Departments, and Senators of T epub

The American Government (Volume 1); Biographies of the President of the United States, the Vice-President, the Heads of Departments, and Senators of T epub

The American Government (Volume 1); Biographies of the President of the United States, the Vice-President, the Heads of Departments, and Senators of T by William Horatio Barnes

The American Government (Volume 1); Biographies of the President of the United States, the Vice-President, the Heads of Departments, and Senators of T
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Author: William Horatio Barnes
Number of Pages: 86 pages
Published Date: 05 Feb 2012
Publisher: General Books
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781235718113
File size: 33 Mb
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873. Excerpt: ... charged all the duties of his position with commendable punctuality and faithfulness. Mr. Fish was nomiuated as the Whig candidate for LieutenantGovernor, at the State Convention of 1846, on the same ticket with John Young. The Anti-Renters adopted Mr. Gardner, the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, and he was elected over Mr. Fish by upward of 13,000 majority. The latter was a candidate for the same office at the November election in 1847, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Gardner, and was elected by a majority of about 30,000. As President of the State Senate, Mr. Fish was distinguished by gentlemanly courtesy and dignified urbanity. Mr. Fish, as Lieutenant-Governor, occupied a position that naturally attracted the attention of the party to himself. The Whigs were divided into two factions, the Conservative or National, and the Radical Whigs--the particular friends of Mr. Seward. The sympathies of Mr. Fish were understood to be with the former; but, however decided in his convictions, he was moderate in the expression of his opinions, and by his conciliatory course had secured the good wishes of both factions. His friends in the city of New York urged his nomination for Governor with much earnestness, and such was his general popularity among the Whigs of the State, that he was nominated with great unanimity at the State Convention held on the 14th of September, 1848. The Democrats had now divided into two parties, presenting as their candidates John A. Dix and Reuben H. Walworth. The vote given for Mr. Fish was less than that given for both the Democratic candidates, but his plurality over either of them was very large. The division in the Democratic party rendered unnecessary any effort by the Whigs to secure the vict...

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