The History of the Loco-Foco or Equal Rights Party: Its Movements, Conventions and Proceedings, With Short Characteristic Sketches of Its Prominent Men (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Introductory - Division in the Democratic Republican Party in the City of New York in 1835, on the subject of Monopolies Sketch of G. H. Evans and William Leggett - Secret Meet ings of the Friends of Equal Rights - Sketches of prominent Men - Persecution of Leggett - The Johnson Dinner Move ment - Nominations - Monopoly and anti-monopoly Tickets C. G. Ferris - Job Haskell - Leggett's Indisposition - Great Meeting in Tammany Hall, Oct. 29th - Description of the Usages - Rush and Contest for the Chair - Alex. Ming, J r. Banners - Inscriptions - Struggle for Ascendency - Extinguish ment of Gas Lights - loco-foco Lights - and Resolutions.

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