Keywords: Political conventions
Item 77453
James Blaine telegram to G.F. Shepley, Augusta, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Rockland Media: Ink on paper
Item 76632
Republican delegates to national convention, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Norridgewock; Chicago Media: Ink on paper
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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29
… Gate designs 1866 Philadelphia National Union convention Bangor Democratic convention George W. Ladd Sen. James R.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866
… convention preceded the Democrats' Philadelphia convention, held before the 1866 mid-year elections with the hope of forming a new political party…
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How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
