Boss Rule in the Gilded Age
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Boss Rule in the Gilded Age

Matt Quay of Pennsylvania

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eBook - PDF

Boss Rule in the Gilded Age

Matt Quay of Pennsylvania

About this book

Matt Quay was called "the ablest politician this country has ever produced." He served as a United States senator representing Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1904. His career as a Republican Party boss, however, spanned nearly half a century, during which numerous governors and one president owed their election success to his political skills. James A. Kehl was given the first public access to Quay's own papers, and herein presents the inside story of this controversial man who was considered a political Robin Hood for his alleged bribe-taking, misappropriations of funds, and concern for the underprivileged-yet he emerged as the most powerful member of the Republican Party in his state.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. From These Roots: 1833–1865
  5. 2. A Lieutenant in Cameron's Army: 1865–1867
  6. 3. A Profile Low in Politics, High in Visibility: 1867–1877
  7. 4. From Lieutenant to General: 1877–1884
  8. 5. The Unofficial Government: 1884–1895
  9. 6. The Making of a Candidate: 1888
  10. 7. The Making of a President: 1888
  11. 8. Altruism Versus Practical Politics: 1889–1890
  12. 9. Trial by Newspaper: 1889–1890
  13. 10. The Unmaking of a President: 1891–1893
  14. 11. The Sphinx Speaks: 1894–1896
  15. 12. Exercises in Defensive Power: 1897–1900
  16. 13. Leader of the Anti-Hanna Forces: 1900–1904
  17. 14. The Senator's Career Faces West: 1902–1904
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index