Charles Evans Hughes : politics and reform in New York, 1905-1910 /

When Charles Evans Hughes defeated William Randolph Hearst for the governorship of New York in 1906, the New York State Republican Party was split between the remnants of the rural, conservative Platt political machine in Albany and the forces loyal to the progressive, energetic President and former...

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Main Author: Wesser, Robert F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Abbreviations and Abbreviated Titles; I: Introduction: Bossism and Factionalism in New York Republican Politics, 1881-1904; II: The People Awaken: Gas and Insurance Investigations of 1905; III: Republican Response: The Nomination of Charles Evans Hughes; IV: Democratic Challenge: The Nomination of William Randolph Hearst and t he Campaign of 1906; V: The First Skirmish: Preparation for the Governorship; VI: The Kelsey Fight and Administrative Reform; VII: The 1907 Legislature and the Reform Program; VIII: The Battle Renewed; IX: Presidential Politics.
  • X: Renomination and Re-electionXI: The Direct Primary Fight: First Phase; XII: The Direct Primary and the Republican Party Battle of 1910; XIII: Social Reform and the Public Welfare; XIV: The Hughes Legacy; Bibliographical Note; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.