 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 568 pages
...delegates to a district convention, and Baker* beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...be ' fixed' a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to the man who ha3 'cut him out,' and is marrying his own dear gal." In a subsequent letter,... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 pages
...delegates to a district convention, and Baker* beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...be ' fixed' a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to thdlman who has ' cut him out,' and is marrying his own dear gal." In a subsequent letter,... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...delegates to a district convention, and Baker* beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. ' The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...be ' fixed' a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to the man who has 'cut him out,' and is marrying his own dear gal." In a subsequent letter,... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Presidents - 1866 - 578 pages
...delegates to a district convention, and Baker* beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...be ' fixed' a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to the man who has 'cut him out,' and is marrying his own dear gal." In a subsequent letter,... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...delegates to a district convention, and Baker* beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...be ' fixed ' a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to the man who has 'cut him out,' and is marrying his own dear gal." In a subsequent letter,... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 556 pages
...delegates to a district convention, and Baker* beat me, and .got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...that, in getting Baker the nomination, I shall be 6 fixed ' a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to the man who has 'cut him out,' and is... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 654 pages
...delegates to a district convention ; and Baker beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...cut him out, and is marrying his own dear " gal." About the prospects of your having a namesake at our town, can't say exactly yet. A. LINCOLN. He was... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon, Chauncey Forward Black - 1872 - 604 pages
...delegates to a district convention ; and Baker beat me, and got the delegation instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it,...cut him out, and is marrying his own dear " gal." About the prospects of your having a namesake at our town, can't say exactly yet. A. LINCOLN. He was... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Biography & Autobiography - 1882 - 430 pages
...district convention, whereupon he wrote to his old friend Speed, in a vein of humour, " The meeting appointed me one of the delegates, so that in getting...the nomination I shall be ' fixed ' a good deal like the fellow who is made groomsman to the man who has ' cut him out, 1 and is marrying his own dear gal."... | |
 | Charles Maltby - California - 1884 - 328 pages
...Baker beat me and got the delegation' instructed to go for him. The meeting, in spite of my attempts decline it, appointed me one of the delegates, so...shall be fixed a good deal like a fellow who is made groomsman to the man who has 'cut him out' and is marrying his own dear gal." ardin was nominated by... | |
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The meeting, in spite of my attempt to decline it, appointed me one of the delegates; so that in getting Baker the nomination, I shall be fixed a good deal like a fellow who is made a groomsman to a man that has cut him out and is marrying his own dear... 
