Fifty Years of Public Service / Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois
Produced by Ed Ferris
Transcriber's notes:
The dieresis is transcribed by a preceding hyphen. Caps and small caps have been set as upper and lower case. Names have been corrected
LoC call number: E661.C9
SECOND EDITION CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1911
Copyright A. C. McCLURG & Co. 1911
Published October, 1911 Second Edition, December, 1911
CONTENTS CHAPTER I Birth to Admission to the Bar, 1829 to 1855 II Service as City Attorney at Springfield, 1855 and 1856 III Election to the Illinois Legislature: Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1856 to 1858 IV Other Distinguished Characters of that Day, 1858 and 1859 V Nomination of Lincoln and Douglas for the Presidency, 1859 and 1860 VI Speaker of the Illinois Legislature, and a Member of Congress, 1860 to 1865 VII Lincoln, 1860 to 1864 VIII Notables in the Thirty-ninth Congress, 1864 to 1870 IX The Impeachment of President Johnson X Speaker of the Legislature, and Governor, 1871 to 1883 XI Grant XII General John A. Logan XIII General John M. Palmer XIV Governor Richard J. Oglesby XV Senatorial Career, 1883 to 1911 XVI Cleveland's First Term, 1884 to 1887 XVII Cleveland's Defeat and Harrison's First Term, 1888 to 1891 XVIII Cleveland's Second Term, 1892 to 1896 XIX McKinley's Presidency, 1896 to 1901 XX Roosevelt's Presidency, 1901 to 1909 XXI Interstate Commerce XXII John Marshall Harlan XXIII Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations XXIV Work of the Committee on Foreign Relations XXV The Interoceanic Canal XXVI Santo Domingo's Fiscal Affairs XXVII Diplomatic Agreements by Protocol XXVIII Arbitration XXIX Titles and Decorations from Foreign Powers XXX Isle of Pines, Danish West Indies, and Algeciras XXXI Congress under the Taft Administration XXXII Lincoln Centennial: Lincoln Library XXXIII Consecutive Elections to United States Senate XXXIV Conclusion
Index
S. M. Cullom Shelby M. Cullom, while a Law Student Richard Yates Stephen A. Douglas Abraham Lincoln James G. Blaine Andrew Johnson Shelby M. Cullom, while Governor of Illinois Ulysses S. Grant John A. Logan John M. Palmer Richard J. Oglesby Grover Cleveland James A. Garfield William McKinley William Howard Taft Cushman K. Davis William P. Frye John C. Spooner Theodore Roosevelt Elihu Root
Shelby M. Cullom
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FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE
FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE
LIST OF PORTRAITS
FOREWORD
FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE
CHAPTER II SERVICE AS CITY ATTORNEY AT SPRINGFIELD 1855 and 1856
CHAPTER III ELECTION TO THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE: LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES 1856 to 1858
CHAPTER IV OTHER DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS OF THAT DAY 1858 and 1859
CHAPTER V NOMINATION OF LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS FOR THE PRESIDENCY 1859 and 1860
CHAPTER VI SPEAKER OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE AND A MEMBER OF CONGRESS 1860 to 1865
CHAPTER VII LINCOLN 1860 to 1864
CHAPTER VIII NOTABLES IN THE THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1864 to 1870
CHAPTER IX THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON 1865
CHAPTER X SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND GOVERNOR 1871 to 1883
CHAPTER XI GRANT
CHAPTER XII GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN
CHAPTER XIII GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER
CHAPTER XIV GOVERNOR RICHARD J. OGLESBY
CHAPTER XV SENATORIAL CAREER 1883 to 1911
CHAPTER XVI CLEVELAND'S FIRST TERM 1884 to 1887
CHAPTER XVII CLEVELAND'S DEFEAT AND HARRISON'S FIRST TERM 1888 to 1891
CHAPTER XVIII CLEVELAND'S SECOND TERM 1892 to 1896
CHAPTER XIX McKINLEY'S PRESIDENCY 1896 to 1901
CHAPTER XX ROOSEVELT'S PRESIDENCY 1901 to 1909
CHAPTER XXI INTERSTATE COMMERCE
CHAPTER XXII JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN
CHAPTER XXIII MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
CHAPTER XXIV WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
CHAPTER XXV THE INTEROCEANIC CANAL
CHAPTER XXVI SANTO DOMINGO'S FISCAL AFFAIRS
CHAPTER XXVII DIPLOMATIC AGREEMENTS BY PROTOCOL.
CHAPTER XXVIII ARBITRATION
CHAPTER XXIX TITLES AND DECORATIONS FROM FOREIGN POWERS
CHAPTER XXX ISLE OF PINES, DANISH WEST INDIES, AND ALGECIRAS
CHAPTER XXXI CONGRESS UNDER THE TAFT ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER XXXII LINCOLN CENTENNIAL: LINCOLN LIBRARY
CHAPTER XXXIII CONSECUTIVE ELECTIONS TO UNITED STATES SENATE
CHAPTER XXXIV CONCLUSION