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Rise of Fred Lehman traced from Iowa era to Taft appointment
The piece recalls Fred Lehman's rise in Iowa politics, his famed Gettysburg speeches at conventions, Irish praise, and the 1896 platform split. It notes Lehman's later move to the Republican side, Taft's solicitor general appointment, and reflects on progressive moves under La Follette and Roosevelt, ending with doubts about a 1912 insurgent strategy.
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Fred" Lehman
Moore
Opera House
Des Moines
Issee
Hancock
Cincinnati
Burlington
Tom” Potter
Q” Road
John P. Irish
Iowa City
Iowa City Press
Gettysburg
Fred” Lehman
Fred
John
Iowa
Pan P. Irish
Democratic Party
R. G. Phelps
State Committee
Phelps
Trimble
Moses Bloom
Pete Ballingall
Ta Campbell
W. H. M. Pursey
Tom Potter
New Jerusalem
St. Louis
Republican Party
Taft
United States
Wilson
Gayarcys
Harman
Labollette
Bes Moines Register
LaFollette
Woodrow, Wilson
Gaynor
Dudge Harmon
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Europe
Ohio River
Senate