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Washington Letter on Cleveland Picks Fuller for Chief Justice
The Washington Letter from May 5 1888 reports President Cleveland’s nomination of Melville Fuller for Chief Justice with broad support in Congress. It notes Fuller’s Democratic leanings his past duties and the likelihood of swift senate confirmation. The piece also covers Senate debates over Hancock and McClellan Ingalls Vorhees and the Democratic strategy on tariff reform foreign relations and inter state commerce legislation.
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