Fifty Years of Public Service
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- Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois
Shelby M. (Shelby Moore) Cullom
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1. Front matter2. Chapter VIII: "La Fayette", Indiana, kept as a contemporary variant spelling. McPherson, "clerk of the house" changed to "Clerk of the House" (of Representatives).3. CHAPTER I BIRTH TO ADMISSION TO THE BAR 1829 to 18554. CHAPTER II SERVICE AS CITY ATTORNEY AT SPRINGFIELD 1855 and 18565. CHAPTER III ELECTION TO THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE: LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES 1856 to 18586. CHAPTER IV OTHER DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS OF THAT DAY 1858 and 18597. CHAPTER V NOMINATION OF LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS FOR THE PRESIDENCY 1859 and 18608. CHAPTER VI SPEAKER OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE AND A MEMBER OF CONGRESS 1860 to 18659. CHAPTER VII LINCOLN 1860 to 186410. CHAPTER VIII NOTABLES IN THE THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS 1864 to 187011. CHAPTER IX THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON 186512. CHAPTER X SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND GOVERNOR 1871 to 188313. CHAPTER XI GRANT14. CHAPTER XII GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN15. CHAPTER XIII GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER16. CHAPTER XIV GOVERNOR RICHARD J. OGLESBY17. CHAPTER XV SENATORIAL CAREER 1883 to 191118. CHAPTER XVI CLEVELAND'S FIRST TERM 1884 to 188719. CHAPTER XVII CLEVELAND'S DEFEAT AND HARRISON'S FIRST TERM 1888 to 189120. CHAPTER XVIII CLEVELAND'S SECOND TERM 1892 to 189621. CHAPTER XIX McKINLEY'S PRESIDENCY 1896 to 190122. CHAPTER XX ROOSEVELT'S PRESIDENCY 1901 to 190923. CHAPTER XXI INTERSTATE COMMERCE24. CHAPTER XXII JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN25. CHAPTER XXIII MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS26. CHAPTER XXIV WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS27. CHAPTER XXV THE INTEROCEANIC CANAL28. CHAPTER XXVI SANTO DOMINGO'S FISCAL AFFAIRS29. CHAPTER XXVII DIPLOMATIC AGREEMENTS BY PROTOCOL.30. CHAPTER XXVIII ARBITRATION31. CHAPTER XXIX TITLES AND DECORATIONS FROM FOREIGN POWERS32. CHAPTER XXX ISLE OF PINES, DANISH WEST INDIES, AND ALGECIRAS33. CHAPTER XXXI CONGRESS UNDER THE TAFT ADMINISTRATION34. CHAPTER XXXII LINCOLN CENTENNIAL: LINCOLN LIBRARY35. CHAPTER XXXIII CONSECUTIVE ELECTIONS TO UNITED STATES SENATE36. CHAPTER XXXIV CONCLUSION