Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . e political leaders availed themselves of the oppor- II presented caused surprise in every circle, and the of every ve?r-; • \..... —,^\ i^. y feeling an« ; contests of the peric : — in theseaigh allns : the principal actors were the pohtiho then f Ilie to li Huis it was during th 1 the fli . •..:\ ears of our State history, IS little real progress until I heat Britain. It was an (Hilitical events in which many and often conflicting ele- ? reirtvoht ? , there appear factors who I part of e of the State, yet


Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . e political leaders availed themselves of the oppor- II presented caused surprise in every circle, and the of every ve?r-; • \..... —,^\ i^. y feeling an« ; contests of the peric : — in theseaigh allns : the principal actors were the pohtiho then f Ilie to li Huis it was during th 1 the fli . •..:\ ears of our State history, IS little real progress until I heat Britain. It was an (Hilitical events in which many and often conflicting ele- ? reirtvoht ? , there appear factors who I part of e of the State, yet wh^i in il)ed its ai 1 controlled its policy and mc ?nt of its a: minds \ aii iM ? -? hithci >.? actual lift ame the their desire for peace and frIMcKeans first term ofthe record of his adiiiinisti,his credit and little comfortstriven to beset his political pat 176 e public attention, theworkir. e Aar of 1 1 in the \< IltV. the people in •? ir ended in 1802, andhistory with much to-. although they had .\ery possible hufHfUoAlJru .ilAt::^nKj^imnui y/t^lettaU, i£/(W<««-JS6«^.:^««» ^S03 McKeans Administration lie. sensitive ill his nature, at times was seriousl) depressed bythe siiar]) criticisms put upon liim, but he rose manfully abovetliem all and was the successful candidate of liis party for re-election, liis o])ponent beingf James Ross, who received only 17,125\iites. a little more tlian one-tliinl of the total vote of the \t lliis time Ross was a ccmspicunus fisjinx in State history and


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