Lex Anteinternet: December 20, 1919. Pershing in race?

Friday, December 20, 2019

December 20, 1919. Pershing in race?

No, he wasn't.

A committee in Nebraska was attempting to draft him. He'd end up declining.

Pershing fits into that group of American military heroes that the public seriously thought about elevating to the nation's highest office. He fits into the subset of them that declined that invitation when it became serious.

Men, and at that time it was all men, were lining up to be candidates for the 1920 Presidential election, which in our era should give us pause. It was December of 1919, and the candidates were not yet fully identified by any means.

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Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

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