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| | William Harrison Crawford |
 | | At thirty-five he was elected to fill a vacancy in the United State Senate, where his gigantic stature, open countenance, diligent endeavors, engaging affability, along with a fund of entertaining anecdotes, marked him for immediate success. |
 | | He impressed his colleagues as having a mind of his own by opposing Henry Clay on the question of renewal of the National Bank charter, and by his “Delphic Oracle” speech, in which he censored President Madison for ambiguities in his message on military preparation. |
 | | By 1823, the Federalist Party had collapsed, and Crawford was easily the foremost presidential aspirant, being warmly supported by Randolph, Macon, Madison, and Van Buren. |
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