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It seems like a good idea to inaugurate this talk page with some discussion of Lane receiving the Democratic vote in the legislature for Senate. Now, remember, in 1903, the legislatures still elected Senators. The famed debates between Lincoln and Douglas were to get people to elect Illinois state legislators of their parties. In 1902, Lane lost the gubernatorial election, possibly due to shady activities by the Republicans. The legislature stayed Republican. It didn't matter who the Democrats voted for, for Senate, that person wasn't going to win. So, apparently as a protest, they voted for Lane. If this can be made clearer in the article, while still keeping within the sources, please feel free to do so.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 17:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Lane later wrote, "I put myself through college by working on vacation and after hours, and I am very glad I did it." - this is not a memorable quote. — Mattisse ( Talk) 02:32, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
That is a great point. I like to see thinking and perspectives like this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nstonaker ( talk • contribs) 03:43, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
First paragraph: '...died of angina pectoris'. Angina pectoris is a symptom - a pain, usually felt in the chest. By definition it is treatable and reversible. It indicates that someone is at risk of suffering a heart attack. But one cannot 'die' of angina pectoris. Did Lane in fact suffer a heart attack?
Can't make out whether he graduated from this "From 1884 to 1886, he attended the University of California at Berkeley, though he did not graduate.[2] Lane later wrote, "I put myself through college by working on vacation and after hours, and I am very glad I did it."[6] He later received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of California, from New York University, Brown University, and the University of North Carolina.[7] After graduation, he worked as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle (henceforth Chronicle).[1]" Smallbones ( talk) 00:57, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
If anyone saw the CSD, my apologies. I accidentally CSDed the article while trying to copy from the CSD template. I'm very sorry. I've reverted my edit. Bejinhan Talk 04:20, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
It's so odd. After graduating from Franklin K. Lane High School, I attended the University of California at Berkeley (Just as Franklin K. Lane did). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.14.16.187 ( talk) 03:45, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
User:Wehwalt, is me again.
Those two sources, two urls are exactly the same, which leds to title "Lane defends railroads", wrong url?
-- Jarodalien ( talk) 01:13, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
I have translated this article to Chinese Wikipedia here and promoted to FA status, and I want to thank User:Wehwalt for his effort to write this amazing article. -- Jarodalien ( talk) 08:22, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
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