Here are some tips for doing the job right: 1  For the best effects, use salt crystals 1/8 to 3/8 inch in size and press them into the surface to a depth about half of their diameter. 2  To achieve the most distinct salt imprint, give the concrete a smooth finish before applying the salt particles.
McVeigh was a registered Republican when he lived in Buffalo , New York in the 1980s , and had a membership in the National Rifle Association while in the military , [ 82 ] but voted for Libertarian Party candidate , Harry Browne , in the 1996 presidential elections. [ 83 ] McVeigh was raised Roman Catholic. [ 84 ] During his childhood , he and his ...
The 1884 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, on June 3â6, with former Speaker of the House James G. Blaine of Maine, President Arthur, and Senator George F. Edmunds of Vermont as the frontrunners.laine had been prevented from getting the Republican presidential nomination during the previous two elections because of the stigma of the Mulligan letters: in 1876, a Boston bookkeeper named James Mulligan had located some letters showing that Blaine had sold his influence in Congress to various businesses.