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I have no desire to be in the convention and do not mean to be a candidate.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “I have no desire to be in the convention and do not mean to be a candidate.”
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Beveridge expresses his disinterest in participating in a political convention, emphasizing his desire to step back from candidacy.
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