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On the recordSeptember 2, 1892
A vote of want of confidence is asked by our adversaries, and this challenge to a review of what has been done we promptly and gladly accept.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Letter Accepting the Presidential Nomination

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