Charles Sumner: “It would give minorities in distant States an opportunity of being…”

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It would give minorities in distant States an opportunity of being heard in determining who shall be Chief Magistrate.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that such an amendment would ensure that minority voices in distant states are represented in presidential elections.

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Charles Sumner: “It would give minorities in distant States an opportunity of being heard in determining who shall be Chief Magistrate.”