That opinion was supported by an expressed public sentiment in the conventions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and in other parts of the country there were evidences of a disposition in the body of the people to support General Grant in numbers far in excess of the strength of the Republican Party.
Boutwell highlights the widespread public support for General Grant's candidacy beyond just the Republican Party.
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