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George Boutwell: “That opinion was supported by an expressed public sentiment in the conventions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois…”

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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.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Boutwell highlights the widespread public support for General Grant's candidacy beyond just the Republican Party.

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