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George F. Hoar: “It is utterly impossible for me to support the Buffalo nomination.”

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It is utterly impossible for me to support the Buffalo nomination.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar firmly states his inability to support a particular nomination he finds unacceptable.

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