I said on the first day of the convention that in my opinion if the delegates could be shut up by themselves and not permitted to leave the room until they agreed, the man on whom they would agree would be General Garfield.
Hoar reflects on his belief that Garfield would be the consensus choice among delegates if isolated.
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