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A breach of trust by a delegate to a nominating convention is an act of dishonor of the same class with that to which no presidential elector in the United States has yet stooped-- a breach of trust by an elector.
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Hoar compares a breach of trust by a delegate in a nominating convention to the dishonor of a presidential elector who fails to uphold their duty.
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