Those elections were protests against an attempt to depart from the old-fashioned method of ascertaining the will of the people in selecting Republican candidates.
George F. Hoar: “Those elections were protests against an attempt to depart from the old-fashioned method of ascertaining the will of the…”
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Hoar describes elections in Massachusetts as a response to changes in how candidates were selected.
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