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George F. Hoar: “I think he hoped that there might be a union or coalition of the Democrats and Labor men in the Presidential election of…”

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I think he hoped that there might be a union or coalition of the Democrats and Labor men in the Presidential election of 1880, and that in that way he would be elected President.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar reflects on the political aspirations of a colleague regarding a potential coalition in the 1880 Presidential election.

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