De Alexander: “No other name could have been put on the ticket so bitterly humbling…”

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No other name could have been put on the ticket so bitterly humbling to me as that which was selected.

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Alexander reflects on the personal humiliation he felt from the name chosen for the ticket, indicating a deep emotional response.

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De Alexander: “No other name could have been put on the ticket so bitterly humbling to me as that which was selected.”