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If the Harrisburg convention punctured the assumption that the people demanded Grant's nomination, the Utica assembly destroyed it, since the majority of thirty-three indicated an entire absence of spontaneity.
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This quote reflects Alexander's analysis of the political dynamics at the Harrisburg convention and its implications for Grant's nomination.
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