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But if a vision of the governorship momentarily unsettled his mind, one glance at McLaughlin and the Brooklyn delegation, sitting like icebergs in the midst of the heated uproar, restored his reason.
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Alexander reflects on the psychological pressures faced by a political figure amidst a chaotic convention.
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