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De Alexander: “More effort was made in our last State convention to triumph over Senator Fenton than to defeat Governor Hoffman, and in…”

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More effort was made in our last State convention to triumph over Senator Fenton than to defeat Governor Hoffman, and in selecting candidates for our State ticket the question of Fenton and anti-Fenton was more regarded by many than the nomination of strong and popular candidates.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This statement critiques the focus of a political convention on internal party conflicts rather than on strong candidates.

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