It was argued, also, that although the Whigs were numerically the largest portion of the Republican party, a candidate of Democratic antecedents would be preferable, especially in Pennsylvania, a State, they declared, which Seward could not carry.
This quote illustrates the internal debate within the Republican Party about candidate selection and regional appeal.
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