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De Alexander: “The South is in due time to concentrate on a candidate--probably Horatio Seymour of our own State--and then New York is…”

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The South is in due time to concentrate on a candidate--probably Horatio Seymour of our own State--and then New York is to desert Douglas for her own favourite son.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander predicts a shift in political allegiance within New York, highlighting the state's influence in national politics.

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