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The nomination of a candidate by a third party, ignoring the slavery question, did not change the issue.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The nomination of a candidate by a third party, ignoring the slavery question, did not change the issue.”
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Sherman argues that a third party's nomination did not alter the central issue of slavery in the election.
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