I know, gentlemen, that you have been called upon to make a choice which was unpleasant to you because you would have liked to vote for both of us, and would have been glad to have two Senators to elect instead of one.
John Sherman: “I know, gentlemen, that you have been called upon to make a choice which was unpleasant to you because you would have…”
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Sherman recognizes the difficult choice faced by voters in the senatorial election.
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