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With a pretty good knowledge of the material of our House, I would far prefer that any one of the candidates be elected by the people rather than allow the contest to be determined by Congress.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “With a pretty good knowledge of the material of our House, I would far prefer that any one of the candidates be elected…”
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Sherman expresses a preference for direct election of candidates by the people over Congressional determination.
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