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Show Hi!;'' ' Many delegates were disposed to criticise the HM I D action of Secretary Hammond in withdrawing in H jl i favor of Governor Wells after the first ballot, but Hj t, 3 that was only natural, as it was generally under- Hj;' 1 Btood that there was no particular belligerency B J, i towards each other in the campaigns of the two HJ state officers. The real mistaHe was in Ham- H I mj mond's failure to throw his more or less fragile Hj i support to Wells before the convention. This Hjfjji would have insured the nomination of the Gover- Hnj''j nor, as there would have been no chances for the HI ij! H trading specialty which resulted' in Cutler's nomi- H i nation on the second ballot. |
