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Domestic News
November 10, 1804
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Massachusetts, Republicans contested two candidates for presidential elector, but General Hull withdrew to prevent vote division and protect party interests.
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HIGHLY HONORABLE.
We observed, with regret, that the republicans in one of the districts in Massachusetts had so fought for two candidates for elector of President and Vice President, when only one could be elected. It however gives us pleasure to find that one of the candidates / General Hull has been actuated by a sense of reverence and regard for principle and accordingly has declined. In the notice he requests there may be "no division of the republican votes on his account." We would ask him if it was not more honorable for him to decline being considered a candidate, than it would have been to have pertinaciously persisted, in being considered a candidate to the sacrifice of the republican interest.--Bait. Amer.
We observed, with regret, that the republicans in one of the districts in Massachusetts had so fought for two candidates for elector of President and Vice President, when only one could be elected. It however gives us pleasure to find that one of the candidates / General Hull has been actuated by a sense of reverence and regard for principle and accordingly has declined. In the notice he requests there may be "no division of the republican votes on his account." We would ask him if it was not more honorable for him to decline being considered a candidate, than it would have been to have pertinaciously persisted, in being considered a candidate to the sacrifice of the republican interest.--Bait. Amer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Massachusetts Politics
General Hull
Republican Elector
Candidate Withdrawal
What entities or persons were involved?
General Hull
Where did it happen?
Massachusetts
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Massachusetts
Key Persons
General Hull
Outcome
general hull declined candidacy to avoid division of republican votes.
Event Details
Republicans in a Massachusetts district contested two candidates for elector of President and Vice President, but General Hull withdrew out of principle to preserve the republican interest.