A Letter to the Public Upon Political Parties Caucuses And Conventions And Th
A Letter to the Public Upon Political Parties Caucuses And Conventions And Th
Cornelius P Cornelius Peter Van Ness
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At the same time, this powerful machine- ry, this tremendous engine, was under the guidance and control of a dozen or so of the leading men throughout the Union. The great body of the people paid little atten- tion to the primary meetings in the States, through which the general, conventions were principally organized ; while, on the other hand, the agents and partizans of those who held the wires, were sure to attend in suffi- cient numbers to secure the appointment pi the delegates which had ...been named tor them. This practice was reduced to a per- fect system. The mass of the voters, there- tore, had very little to do with the choice of the candidates for whom they were to vote ; and, in that little, those of them who took part were merely used as instruments to pro- mulgate nominations which had been pre- vioush settled and determined upon by a. Throughout the Union ; and the intelligence select few. And observation of the people of the several It is proper here to explain, thai in speak- States would, generally, if not at all times, ing of leading men, in connexion with the enable them to judge as to the one who would discipline of party, it is not intended to in- be most likely to command a majority of the ' elude, generally, the large body of leading votes of all the States.
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