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====Half-Breeds join Stalwarts against Hayes====

====Half-Breeds join Stalwarts against Hayes====

Hayes' decision to remove Arthur from the New York Customs House angered not only Stalwarts but even elicited the criticism of Half-Breeds who questioned the wisdom of the action and had earlier stood side-by-side with the president.<ref>[https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osushistory/chapter/the-key-political-issues-patronage-tariffs-and-gold/ The Key Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, and Gold]. ''University of Central Florida''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>

Hayes' decision to remove Arthur from the New York Customs House angered not only Stalwarts but even elicited the criticism of Half-Breeds who questioned the wisdom of the action and had earlier stood side-by-side with the president.<ref name=ucf>[https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osushistory/chapter/the-key-political-issues-patronage-tariffs-and-gold/ The Key Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, and Gold]. ''University of Central Florida''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>

 

Any remaining hopes of a party renomination for Hayes in the [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 presidential election]] depended on support from potential Half-Breed allies. With this crucial depending support evaporating, he faced no chance of becoming the Republican nominee for the race.<ref name=ucf/>

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