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However, Edmunds, who Half-Breeds supported in 1880, broke from Dawes and Hoar in refusing to accept Blaine as a genuine convert.<ref name=p.67-68/> Indeed, the Vermont senator refused to support Blaine when the latter was nominated by the Republican National Convention in the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]].
However, Edmunds, who Half-Breeds supported in 1880, broke from Dawes and Hoar in refusing to accept Blaine as a genuine convert.<ref name=p.67-68/> Indeed, the Vermont senator refused to support Blaine when the latter was nominated by the Republican National Convention in the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]].
====Support for civil service reform====
Like all early Half-Breeds who were relatively prominent during the Hayes presidency, Dawes supported civil service reform. During the presidency of [[James Garfield]], he wrote two letters at separate occasions in July 1881 on the matter.<ref>July 22 1881. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/07/22/102753371.pdf CIVIL SERVICE REFORM; SENATOR DAWES WRITES A LETTER ON THE SUBJECT.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 5, 2021.</ref><ref>July 30, 1881. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/07/30/102754881.pdf CIVIL SERVICE REFORM; ANOTHER LETTER FROM SENATOR DAWES.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 5, 2021.</ref>
====Dawes Act of 1887====
====Dawes Act of 1887====