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→Strategist for Half-Breed Republicans
Ultimately, the devised strategy was to push for staunch Half-Breed Vermont senator [[George F. Edmunds]] at the [[Republican National Convention]] to avoid nominating either [[Ulysses S. Grant]], a favorite of the opposing congressional [[Stalwart]]s, or [[James G. Blaine]], both of which opposed civil service reform.<ref name=halfbreedrepublicans/> Two factors contributed to caution surrounding the strategy, one being an abundance of carefulness not to reveal their plans too soon and the other pertaining to Edmunds' lack of enthusiasm for becoming president.
Ultimately, the devised strategy was to push for staunch Half-Breed Vermont senator [[George F. Edmunds]] at the [[Republican National Convention]] to avoid nominating either [[Ulysses S. Grant]], a favorite of the opposing congressional [[Stalwart]]s, or [[James G. Blaine]], both of which opposed civil service reform.<ref name=halfbreedrepublicans/> Two factors contributed to caution surrounding the strategy, one being an abundance of carefulness not to reveal their plans too soon and the other pertaining to Edmunds' lack of enthusiasm for becoming president.
In early April of 1880, Sen. Hoar instructed political followers of Half-Breeds that the state needed to send men to the party convention with "no labels about their necks" while also sending at-large delegates to be labeled conspicuously as supporters of Edmunds.<ref name=halfbreedrepublicans/> The Massachusetts state convention later that month endorsed Edmunds for president.
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