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==="Proxy" incident===
==="Proxy" incident===
In September 1882 amidst the state's gubernatorial election that year, the Republicans were divided once again between the Stalwart and Half-Breed factions; Judge Folger was the candidate of the former.<ref name=nytimesobit/> French claimed that [[William H. Robertson]], a prominent figure among the Half-Breeds, sent him the subsequent telegram:
In September 1882 amidst the state's gubernatorial election that year, the Republicans were divided once again between the Stalwart and Half-Breed factions; Judge Charles J. Folger was the candidate of the former.<ref name=nytimesobit/> French claimed that [[William H. Robertson]], a prominent figure among the Half-Breeds, sent him the subsequent telegram:
{{quotebox|Hon. W. H. Robertson:
{{quotebox|Hon. W. H. Robertson:
It is of utmost importance that you come here on the 3:30 train. State Committee meets here to-night. Answer you will come.
It is of utmost importance that you come here on the 3:30 train. State Committee meets here to-night. Answer you will come.