Electoral sociability [ Politics & Society ]
… politics could be combined with horseracing. Even without such grand meetings, elections occasioned social visits and letters between those seeking to marshal an ‘interest’ behind a candidate. The well-attended Grosvenor canvassing party … nick-names, personal affronts are kept alive and warm from three year to three year’, complained Daniel Defoe. 14 12 . A Letter to a Friend upon Occasion of the House of Commons Passing a Bill Intituled an Act for Enlarging the Time for the …
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