[单项选择]To broaden their voting appeal in the Presidential election of 1796, the Federalists selected Thomas Pinckney, a leading South Carolinian, as running mate for the New Englander John Adams. But Pinckney’s Southern friends chose to ignore their party’s intentions and regarded Pinckney as a Presidential candidate, creating a political situation that Alexander Hamilton was determined to exploit. Hamilton had long been wary of Adams’ stubbornly independent brand of politics and preferred to see his running mate, over whom he could exert more control, in the President’s chair.
The election was held under the system originally established by the Constitution. At that time there was but a single tally, with the candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes declared President and the candidate with the second largest number declared Vice President. Hamilton anticipated that all the Federalists in the North would vote for Adams and Pinckney equally in an attempt to ensure that J
A. A newspaper publisher who adds a special section to the Sunday edition to review the week’s political events.
B. A member of the clergy who encourages members of other faiths to meet to discuss solutions to the community’s problems.
C. An artist who saves preliminary sketches of an important work even after the work is finally completed.
D. A general who orders his retreating troops to destroy supplies they must leave behind so they cannot be used by the enemy.