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...election was assured. But Manuel Quezon wanted it made unanimous. Only three parties were allowed on the ballot: Quezon's Nationalist Party; the Popular Front Party of sick, old Juan Sumulong; and the small radical Ganap Party, whose pro-Japanese founder is in jail. Running with Quezon was his Vice President, tall, slant-eyed Sergio Osmeña, whose popularity in the Philippines is equal to the President's. Every one of the 122 Nacionalista candidates for the Senate and the Assembly was hand-picked by Quezon, who shuffled them as a bridge player shuffles cards while...
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