Word: mugwumped
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...feel called upon by his personal feelings to desert his fellow-students and refuse to obey the expressed will of the majority. The appearance of the Harvard students in the presidential parade is looked upon as the feature of the campaign, in the way of a torchlight display. Whether, mugwump, stalwart, or third-party man, the Harvard student is at present preeminently a Harvard student and is when a representation from Harvard demanded every local or partisan prejudice should cease and the call be responded to unanimously by those who bear the title of Harvard students...