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This man sank in the polls when the AP printed the full French menu of a dinner he had with Andrew Carnegie and Jay Gould at Delmonico's. This politician shielded his future campaign manager Richard Kerens from prosecution in the Star Route scandal. (0[2])Evidence that this man benefited from Union Pacific payoffs was unearthed in a (0[1])document that ended, "Kindly burn this letter," known as the (*) Mulligan Letter. While campaigning for this man, Samuel D. Burchard called the Democrats a party of "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion." This man, who led the Half-Breeds, was called "the continental liar from the state of Maine." For 10 points, name this politician (10[1])who lost to Grover Cleveland in the 1884 election. ■END■ (10[2])

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