<prompt> Feleletša polelwana e latelago: Nakong ya lesolo la 1876 magareng ga Samuel J. Tilden le Rutherford B. Hayes, Dougherty o ile a boela bophelong bja dipolitiki, a nea polelo legatong la Tilden, wa Democratic, kua Cooper Union kua New York City. Ka 1880, o ile a ya sekolong sa  <response>: Kopano ya Setšhaba ya Democratic e le mothekgi wa modirišani-gotee le yena wa Pennsylvania e lego Winfield Scott Hancock. Gaešita le ge e be e se setho sa baemedi, moemedi o ile a nea Dougherty lefelo la gagwe ka sethaleng go dumelela seboledi go bolela polelo ya go bea leina la Hancock go kgethweng. Polelo ya gagwe e be e le e kopana, eupša e le e matla ge a reta Hancock: 