wˌaɪl mək fˈɑːɹlənd kæmpˈeɪnd fɔːɹ pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪts wˈɪnfiːld skˈɑːt hˈæŋkɑːk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd ɡɹˈoʊvɚ klˈiːvlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː mˈoʊstli tˈɜːnd hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən tə lˈoʊkəl pˈɑːlətˌɪks.
While McFarland campaigned for presidential candidates Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880 and Grover Cleveland in 1884, he mostly turned his attention to local politics.