He announced that he would not seek or accept the nomination of his party for another term as president.

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Blaine replied: "If the presidential nomination is offered to me, I could not and would not accept it."

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He was sure Douglas would not accept the nomination based on such a platform.

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He said he will speak in the coming hours about whether he'll accept the nomination.

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But you know what, if you don't even mention Afghanistan that's a problem when you accept the nomination.

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"I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president, " Johnson said.

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