In 1758, George Washington changed his position on treating and instructed his campaign manager, Colonel James Wood, to treat the voters. According to Douglas Freeman, 160 gallons of alcohol were provided to 391 voters. This included 28 gallons of rum, 50 gallons of rum punch, 34 gallons of wine, 46 gallons of beer and 2 gallons of cider royal. Writing to the Colonel on July 28, 1758 Washington was concerned that they did not spend enough saying “my only fear is that you spent with too sparing a hand.”
Putting the party in politics!
Indeed!!