In early conventions, delegates were hand picked by party bosses and could vote on the candidate of their choice, but the process could be a little messy, often requiring dozens of ballots to select a nominee.
在早期的大会中,代表们是由政党的领导者们亲自挑选出来的,他们可以为他们选择的候选人投票,但过程可能有点复杂,通常需要几十张选票才能选出一个被提名者。