Though the " regular" Republicans called them " Mugwumps" and laughed at them as the " men milliners, the dilettanti, and carpet knights of politics, " they had a following that was not to be despised.
尽管“正规” 的共和党人称他们为“Mugwumps”，并嘲笑他们是“男性女帽制造商、业余爱好者和政治地毯骑士” ，但他们拥有一批不容轻视的追随者。