Why did the Anti-Masonic Party nominate William Wirt for president in the 1832 election, when Wirt was himself a Freemason? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why did the Anti-Masonic Party nominate William Wirt for president in the 1832 election, when Wirt was himself a Freemason?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/iiqxdv/in_1832_the_anti_masonic_party_nominated_william/ /u/secessionisillegal gave me a wonderful answer to this question a while back