In response, Hamilton sought to persuade northern Federalists to ditch Adams in favour of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, the Federalist vice-presidential candidate and brother of Thomas Pinckney.

作为回应，汉密尔顿试图说服北方联邦党人抛弃亚当斯，转而支持联邦党副总统候选人、托马斯·平克尼的兄弟查尔斯·科茨沃斯·平克尼。