Possible Clues:

• Picked by the party
• Seems there isn't an M so appointed in an Edward
• Proposed as a candidate
• Proposed for candidacy
• Put forward for election
• Proposed name I don't alter
• As proposed, Edward, it seems, contains not a M
• Named the man I tangled with in a famous case
• Observed housing many in area mentioned specifically
• Proposed maiden, not eccentric