The hungry horde of Whig office seekers descended upon him like wolves upon the fold.

饥肠辘辘的辉格党求职者像狼群一样向他袭来。

In fact, each convention was made up mainly of office holders and office seekers, and the new institution was soon denounced as vigorously as King Caucus had been, particularly by statesmen who failed to obtain a nomination.

事实上，每次会议主要由公职人员和求职者组成，新机构很快就像国王核心小组一样受到强烈谴责， 尤其是那些未能获得提名的政治家。