1. Stevens was a Republican when the party was founded , and became a Delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1860 and 1868 .
2. Stevens was a Republican when the party was founded , and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1860 and 1868 .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Select from: * no. * yes....I think the answer is
no