I think they would choose Sam because he was closest to Frodo and, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there a prophecy saying that the Haflings would be the ones to fulfill the destruction of the ring? I might have misunderstood something.
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"I must not fear.Fear is the mind killer. fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see it's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
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