Election+of+1868

The president before the 1868 election was Andrew Jackson. He became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was the vice president before he became president. He was in charge of the reconstruction. He wasnt really successful. In fact he wasnt good at all that congress tried to impreach him. It wasnt just 1 but 2 times that they did this. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the 1868 election.

The election of 1868 was the first election to take place in the reconstruction. It was between War Hero General Ulysses Grant and Governer Horatio Seymour from New York. General Ulysses Grant received a unanimous vote on the first ballot at the Republican convention. General Ulysses Grant was also given free houses from Pennsylvania and Illonois. He also recieved a cash grant of more then $100,000. He loved the money and luxuary that he accepted the Republican nomination in 1868. Although Grant lacked strong political convictions, he enjoyed the attention showered on him following the war. He was very popular. Grant did not really campaign and made no promises. Seymour did with tradition and campaigned in the north. The campaign was bitter Grant was hailed as a war hero but had many accusations. He was accused of being a drunkard and a negro lover.

Seymour was the 18th governor of New York. He was more experienced in politics then Grant. As the Governor of the largest state in the union, Seymour was the most prominent Democratic opponent of the President. He was the governor of New York 2 times. The only problem is Seymour was attacked for his backing of the inflationary greenback scheme.

In the end Grant was the winner. Grant became the the 18th president after defeating Seymour. Seymour gave grant a race, but in the end the electoral votes buried seymour. Grant had many advantages in the election. He has support from the north, Freedman from the south and some southern whites. Grant won by 52.7%.

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