Election+of+1868

=//The Election of 1868//=

By 1868 the United States had experienced several pivotal events since the last presidential election: the end of the Civil War;the abolition of slaves by the 13th Amendment; the assassination of a president; and other events. These events help set the election of 1868.

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In the Election of 1868, the Republicans promised continued extreme reconstruction in the South, while the Democrats promised quicker reintergration of the South. The Democrats attacked the Republicans for reconstruction and attacked Ulyssess S. Grant for being a drunkard. The Republicans claimed the Democrats were going to give up everthing accomplished in the Civil War. It was Grant's personal popularity that determined the election.

General Ulyssess S. Grant recieved a unanimous vote on the first ballot at the Republican convention. Ulyssess's Democratic opponent was Horatio Seymour of New York. Grant did not campaign. Seymour broke with tradition and campaigned in the North.

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Horatio Seymour, a governer from New York, was the leading figure in the Democratic party. He owed his influence to his integrity and his ability to bring conflicting factions together

During the 1868 presidential election the Democrats was losing the election with Johnson. So they decided to look for another canidate. When they got to New York they nominated Horatio Seymour. His opponent was Ulyssess s. grant.

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