Death Comes For Us All III
In this POD, Chester A Arthur's nephritis is worse than it already was IOTL
20(first term): James A Garfield**/Chester A Arthur(March 4-September 19 1881)[1]
21(first term): Chester A Arthur*(September 19 1881-March 23 1884)
21(acting president): George F Edmunds(March 23 1884-March 4 1885)
-Election of 1884: George F Edmunds/Robert T Lincoln(Republican) vs Grover Cleveland/Thomas A Hendricks(Democrat)[2]
22(first term): George F Edmunds/Robert T Lincoln(1885-1889)
-Election of 1888: George F Edmunds/Frederick Dent Grant(Republican) vs James B Weaver/Samuel C Pomeroy[3]
23(first term): James B Weaver(1889-1893)/Samuel C Pomeroy*(March 4 1889-August 27 1891)
-Election of 1892: James B Weaver/Allen B Morse(Democrat) vs Benjamin Harrison/William McKinley(Republican)
23(second term): James B Weaver/Allen B Morse(1893-1897)
-Election of 1896: Richard P Bland/William Jennings Bryan(Democrat) vs Thomas B Reed/Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt(Republican)[4]
24(first term): Richard P Bland/William Jennings Bryan(March 4 1897-June 15 1899)
25(first term): William Jennings Bryan(June 15 1899-March 4 1901)
-Election of 1900: William Jennings Bryan/George Dewey(Democrat) vs Theodore Roosevelt/Henry Cabot Lodge(Republican)[5]
25(second term): William Jennings Bryan**/George Dewey(March 4 1901-June 15 1903)[6]
26(first term): George Dewey(June 15 1903-March 4 1905)
-Election of 1904: Alton P Parker/Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt(Democrat) vs Robert Todd Lincoln/Robert M La Follette Sr
27: Robert Todd Lincoln/Robert M La Follette(1905-1909)[7]
* Died, ** Assassinated, *** Resigned/removed
[1] Mainly there for posterity's sake. As Edmunds is the president pro tempore before the succession was changed to the secretary of state after the veep, Edmunds becomes acting president
[2] The corrupt Blaine is ultimately turned down as the acting president is considered the safer choice. A deal is made for Lincoln to be his running mate, though Lincoln has no interest in being VP a second time around. As such, without Blaine's corruption Cleveland's sex scandal is far more damaging and it costs him the election
[3] Weaver remains Democrat, and with Cleveland tainted his Populist image proves appealing. He initially picks a Prohibitionist running mate as part of the attempt to come off as moral and not "ma ma where's my pa", and Weaver manages to win a second term. Edmunds picked another famous name, which was part of the younger Grant's own ambitions by testing the water through being a running mate
[4] Both sides choose a fresh young face. Elliot's choice is considered by most to be an attempt of one-upping his brother. His suicide attempt and seizure doesn't happen in this timeline
[5] A youthful candidate is picked to oppose Bryan, the controversial T.R. He looses, though has plans of a comeback in the future
[6] Much like our timeline, a young president is slain in their prime. Up to you what the perpetrator's motive and cause was
[7] Robert Todd Lincoln states he only intends to serve one term
Abridged list
Our Father's Footsteps
Mainly scenario-crafting, for fathers or the older generation of OTL presidents or nominees becoming president
In this POD, Chester A Arthur's nephritis is worse than it already was IOTL
20(first term): James A Garfield**/Chester A Arthur(March 4-September 19 1881)[1]
21(first term): Chester A Arthur*(September 19 1881-March 23 1884)
21(acting president): George F Edmunds(March 23 1884-March 4 1885)
-Election of 1884: George F Edmunds/Robert T Lincoln(Republican) vs Grover Cleveland/Thomas A Hendricks(Democrat)[2]
22(first term): George F Edmunds/Robert T Lincoln(1885-1889)
-Election of 1888: George F Edmunds/Frederick Dent Grant(Republican) vs James B Weaver/Samuel C Pomeroy[3]
23(first term): James B Weaver(1889-1893)/Samuel C Pomeroy*(March 4 1889-August 27 1891)
-Election of 1892: James B Weaver/Allen B Morse(Democrat) vs Benjamin Harrison/William McKinley(Republican)
23(second term): James B Weaver/Allen B Morse(1893-1897)
-Election of 1896: Richard P Bland/William Jennings Bryan(Democrat) vs Thomas B Reed/Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt(Republican)[4]
24(first term): Richard P Bland/William Jennings Bryan(March 4 1897-June 15 1899)
25(first term): William Jennings Bryan(June 15 1899-March 4 1901)
-Election of 1900: William Jennings Bryan/George Dewey(Democrat) vs Theodore Roosevelt/Henry Cabot Lodge(Republican)[5]
25(second term): William Jennings Bryan**/George Dewey(March 4 1901-June 15 1903)[6]
26(first term): George Dewey(June 15 1903-March 4 1905)
-Election of 1904: Alton P Parker/Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt(Democrat) vs Robert Todd Lincoln/Robert M La Follette Sr
27: Robert Todd Lincoln/Robert M La Follette(1905-1909)[7]
* Died, ** Assassinated, *** Resigned/removed
[1] Mainly there for posterity's sake. As Edmunds is the president pro tempore before the succession was changed to the secretary of state after the veep, Edmunds becomes acting president
[2] The corrupt Blaine is ultimately turned down as the acting president is considered the safer choice. A deal is made for Lincoln to be his running mate, though Lincoln has no interest in being VP a second time around. As such, without Blaine's corruption Cleveland's sex scandal is far more damaging and it costs him the election
[3] Weaver remains Democrat, and with Cleveland tainted his Populist image proves appealing. He initially picks a Prohibitionist running mate as part of the attempt to come off as moral and not "ma ma where's my pa", and Weaver manages to win a second term. Edmunds picked another famous name, which was part of the younger Grant's own ambitions by testing the water through being a running mate
[4] Both sides choose a fresh young face. Elliot's choice is considered by most to be an attempt of one-upping his brother. His suicide attempt and seizure doesn't happen in this timeline
[5] A youthful candidate is picked to oppose Bryan, the controversial T.R. He looses, though has plans of a comeback in the future
[6] Much like our timeline, a young president is slain in their prime. Up to you what the perpetrator's motive and cause was
[7] Robert Todd Lincoln states he only intends to serve one term
Abridged list
- 20: James Garfield**/Chester A Arthur(1881)
- 21: Chester A Arthur*(1881-1884), George F Edmunds(1884-1885, acting)
- 22: George F Edmunds/Robert T Lincoln(1885-1889)
- 23: James B Weaver(1889-1897)/Samuel C Pomeroy*(1889-1891), Allen B Morse(1893-1897)
- 24: Richard P Bland*/William Jennings Bryan(1897-1899)
- 25: William Jennings Bryan**(1899-1903)/George Dewey(1903-1905)
- 26: George Dewey(1905-1907)
- 27: Robert T Lincoln/Robert M La Follette(1907-1913)
Our Father's Footsteps
Mainly scenario-crafting, for fathers or the older generation of OTL presidents or nominees becoming president
- Adlai Stevenson I, grandfather of Adlai Stevenson II(1952/1956 nominee): OTL vice president from 1893 to 1897. Considered to be Cleveland's succsessor, would've become president had Grover Cleveland died in his tumor removal surgery
- Joseph P Kennedy Sr, father of John F Kennedy(1961-1963 president): Papa Joe was definitely ambitious. If John Nance Garner became president in the 30s, I could see him taking the role of his VP. An isolationist America and probably no Nazis would give him the opportunity. Other than that, I don't feel he has his son's charisma to win a second term
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr, father of Lyndon Baines Johnson(1961-1963 VP, 1963-1969 president): If the Populists stick around and form a legitimate third party, Samuel E Johnson might come off as a good candidate given he was a struggling farmer and cattle speculator
- Prescott Bush, father of George HW Bush(1981-1989 VP, 1989-1993 president) and grandfather of George W Bush(2001-2009): Either he takes Nixon's place as Eisenhower's VP, or if the Dems are doing better in the 50s he emerges as a darkhorse.
- Albert Gore, father of Al Gore(2000 nominee, 1993-2001 VP): Honestly he'd need a more conservative Democratic view in the 1950s and for that to continue into the 60s to have much of a chance
- George Romney, father of Mitt Romney(2012 nominee): If JFK lives, his vices and potentially those by LBJ if he runs might allow the genuine family values Romney to play on this and become president
- Fred Trump, father of Donald Trump(2017-20?? president): A darkhorse businessman, he could arise from the distrust of your ordinary politicians in the 1960s and be a big surprise of the 70s. It would require a minimum POD of the 1960 election and some pretty poor decisions by the prior presidents, though. Then again, Donald Trump was pretty unexpected even if you like him
