What if Ulysees S Grant did not run or died beforehand?Who would the Republicans nominate? Seward? Fremont? Wade? Would they win?If so, how would they do as president? What if?
Definitely not Seward, who was associated with the Johnson Administration. Fremont had numerous disadvantages, including the fact that his 1866 railroad purchase had turned out disastrously. ("The state of Missouri took possession of the Pacific Railroad in February 1866, when the company defaulted in its interest payment. In June 1866 the state, at private sale, sold the road to Frémont. Frémont reorganized the assets of the Pacific Railroad as the Southwest Pacific Railroad in August 1866. In less than a year (June 1867), the railroad was repossessed by the state of Missouri after Frémont was unable to pay the second installment on his purchase." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Frémont)
Wade is a possibility, as is Schuyler Colfax. Colfax was Speaker of the House and was from the closely contested state of Indiana. (In OTL he was vice president during Grant's first term.) Wade was of course a Radical; Colfax was acceptable to both Radicals and conservatives.
Hancock maybe. THough he was a democrat.Are there any other generals who'd be credible nominees? Sherman if he'd accept, or else maybe Sheridan?
Definitely not Seward, who was associated with the Johnson Administration. Fremont had numerous disadvantages, including the fact that his 1866 railroad purchase had turned out disastrously. ("The state of Missouri took possession of the Pacific Railroad in February 1866, when the company defaulted in its interest payment. In June 1866 the state, at private sale, sold the road to Frémont. Frémont reorganized the assets of the Pacific Railroad as the Southwest Pacific Railroad in August 1866. In less than a year (June 1867), the railroad was repossessed by the state of Missouri after Frémont was unable to pay the second installment on his purchase." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Frémont)
Wade is a possibility, as is Schuyler Colfax. Colfax was Speaker of the House and was from the closely contested state of Indiana. (In OTL he was vice president during Grant's first term.) Wade was of course a Radical; Colfax was acceptable to both Radicals and conservatives.
Are Seward's odds better if the POD involves Lincoln either not being assassinated or surviving Booth's attempt on his life and therefore serving out his term?
Doubt it. Lincoln and Grant always seem to have hit it off well, and Lincoln would have no problem supporting grant in '68.
Doubt it. Lincoln and Grant always seem to have hit it off well, and Lincoln would have no problem supporting grant in '68.