Paul V McNutt
Banned
A fellow historian told me something that I had not known. Lincoln first choice for ruining mate in 1864 was General William Rosencrans. He sent a telegram asking him to run with him. Rosencrans replied back that he would be honored to run. The telegram was sent through the War Department telegraph system. Stanton, who did not like Rosencrans pocketed the Rosencrans reply. Lincoln took the no response as a no and went with with his number 2. What if Rosencrans were elected Vice President and became President. From what I have read about him, he had pretty bad political skills. I don't know if he was a racist like Andrew Johnson. What would the Rosencrans Adminsitration have been like? What would have happened when we have the first Catholic President 96 years early?