President Rosencrans

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?
 
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?

Not gonna happen, over Nativists' dead bodies to allow a "papist" president
 
Not gonna happen, over Nativists' dead bodies to allow a "papist" president

Heck, if Rosecrans was selected, maybe George Atzerodt steels his nerve and does the deed to prevent a Papist from having his way with the South. I don't know how physically imposing the man is to prevent such a thing, but that's kind of interesting.
 

Redhand

Banned
Not gonna happen, over Nativists' dead bodies to allow a "papist" president

Considering much of the Democratic Party's support came from "Papists", this argument would not really work. And the election was about Lincoln, not his running mate. Andrew Johnson was drunk during the inauguration and it really did not make a difference in the long run. Nativism had long hit its peak and was simply not taken seriously anymore.
 

Driftless

Donor
Heck, if Rosecrans was selected, maybe George Atzerodt steels his nerve and does the deed to prevent a Papist from having his way with the South. I don't know how physically imposing the man is to prevent such a thing, but that's kind of interesting.

Does Rosecrans Catholicism alter the plans in any way for Booth & co?
 
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