453. Election of 1872
In fact , this con - dition of the public service made many persons doubtful of the wisdom of re ë lecting President Grant . There was not the slightest doubt as to Grant ＇ s personal honesty . There were grave doubts as to his judgment in making appoint - ments . Reconstruction , too , did not seem to be restoring peace and prosperity to the South . For these reasons many voters left the Re - publican party . They called themselves Liberal Republicans and nominated Horace Greeley for President . He had been one of the most out - spoken opponents of slavery . The Democrats could find no better candidate , so they , too , nominated Greeley . But many Democrats could not bring themselves to vote for him . They left their party for the moment and nominated a third candidate . The result of all this confusion was the re ë lection of Grant . But the Democrats elected a majority of the House of Representa - tives .
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