The Republicans did not want US grant to run for president for a third term Grant is said to have thought about it, but the scandals during his administration made the idea impossible. Hayes was a good choice for the Republicans. He was wounded three times as a Union general and had been active in anti-slavery politics before the US Civil War. Also, Hayes was the sitting governor of an important state, Ohio. He won the presidential election against the Democrat candidate Samuel Tilden from New York.
Republican party candidate nominated for for presidency
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Republican Party candidate Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Samuel Tilden.
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Republican Party candidate Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Samuel Tilden. William Wheeler, Rutherford Hayes' running mate, was elected vice president.
The Republican candidate for President in 1876 was Rutherford B. Hayes.
Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate running for president in 2012.
The Republican presidential candidate did poorly in the 1856 US presidential elections. John Fremont, the candidate was too radical for most Americans. Also, the party was simply too new to have an impact.
The first black candidate nominated for US presidency was Frederick Douglass. His nomination was from the Kentucky delegation during the June 23, 1888 Republican convention.