The Forakers lived in a boarding house on Elm Street in Cincinnati for two years after their wedding in 1870 . They then moved to a house in the suburb of Norwood and in 1879 built a home in upscale Mount Auburn . Joseph Foraker had initially intended to concentrate on his law practice , but in the early 1870s became a well-regarded speaker for the Republicans . In 1872 , Foraker campaigned for President Ulysses S. Grant 's successful re-election bid . In 1875 , he was for the first time a delegate to the Republican state convention , supporting fellow Cincinnatian Alphonso Taft for governor . However , Taft was defeated for the nomination by the incumbent , Rutherford B. Hayes , who that fall broke Ohio precedent by winning a third two-year term . The following year , Foraker attended the 1876 Republican National Convention as a spectator , and listened spellbound as Robert Ingersoll dramatically nominated Maine Senator James G. Blaine for president , calling him a " plumed knight " . While Ingersoll 's speech gained Blaine a lasting nickname , it did not procure him the nomination , which fell to Governor Hayes . Foraker supported Hayes , who was elected that fall in a close and controversial election
1876 Republican National Convention
1876 Republican National Convention
Joseph B. Foraker