As his first term entered its final year , Grant remained popular throughout the nation despite the accusations of corruption that were swirling around his administration . When Republicans gathered for their 1872 national convention he was unanimously nominated for a second term . Henry Wilson was selected as his running mate over scandal-tainted Vice President Schuyler Colfax . The party platform advocated high tariffs and a continuation of Radical Reconstruction policies that supported five military districts in the Southern states
1872 national convention
1872 Republican National Convention
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant