The 1872 Liberal Republican convention nominated a ticket consisting of Horace Greeley , longtime publisher of the '' New-York Tribune '' ; and Missouri Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown . Seeking to defeat Grant , the Democratic Party nominated the Liberal Republican ticket and endorsed the Liberal Republican platform . However , Grant emerged triumphant in the election , capitalizing on superior party organization . Democrats lacked of enthusiasm for Greeley , who for decades had denounced them . Greeley received 44 % of the popular vote , winning the states of Texas , Missouri , Kentucky , Tennessee , Georgia and Maryland . Grant received 286 of the 352 electoral college votes . Greeley died shortly after the election
1872 Liberal Republican convention
1872 Liberal Republican convention
Liberal Republican Party (United States)