▁two ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁Congress , ▁Julian ▁joined ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁leaders . ▁Julian ▁and ▁other ▁Republic ans ▁were ▁" dis g usted " ▁by ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ' s ▁administration . ▁At ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Republican ▁convention ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Hor ace ▁Gree ley ▁received ▁the ▁party ' s ▁nom ination ▁for ▁president . ▁Julian ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁cont enders ▁for ▁the ▁vice ▁president ial ▁nom ination ; ▁however , ▁Benjamin ▁Gr atz ▁Brown ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁convention ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁vice ▁president ial ▁nom ine e ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot . ▁Julian , ▁who ▁supported ▁Gree ley ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁received ▁five ▁elect oral ▁votes ▁for ▁the ▁vice - pres iden cy , ▁but ▁Grant ▁won ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁and ▁his ▁running ▁mate , ▁Henry ▁Wilson , ▁won ▁the ▁vice ▁president ial ▁race . ▁ ▁After ▁Grant ' s ▁re e lection , ▁Julian ▁left ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Center ville . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁the ▁former ▁con gress man ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁settled ▁in ▁Ir ving ton , ▁a ▁sub urban ▁community ▁east ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Indian apolis , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁and ▁pract iced ▁law