om ination ▁of ▁U . S . ▁President ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft . ▁Gro es beck ▁also ▁act ively ▁led ▁the ▁party ▁fa ction ▁supporting ▁T aft ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Gro es beck ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁state ▁party ▁chairman , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁election ▁to ▁Ch ase ▁S . ▁Os born . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Gro es beck ▁was ▁elected ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁As ▁reported ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Gro es beck ▁supported ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁Republican . ▁This ▁vision ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁many ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁election ▁for ▁Governor ▁and ▁defeated ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁former ▁governor ▁Wood bridge ▁N . ▁Ferr is ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁After ▁being ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Gro es beck ▁lost ▁to ▁Fred ▁W . ▁Green ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Republican ▁primary ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention , ▁which ▁chose ▁U