. S . ▁President ▁Cal vin ▁C ool idge ▁to ▁be ▁re - elect ed . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Gro es beck ' s ▁political ▁work , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁build ers ▁of ▁the ▁Fl int - S ag ina w ▁Inter urban ▁Railway . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Club , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁selecting ▁James ▁Cou z ens ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁successful ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁seat ▁left ▁vac ant ▁by ▁Tr uman ▁New berry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Gro es beck ▁v eto ed ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁state ▁poet ▁la ure ate . ▁T IME ▁magazine ▁reported : ▁For get ful ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁po ets ▁of ▁republic an ▁Ath ens , ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁historical ▁knowledge ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁bill ▁as ▁" a ▁re version ▁to ▁monarch ical ▁custom s " ▁which ▁" has ▁no ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁republic an ▁form ▁of ▁government ." ▁During ▁his ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁office , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁highway ▁growth ▁continued , ▁prison ▁reform ▁measures ▁were ▁san ction ed , ▁state ▁titles ▁for ▁autom ob iles ▁began , ▁and ▁state ▁government ▁was ▁rest ruct ured ▁and ▁cons olid ated . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Republican ▁primary ▁election ▁by ▁Wil ber ▁M . ▁Bru cker . ▁ ▁Gro es beck ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁" road ▁builder " ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁being ▁the