▁first ▁governor ▁to ▁champion ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁concrete ▁and ▁' take ▁Michigan ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mud .' ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁he ▁opposed ▁a ▁ball ot ▁initi ative ▁( sp ons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁School ▁Def ense ▁League ) ▁to ▁require ▁attend ance ▁at ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁out law ▁private ▁ones ; ▁this ▁placed ▁him ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁increasing ly ▁popular ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan , ▁which ▁supported ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁candidate , ▁James ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁Ret irement , ▁death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Gro es beck ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Commission , ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁which ▁nominated ▁for ▁U . S . ▁President , ▁Thomas ▁De we y , ▁who ▁would ▁lose ▁to ▁the ▁three - term ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Bar ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁and ▁in ▁club ▁circles ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Athlet ic ▁Club . ▁ ▁Gro es beck ' s ▁g ubern atorial ▁papers ▁are ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁Archives ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁there ▁at ▁Wood la wn ▁C