ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, hiː fˈeɪld tə wˈɪn hɪz pˈɑːɹɾiz nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən, bˌʌt ɹˈæn ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən.
In 1887, he failed to win his party's nomination for reelection, but ran in the general election as an Independent Republican.