ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ɡˈʌŋkəl wʌz juːnˈænɪməsli nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ hɪz pˈɑːɹɾi fɔːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən, bˌʌt ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌmðə faɪnˈænʃəl pˈænɪk ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd wʌz tˈɔːɹn baɪ ðə tˈɛmpɚɹəns mˈuːvmənt.
In 1874, Gunckel was unanimously nominated by his party for re-election, but the country was suffering from the financial Panic of 1873 and was torn by the temperance movement.