He was nominated by the Greenback party, (third party) running against the Democrat and Republican nominees. He had less than 1% chance to win according to his wiki. I’d say that no matter how fuzzy the definition of major party is, the Greenbacks weren’t that.
He sounds like he was an intelligent person who was concerned with social justice, especially for the native tribes.
The definition of major party was fuzzy back in the civil war reconstruction era
He was nominated by the Greenback party, (third party) running against the Democrat and Republican nominees. He had less than 1% chance to win according to his wiki. I’d say that no matter how fuzzy the definition of major party is, the Greenbacks weren’t that.
He sounds like he was an intelligent person who was concerned with social justice, especially for the native tribes.