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===Garfield assassination===
===Garfield assassination===
[[File:Guiteau1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Undated picture of Guiteau.]]
[[Charles J. Guiteau]], a mentally ill office seeker and former Democrat, supported Ulysses S. Grant in the 1880 Republican primaries. Believing that simply backing a Republican would be enough to obtain him a government job due to the spoils system nature.<ref name=npsbasicinfo/> Guiteau prepared a fiery speech to draw out enthusiasm for Grant, only to replace all mentions of him with "Garfield" when the Ohio Republican was instead nominated.
[[Charles J. Guiteau]], a mentally ill office seeker and former Democrat, supported Ulysses S. Grant in the 1880 Republican primaries. Believing that simply backing a Republican would be enough to obtain him a government job due to the spoils system nature.<ref name=npsbasicinfo/> Guiteau prepared a fiery speech to draw out enthusiasm for Grant, only to replace all mentions of him with "Garfield" when the Ohio Republican was instead nominated.