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|colspan="2"|<hr/>Half-Breed [[James Blaine]] (left) and Stalwart [[John Logan]] right).

|colspan="2"|<hr/>Half-Breed [[James Blaine]] (left) and Stalwart [[John Logan]] right).

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In the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]], the Republican National Convention nominated Half-Breed Blaine and former Stalwart [[John A. Logan]] of [[Illinois]] to head the party ticket. With both factions appeased, the majority of Republicans on both sides actively organized the GOP campaign.<ref name=johnloganbiop.186>Jones, James Pickett (1982). [https://books.google.com/books/about/John_A_Logan.html?id=IpkCCUxeyW8C ''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois''], p. 186.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]], President Arthur found insufficient support for his re-election campaign, and faced a formidable challenge from Blaine.<ref>''The Downfall of George F. Edmunds'', p. 130.</ref> Reformers, including future president [[Theodore Roosevelt]], pushed again to nominate Edmunds.

 

The Republican National Convention ultimately nominated Half-Breed Blaine and former Stalwart [[John A. Logan]] of [[Illinois]] to head the party ticket. With both factions appeased, the majority of Republicans on both sides actively organized the GOP campaign.<ref name=johnloganbiop.186>Jones, James Pickett (1982). [https://books.google.com/books/about/John_A_Logan.html?id=IpkCCUxeyW8C ''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois''], p. 186.</ref>

Due to both Blaine and Logan having a record of favoring the spoils system over civil service reform, "reformers" in the [[Mugwump]] faction such as [[political cartoon]]ist [[Thomas Nast]] of ''Harper's Weekly'' opposed the party ticket and instead supported the [[Bourbon Democrat]] nominee, [[Grover Cleveland]]. Former Liberal Republican Party figure and RINO Lyman Trumbull, who voted against convicting Andrew Johnson, denounced the Blaine/Logan ticket and stated that their potential victory would lead to "partisanship, abuses, and corruption."<ref name=johnloganbiop.186/> The Mugwumps in effect replaced the role of the Half-Breeds as advocates of reform who broke from party traditions.

Due to both Blaine and Logan having a record of favoring the spoils system over civil service reform, "reformers" in the [[Mugwump]] faction such as [[political cartoon]]ist [[Thomas Nast]] of ''Harper's Weekly'' opposed the party ticket and instead supported the [[Bourbon Democrat]] nominee, [[Grover Cleveland]]. Former Liberal Republican Party figure and RINO Lyman Trumbull, who voted against convicting Andrew Johnson, denounced the Blaine/Logan ticket and stated that their potential victory would lead to "partisanship, abuses, and corruption."<ref name=johnloganbiop.186/> The Mugwumps in effect replaced the role of the Half-Breeds as advocates of reform who broke from party traditions.