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Platt was elected to the U.S. House in 1872 and re-elected in the 1874 midterms, though retired in 1876, when he attended the Republican National Convention that year for the first time.<ref name=tomplattsnacbio/> Platt pushed through an ultimately unsuccessful movement to nominate for president Conkling himself, who appreciated the former's steadfast loyalty and handed Platt a position as Republican State Committee chairman.<ref name=tomplattsnacbio/> He then became a party boss as well, and his gained experience in party management would fuel his later career.
Platt was elected to the U.S. House in 1872 and re-elected in the 1874 midterms, though retired in 1876, when he attended the Republican National Convention that year for the first time.<ref name=tomplattsnacbio/> Platt pushed through an ultimately unsuccessful movement to nominate for president Conkling himself, who appreciated the former's steadfast loyalty and handed Platt a position as Republican State Committee chairman.<ref name=tomplattsnacbio/> He then became a party boss as well, and his gained experience in party management would fuel his later career.
====Opposition towards Hayes====
President [[Rutherford Hayes]], who was a beneficiary of the Compromise of 1877 due to Conkling's efforts, betrayed his past ties to Radical Republicanism by removing federal troops from [[the South]] and effectively enabling the rise of Jim Crow. Hayes also pursued civil service reform along with the Half-Breeds, laying the groundwork for bitter conflicts with the Stalwarts.<ref name=stalwartshalfbreedsnps>[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/stalwarts-half-breeds-and-political-assassination.htm Stalwarts, Half Breeds, and Political Assassination]. ''National Park Service''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>
====Intraparty dispute, 1880====
====Intraparty dispute, 1880====