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===1862 midterm defeat, 1864 comeback===
===1862 midterm defeat, 1864 comeback===
[[File:Roscoe Conkling 1860s National Archives picture.tif.jpg|thumb|left|185px|Conkling in the 1860s.]]
[[File:Roscoe Conkling 1860s National Archives picture.tif.jpg|thumb|left|185px|Conkling in the 1860s.]]
In the 1862 elections, Conkling ran under the banner of the Unionist Party and faced Democrat Francis Kernan, who very narrowly won the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=725371 NY District 21 Race - Nov 04, 1862]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> However, he successfully re-emerged in 1864, ousting Kernan.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=725372 NY District 21 Race - Nov 08, 1864]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref>
In the 1862 elections, Conkling ran under the banner of the Unionist Party and faced Democrat Francis Kernan, who very narrowly won the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=725371 NY District 21 Race - Nov 04, 1862]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> However, he successfully re-emerged in 1864, ousting Kernan.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=725372 NY District 21 Race - Nov 08, 1864]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> In the latter race, he received the endorsement of President [[Abraham Lincoln]], who stated:<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/>
{{cquote|I am for the regular nominee in all cases… no one could be more satisfactory to me as the nominee in that District, than Mr. Conkling. I do not mean to say there are not others as good as he is… but I think I know him to be at least good enough.|||President Abraham Lincoln, 1864}}
During the [[American Civil War]], Conkling strong supported President [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref name=u-s-history.com>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h706.html Roscoe Conkling]. ''U-S-History.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> Following the war, he expressed support for confiscating land from the defeated Confederates to distribute among the newly freed slaves.
During the [[American Civil War]], Conkling strong supported President Lincoln.<ref name=u-s-history.com>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h706.html Roscoe Conkling]. ''U-S-History.com''. Retrieved November 19, 2021.</ref> Following the war, he expressed support for confiscating land from the defeated Confederates to distribute among the newly freed slaves.
A [[fiscal conservative]], Rep. Conkling opposed using paper money to finance war efforts, instead sharing the viewpoint common among Republicans during the time in supporting money backed by [[gold]] (known as "sound money").<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/>
A [[fiscal conservative]], Rep. Conkling opposed using paper money to finance war efforts, instead sharing the viewpoint common among Republicans during the time in supporting money backed by [[gold]] (known as "sound money").<ref name=remarkableroscoept1/>