I heard a story that at the 1864 National Union (Republican) Convention, there was a bunch of haggling about who would be Abraham Lincolns VP. A telegram was s

I heard a story that at the 1864 National Union (Republican) Convention, there was a bunch of haggling about who would be Abraham Lincolns VP. A telegram was sent offering the position to a well liked military officer named William Rosecrans. Roseceans agreed, and sent a telegram back. But the telegram never made it. It’s assumed the Secretary of War used his censorship powers to prevent it from reaching its destination. The result 18 months later was President Andrew Johnson.