Seeking to capitalize on divisions in the Republican party at the war 's end , Belmont organized new party gatherings and promoted Salmon Chase for president in 1868 , the candidate he viewed least vulnerable to charges of disloyalty to the party during the Republican Lincoln-Johnson administrations .
The Republican party was divided at the war 's end , so Belmont organized new party gatherings and tried to get Salmon Chase elected president in 1868 .