西園寺公望
After the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi, Duke Saionji Kinmochi (the last "genrō") and Lord Privy Seal Makino Nobuaki considered recommending Gen. Kazushige Ugaki to the post of prime minister. However, they later decided that a civilian nominee would be best for Japan at that time. This change incensed the militarist party within the Imperial Japanese Army, and several leading generals called on Hashimoto and his "Sakurakai" to plan a coup d'état to bring Ugaki into power.