Why was the position of the presidency relatively ineffective at the end of the 19c?

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23 April, 23:15

Why was the position of the presidency relatively ineffective at the end of the 19c?

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He was a second choice:

After Levi P. Morton backed out of the nomination to avoid a dispute, Chester A. Arthur (a close friend to U. S. Senator Roscoe Conkling) was subsequently chosen as Garfield's running mate by a large margin over Elihu B. Washburne.