So what were Edmund G. Ross’s real motives ... Ross was as patronage-driven as any politician. With the vice presidency vacant since Johnson succeeded Lincoln, the greedy, corrupt president ...

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Vice President Mike Pence urging Senate Democrats to follow the example of Edmund G ... Ross was an unscrupulous politician who exploited ...

However, comparing him to U.S. Sen. Edmund G. Ross does not necessarily do Bates any favors. Ross’ vote to acquit President Andrew Johnson may have been a “heroic act” in the view of John F.

On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal praising the "courage" of Republican Senator Edmund G. Ross of Kansas, who broke with his party during the ...

Retelling the story of President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, Pence highlighted then-Senator Edmund G. Ross’s decision to break with the Republican party and vote to acquit Johnson.

Kennedy’s book "Profiles in Courage." It made a big impression on me, especially the chapter on Edmund G. Ross, who cast the deciding vote against convicting President Andrew Johnson of ...