PERSON@1 was now lapsing in and out of senility and wanted to leave office , but he was persuaded to run for re-election in NUMBER@1 by the LOCATION@1 and the pro-republican parties who considered him the only candidate who could defeat PERSON@2 .

He was NUMBER@2 years old and in poor health , but had to run for re-election in NUMBER@1 as the only candidate who could defeat PERSON@3 .
