Other Tyler foes claimed that he had wept himself into the White House, after crying at Clay's defeat; this was unlikely, as the Kentuckian had backed Tyler's opponent Rives in the Senate election.
He had wept himself into the White House. This was after. This was what other Tyler foes claimed. He was crying at Clay's defeat. This was unlikely. The Kentuckian had backed Tyler's opponent Rives in the Senate election.