The Indomitable Teddy Rosavelt

Question

What is the answer to this crossword puzzle fill in the blank?

The Republican political bosses were so upset with Teddy's reform efforts in New York that they hatched a plan to make him Vice President; they hoped to send him to a political______?

It's a 9 letter word with the third letter being an A and the eighth letter being a R. What is that word?

Answer 1

How about 'adversary' or 'adventure' or 'accessory'? (Did you have any other blanks filled in around this 9-letter word so that you could decide which term works best?).