Was Stanton a murder target?

[Gene C]

John, as for evidence that Stanton wasn't a target, I have none.
If Stanton was a target, why did they completely miss him?
My theory of - who wants to be a martyr for a lost cause, makes as much sense as anything else.
Why would so many of those involved in 'decapitating the union' never act? What happened to all those "suspicious people" hanging around Stanton's home that all the eye witnesses supposedly saw?
In this huge conspiracy, only a confused, misguided, down on his luck, star struck, 21 year old, did anything.

On this grand conspiracy theory, it's a lot like everything else. Lots of talkers, few doers.

Then again, you could be right.