Was Stanton a murder target?

[SSlater]

Since we are reviewing the complicity of all the people that we knew were involved, lets think about who were included in "the Half" that got away. (The ones who we never talk about.)
Examples: The New York Crowd, and the Canada Confederates. They are the real Criminals. They conceived the idea, approved it, paid for it, and profited the most, and walked away. If they didn't approve of what was to be done - it never would have been done. The ones that were caught were only "lackies".
I would like to know more about "The Action Group" who came to Washington, to meet with Booth, and approved the new plan (and Booth discussed it with his Action Group.) After that it went to Richmond for more approvals and the assignment of Harney to the program. Were the "Cotton Traders" in on the approval committee?
In my mind, we should be looking for clues that would identify "the Half that got away". (PS. Ward Hill Lamon was a "Cotton Dealer", I have to hunt to find where I read that. That doesn't make him BAD.
It was a "Public Program", and many participated.)