| Show I 1 I I I r I J Just History I By Albert F. F Philip Philips It was on Friday May 18 18 1860 when the Republican national convention convention convention con con- assembled In Chicago got down to the tho business for which it was called the naming naming- of ot a candidate candidate can can- for president Thurlow Weed Veed who was In charge of ot the Seward forces marshaled those forces and gave a great demonstration demonstration tion on the streets In an endeavor to stampede the followers of oC Lin Lin- coln coin On the part of ot Lincoln the late Joseph Medill of ot the Chicago Tribune Norman B. B Judd chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Republican state committee committee committee com com- of Illinois David Davis af afterward afterward at- at judge of ot the supreme court of the United States and who succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- John A. A Logan as United States senator from Illinois and Leonard Sweet perhaps the closest closest clos cbs est friend that Lincoln had were ere in charge and they met the parade In a different manner from what was expected While the Seward parade wa on the leaders for lor Lincoln filled tilled the Wigwam in which the convention was held with men who would hurrah for Lincoln so that when the parade of ot the Seward crowd reached the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of ot the Wigwam that great auditorium which had been erected solely for the purpose of holding the convention and which held people was filled to overflowing with the adherents of Lincoln so that only the delegates for Seward got go to their seats in m the conven conven- tion William M. M r. r Evarts afterwards counsel for President Andrew Johnson in the the- Impeachment trial and later senator from New York headed the New York delegation Near him heading the Oregon delegation delegation dele dole gation was Horace Greeley that state having just been admitted into the Union and he was one of ofa ofa ofa a number of prominent Easterners named to represent the new state Other political giants were also there Three ballots were had before a nomination was made The number number num num- ber ben of votes otes necessary to a choice was On the first ballot twelve candidates were voted for Seward I led with 2 1 votes with second with Simon Cameron third with 50 60 2 1 votes On the second ballot the Seward delegates knew that they must muster all their strength but the result showed a gain of but ten votes for tor Seward while Lincoln gained sev sev- five enty the tile result of the ballot being being- Seward Sward 2 1 Lincoln Chase 42 1 Then there was vas a stampede to Lincoln and as the third ballot was concluded the record showed 2 1 for Lincoln within 2 2 1 votes of enough to nominate and for Seward with the rest scat scat- Before the tile announcement was made the chairman of the Ohio delegation was recognized and he said I rise to announce the change of four tour votes from Ohio from Mr Chase to Abraham Lincoln This nominated Lincoln and then the convention went wild Other changes were announced ed In quick succession and Linco Lincoln n received a a total of votes votes more than i he needed Then William M Itt Evarts was recognized order having been I restored and he moved that the nomination be made unanimous his motion moMon being seconded by Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Andrews of Massachusetts and Abraham Lincoln was declared the nominee of ot the convention At Atthe Atthe Atthe the evening session of ot the conven- conven when when- New New York delegates could have had the naming of the vice president simply by the asking asking ask ask- ing they were so soured over the defeat of Seward that they declined ask I and Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was selected on the second ballot baIlot by a vote of as against 86 cast I Ifor for CassIus M M. Clay and 13 for HIckman The platform which had been adopted on the second day of the convention conventionS declared that the principles principles principles prin prin- embodied and promulgated In the Declaration of ot Independence and In the federal constitution constItution- that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of ot happiness happiness happiness happi happi- ness that to secure these rights governments are Instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed is is essential to the preservation of our republican institutions and that the federal constitution the rights of ot the states and the Union Unton of ot states must and shall be pre pre- served All schemes for disunion from whatever source were- were held in abhorrence the invasion of any state or territory by armed force no matter under what pretext was declared among the gravest of crimes it denounced the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- for tor attempting to Impose and force torce the infamous Lecompton constitution constitution constitution con con- upon the protesting people people peo peo- pie of or Kansas reckless extravagance extravagance extravagance gance by the administration was denounced reopening of the African African African can slave trade under cover of or the flag was also denounced as a crime against humanity the admIssIon admission admission ad ad- mission of ot Kansas as a state at once was demanded alienation or sale of the public lands by actual settlers and against any view of the free tree homestead policy volley which regards the settlers as paupers or supplicants for tor public money was denounced and legislation by congress congress congress con con- gress urged in the passage of the complete and satisfactory homestead homestead homestead home home- stead measure which had passed the house The election of ot Lincoln followed in November Ills His popular vote was and his electoral vote ote as against Stephen A. A Douglas with a popular vote of and an electoral vote of ot 12 while BreckenrIdge Breck Breck- enrIdge received votes otes in the ther popular vote ote and 72 el electoral votes otes and John Bell nell of Tennessee was given votes In the popular vote and 39 electoral votes |
