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Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the Republican Party, Vol. 1
Nominations in 1860 - The Charleston Convention - Republican Organization Complete - The Chicago Convention - William H. Seward - Signs of Opposition to His Candidature - The Candidates - Enthusiasm of the New York Delegation Weed and Evarts - The Republican Wigwam - Organization of the Convention The Platform - Naming the Candidates - The Ballots - Analysis of the Vote Lincoln Nominated - Causes of Seward's Defeat - Abraham Lincoln - Hannibal Hamlin - Enthusiastic Reception of the Ticket.
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