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Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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city of the Westin contrast to that of the Democratic Party in the old City of Charles-ton, which had come to a stand-still. In Charleston every movementof the slave aristocracy looked towards disintegration and defeat; inChicago the enthusiasm was indicative of harmony and victory. The first day was spent in organization. George Ashman, of Mas-sachusetts, was president of the convention. I noticed, as I sat at asmall table in the section assigned to representatives of the Press,18^60^ ^^^^^ wdien Mr. Sewards name was mentioned there was an out-burst of applause in different parts of the great auditorium.The leaders had received their instructions from Thurlow Weed, ofAlbany, who happened to sit by my side, who was not using his pen,but who saw everything that was going on. The organization andthe enthusiasm of the convention was all that he could desire for bring-ing about the nomination of Mr. Seward. Tlie second day was givento preparing the platform and canvassing for candidates.
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DAVTD DAVIS. NOMINATED FOR THE PRESIDENCY. 193 This the telegram sent by Horace Greeley to his paper, the XewYork Tribune: Governor Seward will be nominated to-morrow. Kot so did I regard the outlook. It was evident that the delegatesfrom the East, who never before had been in the West, were beinginfluenced by the rising enthusiasm of the multitudes which surgedthrough the streets in the evening, hurrahing for Abraham Lincoln. Midnight beheld Xorman Judd, of Chicago; Burton C. Cook, ofOttawa; David Davis, of Springfield, and others in secret consulta-tion at the Tremont House. •We must beat Sew-ards men on their ownground. said Judd. There is a fellow in thiscity with a thunderingvoice. He can halloo loudenouo-h to be heard acrossLake Michigan, and I pro-pose that we have him onhand to-morrow. I Ivuow of another fel-low, by the name of Ames,who lives down my way,who can halloo as loud asyour Chicago chap. Heis a Democrat, but I guesswill be open to a job. Illtelegraph him to be onha

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