1860 Republican National Convention
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The 1860 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States, held in Chicago, Illinois at the Wigwam,[1] nominated former U.S. Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President and U.S. Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for Vice President. This was only the second national nominating convention for the Republican Party.
Other candidates at the convention included former New York Governor William H. Seward, U.S. Senator Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, former U.S. Representative Edward Bates of Missouri, and U.S. Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania.
Seward had been the favorite going into the convention, and led on the first two ballots. His lead soon melted away to the dark horse Lincoln, who captured the nomination on the third ballot. Lincoln's campaign manager, David Davis, was credited with playing a substantial role in the convention outcome.
In an alternative view, Lincoln got the nomination as the result of a local scheme to pack the Wigwam with Lincoln supporters using counterfeit tickets.[2] This early example of Chicago politics was led by Chicago Mayor John Wentworth.[3]
Lincoln-Hamlin went on to defeat three other major tickets that year, including Democratic nominee Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois.
[edit] See also
Republican National Convention
[edit] Notes
- ^ Karamanski, Theodore J. (2005). Wigwam. The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007.
- ^ Sautter, R. Craig (2005). Political Conventions. The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007.
- ^ A Convention of Compromise: 1860. Chicago Historical Society (1999). Retrieved on March 28, 2007.
