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Page 287
... ballot . " As Indiana and Illinois were passed the vocal clamor died down ; the throng was intently watching while the tail end of the ballot reported . Calculating pencils scratched rapidly , to discover if Lincoln would go over with ...
... ballot . " As Indiana and Illinois were passed the vocal clamor died down ; the throng was intently watching while the tail end of the ballot reported . Calculating pencils scratched rapidly , to discover if Lincoln would go over with ...
Page 289
... ballot . Lincoln was less optimistic . He guessed that if Seward missed on the first ballot the Convention would finally nominate either Chase or Bates . Conkling reiterated his opinion that Lincoln would be chosen . About noon , after ...
... ballot . Lincoln was less optimistic . He guessed that if Seward missed on the first ballot the Convention would finally nominate either Chase or Bates . Conkling reiterated his opinion that Lincoln would be chosen . About noon , after ...
Page 297
... ballot proceeded , without much interest and with nearly all delegations split on their preference , the race was seen to lie between Clay and Hamlin . The crowd was for romantic Cassius Clay , shouting his name lustily and trying to ...
... ballot proceeded , without much interest and with nearly all delegations split on their preference , the race was seen to lie between Clay and Hamlin . The crowd was for romantic Cassius Clay , shouting his name lustily and trying to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Lincoln's Rise to Power: With Illustrations |
| Author | William Eldon Baringer |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company, 1937 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 373 pages |
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