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Page 222
... strength of any of the candidates . The most favorable count of Seward's strength is at this time eighty - six votes . . . . Lincoln , today , under the influence of an effort to unite the Northwestern delegates on him , has gained ...
... strength of any of the candidates . The most favorable count of Seward's strength is at this time eighty - six votes . . . . Lincoln , today , under the influence of an effort to unite the Northwestern delegates on him , has gained ...
Page 351
... strength in Illinois , 170 , 172 , 174 , 176 f . , 183 ; rise of the Bates boom , 202 ff .; on Lincoln as Republican possibility , 206 ; pre - convention delegate strength , 207 ; supported by Greeley , 213 ; strength in Indiana , 214 f ...
... strength in Illinois , 170 , 172 , 174 , 176 f . , 183 ; rise of the Bates boom , 202 ff .; on Lincoln as Republican possibility , 206 ; pre - convention delegate strength , 207 ; supported by Greeley , 213 ; strength in Indiana , 214 f ...
Page 370
... strength of, purposely underestimated by opposing papers, 222; Weed's Chicago speech on, 223; strength of, at Convention opening, 244; the Seward claque, 254 f . ; opposition to, of doubtful state delegations, 245, 255; victor in ...
... strength of, purposely underestimated by opposing papers, 222; Weed's Chicago speech on, 223; strength of, at Convention opening, 244; the Seward claque, 254 f . ; opposition to, of doubtful state delegations, 245, 255; victor in ...
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