 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...following resolution was brought forward, and unanimously adopted: "That lion. ABRAHAM LTXCOLN" is our first and only choice for United States Senator, to...vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas' term of office." The anxiety of the convention to see and hear their chosen man and champion... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 568 pages
...brought forward, and unanimously adopted : "That Hon. ABRAHAM LINCOLN is our first and only choice fbr United States Senator, to fill the vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas' term of office." The anxiety of the convention to see and hear their chosen man and champion... | |
 | John Carroll Power - 1873 - 432 pages
...resolution was brought forward and unanimously adopted on the 17th, "that Hon. Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator, to...vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas' term of office " Frequent calls were made for a speech from Mr. Lincoln. It was at length... | |
 | Jeriah Bonham - Illinois - 1883 - 576 pages
...unanimously adopted by a rising vote and prolonged cheers : " RESOLVED, That Hon. Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States senator, to...vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas' term of office." The anxiety of the delegates to see and hear their chosen leader and champion... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...of June the Convention unanimously adopted the following resolution : "That Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator, to...by the expiration of Mr. Douglas's term of office." They were now pledged to their chosen chief beyond recall, and must abide by his leadership. 'Mr. Lincoln... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 538 pages
...of June the Convention unanimously adopted the following resolution: " That Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator, to...by the expiration of Mr. Douglas's term of office." They were now pledged to their chosen chief beyond recall, and must abide by his leadership. Mr. Lincoln... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 536 pages
...of June the Convention unanimously adopted the following resolution : " That Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator, to...by the expiration of Mr. Douglas's term of office." . They were now pledged to their chosen chief beyond recall, and must abide by his leadership. Mr.... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 694 pages
...the first acts of the convention was to adopt the following resolution: " That Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States senator, to...vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas" term of office." This absolute pledge bound the party to him regardless of anything he might... | |
 | William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik - 1889 - 280 pages
...in Springfield on the i6th of June, the characteristic resolution: "That Hon. Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator to...vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas' term of office." There was of course no surprise in this for Mr. Lincoln. He had been all... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Presidents - 1891 - 416 pages
...Republican State Convention met at the same place and unanimously declared that : " Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator, to...the vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Judge Douglas's term of office." This action had been foreseen, and Mr. Lincoln had prepared a speech... | |
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That Hon. Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator to fill the vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas's term of office. 
