1860 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

The '1860 National Convention' of the Republican Party of the United States, held in Chicago, Illinois at the Wigwam, Wigwam Karamanski, Theodore J. 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. Political Conventions Sautter, R. Craig This early example of Chicago politics was led by Chicago Mayor John Wentworth.^[1]
Lincoln-Hamlin went on to defeat three other major tickets that year, including Democratic nominee Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois.

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Republican National Convention

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1. A Convention of Compromise: 1860

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★ ''Proceedings of the Republican national convention held at Chicago, May 16, 17 and 18, 1860''