Smyrna times., 1860-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Chicago Republican Convention.

natlon OF Aoram lslucoius VI Aii'hoioi w II
dent, and Hannibal Hamlin for Vice President.
The first day was spent mainly in organizing
George Ashman, of Massachusetts,, being cho-s
SEN chairman, and vice president, secretary
and committeeman from. each of the States rep
resented.
On Thursday the business committee report
ed, fixing on majority of thevotes in nomi,
nation, also The committee on resolutions re-
ported a platform which was adopted.
1t declares for the immunity of sovereign
States from interference with their domestic |
institutions; condemns the treason, OF John
Brown. aud advocates an exalted tariff, and
relaxation Of the naturalization laws. The
tariff clause gave great satisfaction TO Pennsyl-
-vania, while Massachusetts protested angrily
against the concession to the foreign element
acontained in the naturalization provision.
lion Friday the nominations for candidates
were then made. A protracted CONTEXT of vo-
cifsrous cheering followed, between the friends
of Seward aud Lincoln. IN which each party
tried to show its favorte in the majority
This was kept'up by those nominations being
.severally endorsed by The States In their favor.
AZ length the. ballotng began. On the first
ballot Seward had l731, Lincoln lO2, Cameron
l501, Bates AZ. Mclean IL, Dayton la, gehnse
o., Read |. Fremont /. Or the second hallnt
Seward had lS4k. L'acoln isl ], the name Of
Simon Camsron having been wrhdraWn' Op
sthe third ballot Abr1in Lincoln received the
nomination, which was then made unanimous,
AMID great applause. In evening session,
Hannibal Hanlin, Of Maine, was nominated
for Vice President ON the second ballot.
6ipOu sshe first ballot for Vice President, Han
nibal Hamln, of Maine, received l94 votes;
Banks. of Massa chuseiis, 3SA c. M. Clay, OF
Kentucky, lOl ex.Gov Reeder. Of Pennsyl-
vanis, 81 Henry Winter Davis, of Maryland
81; Sam Houston, of Texas, 6; w. l. ayton
ei, New Jersey,3; J. III. Read, of Peunsylva,
mia, /. Banks and Reeder we're then with
rrawn; and The second ballot stood, Hamlin
se4; Clay. s6; Hickman. I3.
etfad THE CANDIDATES.
sKErcH OF TIE cAREER OF HoN. ABRAM LINCOLN
-lHoa. Abram Lincoln was born in Hardin co.
Kentucky. on the 12thof February, 1909. HIt
opportunities for obtaining an education wers
lilnlted, buthe worked his way to the bar ans
fsr some time practiced law. During the Biacl
lIawk war he captain OF a company OF vol
un.eers subsequently,, and it may have beer
asa reward for bravery displayed iu his can
paicns, be was appointed postmaster OF smal
yiisge in Illinois. From this position be ad
vanced 10 seat 10 the Illinois Legislature
4, which he was four times elected. In l64
he wenl to Washington as d representative u
Congress, and on The 18th of June, 1888, wa
nominated By the Republican convention he'll
ut Springfield, Illinois, as candidate for th
u. s. Senatorship. in opposition to Stephen A
Douglas 10 his speech accepting the nomi
nation, he emphatcally indorsed the IRE
pressbEe conflict" doctrine as enuEciated b
air. Seward.
skEroH OF THE CAREER OF HON. HAESIBA
sssa alas nAxLIN.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin was born in Pari
Oxford county, Maine, on the 9th Of Angus
ls09. He was originally printer and edlto
but subsequently embraced the profession
The law. II achieved distiBction as lawye
and in 1880 was elected to the State Legfsl
ture, acting as Speaker of the House. Durif
The last three of the four yeurs which he was
member Of that body, he held seat IN U
House Of Representatives ait Washington d
ring the twenty eighth and twenty-ninth Sc
sions of Congress- and in lsl47 was again ch
sen member Of the lower IIonse in the Sta
Legislature la 1913 he was sent back
WASHINGTON. this time as Senator, to fill Il
vacancy occasioned by the decease Of Hol
John Fairfield. Having served for four year
the balance of Ms. Fair6eld's term, be was r
elected for ak years on July %, 1851. G
January z, 1857, Mr. Hamliii was elected Go
srnor Of his native State, aud stepped from
position IN the Senate TO this office, resignil
his seat at Washington and taking that al A.
gusta on the same day. This new othcc y
held less than two months, for on January l
he was re-elected to the United States Sc
ase, and on February 20 resigned the Guberr
lorial chair TO return to Washington. n
Hamln is now on the committee Of the Sena
on Commerce and the District Of Columbia.
The following brief recital of the career
Mr. Lincoln is from one of the speeches ma
by Judge Douglas, during the canvass in II
nois in 1858:
have knswn idr. Lincoln for nearly
years We had maay points of sympathy VIII
FIRST got acquainted with him. We@ese be
comparatively boys; both struggling with Pt
erty in strange town for our support--l
humble school teacher in the town of Winch,
ter, and be aourishing grocery keeper in I
town Of Salem. lie was more successfulin
cupalion than /, aud hence became MORE
tunate IN this worlds goods. | made al goo
school teacher as could, and when cabin
maker made the best bedsteads and tables,
lpy Old boss said succeeded better in bures
eud secretaries than in anything else. Bu
believe that Mr.. Lincoln was more success
in lila business Than 1, for his business sson c
ried him directly into the Legislature. Th
Inet him IN n lIttlsi while, aad / had sym
Thy for him because of the uphill struggle
had in life, He was then as good at telling
anecdote as now. II could beat any Of
boys at wrestling, could ourun them in 4
rage, beat Ihems u pltchiEg qeoias and ioselr
copper, and could yin more liquor than Y
the boys put together, and the dignity and
partiality with which he presided at he
race or a fst.hght were The praise OF ev'
BODY that was present and participate
Hsass had sympathy for him, because
was stfsgglBg with misfortune, and sp wa