The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06

| was regarded as best fitted 10 lead In the dea.
Dsa . Is r. r a% only Il.
sSss. o. his oa asa bass. "a
nominatIon o ssvsrd meat lonelsss defeat
best speak for the States which were to con-
tess psass aa lscis
to nominate Seward. N An' N's'N' NV
,ThsT. was no Iersoual hostility to Seward in
his nomination except Ing the settle conviction
sy tnSi: dsisat is not true. as t has been as
su sur Si b, man hat M OBJ soion 10 sSwarl
M H % IL & o ws S nS ar
.,irrepressibls conhict" or his higher law I"
aesis'rs Al which ms'e Curtin and Lane on.
slavery men, aud they iinsiiy sccsStsd Lincoln
s: ~ ssWsl ID sha n. n
slble conflict" Lincoln announcsd In, his
e.: Il junnt ss hss s na:.. : %id9
against Itself cannot stand I beieve this
Goysrnmenht sapnot endure "a n.rmsnen,y nal
!hs aSth Il octo6er rcSin was MT only
him Ia 10. :sas.ins I tie treat ba,tIc sssinss
slavery. THO single reason that comnelled
s" ss .r IND 1nn & 81 .M.ra wa. Fl: a.
offensive to ~ .,.any ID ousands Of voters in
sero 1aprSS :sSn any .Ss
nsds him an imposslbis cauaIdats for Prs.i;;
s sns n to s. uai: Wiz Hsd been om
mated. this American elemsnt In Pennsylvania
ana Indlan would nct only hay: n intripsd
crensOd Its strength on the direct Issue Of hos
Z ~ e seward 4 vas not an unrsasscnabls
agalrst the nomi n,ton OF Seward. There
SGn Il. b pDe ns'Eo "a to r:
in the two pivotal States. when they de:
GGa,sI that E.ftisul.r nom nation would
moni,ous TO the d.ieeates at Chicago COM
pose sad set hi s.ide :! na his pre-.
en- nsnt aHa.iica;ions and W!n ~ a., ths en-,
ps.isr.see ,iSr s.wsri ~ obsiie GO 70 -
coun.el OF those two men from tho two states
most e.peet; but it wa. choice bstween de-
s or yo0E AIS !W.9s eF HAT Of du hs
to tina Republican party was paramount.
1t was Curtin and Lans also who decl led that
haa sa%a ss Ss
came known that Stewards nominal on would
asrs the pG sna tss sS
sasss s:Gafs': e: IN th;'E sss
mas H sup.osI o. Lin DIN. tbs fenn.ylyan!s
nIsns ssre %ere
s seEy sT orig iS Hs1 wa. ho or
ior nSHn h Reos sf Ss Ssn cans
g on. Tho drIeeato, WAS not a ha,mono9s
num I S the ds s 10 Cameron for Fresi.
dent and II was not unt5l the hr.t day That ne
sng,Sns Ike mt s n.o
iirst, eend ard third chol. 2, no DELEGATE:
Is needles to say that this proposition did not
come from the earnest supEor,ers o. amerSSr;
cameron should be unanimously. dscarea the
rst choice Of me state hfh was a9 S.
u s stale d ssd e. hsLss s0 wa. 0h sbss
eSs. he 70 received 81 unani:
nous vote as the second choice. The third
Sro"sh The aSwa 10 sasnes
mere def .iss
and Lincoln, and but for the facts that In
diana had previously declared for Lincoln
Bates would have been PREFERRED Much
choice OF tho State. and Linroln finally won
over Bates BY four pmalorty When en-, It I b.
wonderful imneius to the Lincoln cause.
Cameron and Mol can were not seriously con;
Shsis shSes "a s s aIiss@ sss II:
% sa sHGR
and from tho time that pcnnsylvanis ranged
R h's along on E1 "a. Ina Hsws T. Sssss
evitabis but the noNinatlon Of Lincoln was
pns Gs n: did wV %sa NJ;
he
EIelim nary sirngsles i Chicago. the neht for
iSss IN bs III .so' TssoM w..a Was
parable as master in handling con, Gu on.
WIN Ivs5:s Is Ghsirmnn q ,hs S+lssstSn
Sny h.p%blItSa from says
aided by his brother MONTGOMERY who was u
POLITICIAN Of nnonmmon cunning. With them
Sta,s Of Oregon: II, Il vas tInccln's trlepds
to. They had men for sober counsel like
David Davis: men OF supreme sagacIty like
Leonard SWEET; mon of tireess Effort like
Norman 2. Judd and they had Vim! was more
with 1snthpsiasm for Abraham Lincoln. For
once Thnrlow Weed was outgrneraled Just at
a critical s. o 20 OF the battle. On the morning
Of tho third day when the .fnal struggle was
inrosinng deponstra.Ion on tho stress Of Chi
numbers and generous enthusiasm: but while
tho seward man were thus making n publn
display OF their snrnestness mi strength.
SWEET and Judi lll!ed the i'm m ems. galleries OF
the wlgwam. In which tho Convention was
held. With men who wore req y to shout % the
Tho re.uI' was that when the seward mon llleI
Into tho Convention there wsio .oRts for the
delegate- but few for any others. and the Con-
xentinn Was encircl-d b. Al, immense thronR
for the " rail splitter"
Twelve names had hsen put In nominal
for President. but the nrst ballot deveioped 10
tho comprehension Of all that the Struggle was
botween Seward and Lincoln, SswArI had 10.
ceiyed l7sh votes. and Lincoln 100. The other
highest Of whom .Camsr"nl rec.iyed 5oI. al
exception Of throe Gamsrens nam. was :.
Seward rose to lSih with Lincoln closely fol.