The herald., 1896-10-11
CANDIDATES. No. Of Miles Of
Speeches.l Travel.
1860 CAMPAIGN, LINCOLN VS..
DOUGLAS

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1860 6o-cAMPAIGN, LINCOLN VS..
DOUGLAS
During his first campaign for the
presidency Lincoln did not stir out of
his state; made no campaign tours; only
one short speech to the committee of
notification, and gave only one brief
Interview to a reporter.
Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's oppon-
ent. made sixty-five speeches and two
campaign tours, the first through Penn
pyivania, New Jersey and Connecticut
and the second through New York, Ohio,
Indiana, Virginia and North Carolina,
travelling 2750 miles.
1S64-L1NCOLN VS.. MCCLELLAN
: Lincoln's second campaign for presi-
dent began June 9th at Baltimore. The
next day he received the committee of
notification at the White House; made
brief response, and said that he would
reply formally in writing. He made
one campaign speech in New York,
June Is, and during August, Septem-
ber and October spoke briefly to six
visiting delegations at the White
House; two of these speeches were nom
political. His record of travel was 45O
miles and eight speeches in the whole
campaign.
Gen. Mcclellan, his opponent, was not
AAOAAAAhdtSu uilll Angus 20. lie T6SpOuQ-
ed to the notification committee at
Orange, N. j., his home, September 8.
and made one other speech in Orange,
September q. Made five trips to New
York city, but no other speeches.
1S6S-GRANT VS.. SEYMOUR
General Grant was nominated for
president on May 20; accepted the nom
ination at his house in Washington on
May 20; wrote formal letter of ac-
ceptance 21S words long the same day;
came to New York June 10; no speech
es; delivered the diplomas at West
Point June, IA; said nothing on politics;
made an official tour of the army bar
racks, beginning June 30. going as far
west as Reno, Ariz. He was often
pie, but made only two speeches, one
Of fifty words at st. Joseph, Mo-, and
another at Galena, ILL.,, which filled ten
lines Of newspaper. His record for the
campaign was an army tour of 31e0
miles and three speeches of less than 200
words in all.
HOratio Seymour, nominated at Tam
many hall, July 8, was notified the next
day and replied briefly spoke at Cooper
union to the Jackson club two weeks
later, and in October made tour of
New York and Pennsylvania, travelling
altogether HOO miles, making only eight
speeches.
General Grant renominated at Phila-
delphia June 6; his letter of acceptance
contained 246 words this time; he made
no campaign tour and no speeches
spent short vacation at Long Branch;
all the rest Of the summer In Washing
ton.
Horace Greeley was nominated NAV
3, and his famous tour began not until
september II. He spoke first at New
Brunswick; then Trenton; then Bristol,
Pa; Coatesville, Clarksburg, Lancaster
and Pittsburg; then at Newark, Ohio;
Columbus, Cedarville, London, Xenia,
and Cincinnati. He reviewed parades
and held receptions all along the line.
He returned through Covington and
Newport. making nine speeches in Ohiu
sixteen in Pennsylvania and three in
New Jersey. He reached home Septem-
Der 2Sth. rested two weeks. and began
October 18th tour of Northern New
York, New Hampshire and Maine His
record for the campaign was seventy
nine reported speeches, and he Travelled
1924 miles.
1S76-HAYES VS.. TILDEN.
Governor Hayes Of Ohio. nominated at
Cincinnati June 10th, addressed his
neishbors at Columbus the same night,
received and replied to the notification
committee the next day. and on October
26th, Ohio day at the Centennial exhibit
tion at Philadelphia, he spoke four
times to audiences aggregating 100, 900
people. His record for the Campaign
was 400 miles Travelled and six
Samuel J. Tilden, nominated in St.
Louis June 2Sth, made speech to sere-
uaders In Albany on the same night:
replied to the modification committee
July 11th. His record for the campaign.
no travels and two speeches.
1880-GARFIELD VS.. HANCOCK.
Garfield. nominated June 8; was
notified the following day, and
made brief speech Of ac-
ceptance On his way to Washing
ton, June 10. he spoke at Cleveland and
Hiram college, again from the balcony
Of the Riggs house at Washington June
10; at the dedication of the soldiers
monument at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, June A.
ne made long non-partisan grafton; on
the Sd Of August he started for New
York, speaking at Batavia, Rochester,
syracuse, Rome, Little Falls. Amster-
sic, Tishkill, Peekekill, Yonkers and the
next day from the balcony of the Fifth
avenue hotel. He addressed the Union
League on August 9Th; he returned to
Ohio August 7th, making brief speeches
cn the way to crowds at the stations
days later he addressed his own regi-
Ment. Forty-second Ohio. at Ashland,
Ohio. He made no public utterance
again until September Path, when he ad-
6fessed the Army of the Cumberland
4ociety at Toledo. He spoke briefly to
delefetfons ct his home. Mentor, Ohio.
a October. His record for the cam
Do1gh II $500 miles Travelled and ninety
oofeu speeches. a
General HANCOCK, nominated June
11th. replied ia the notification commit
1I4 II Governors island. New York har-
MI 5uly 3oth, with > speech Of ten lines.