The National tribune., 1900-03-08
EVERYDAY LIFE OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
CONTINUED from first page.

. DelWeeu 11lllCOnl anu EDGNdlu- 'oSNdi'
was the acknowledged leader of the Repu5
lcan party. New York s Ex-Governor. anC
then its most distinguished Senator: hence
his position had been far more conspicuous
than that of Lincoln.
1t was expected that Seward would ht
nominated ny acclamatiOn: but his sup
porters were doomed 10 a heavy disappoint
ment. Lincoln, on the other hand had
come into prominence mainly as The com
petitor OF Douglas in 1858. His Cooper
Institute speech. delivered three months
before the convention met, had done mucl
for him in the East. and the homeiy till,
of Honest Old Abe" had extended through.
ont all the. free States. Unlike Seward
he had no enemies. and was the second
choice of those delegates of whom he was
not the first.
TURNING THE TABLES.
Soon after the opening OF the convention
Incoln's friends saw that there was an
organized body of men in the crowd who
cheered vociferously whenever Seward S
name was mentioned.
Al meeting OF the Illinois delegation at
the fremont" says Mr.. Arnold, ''on the
evening of the first day, at which Judd,
Davis. Cook. and others were present,
ii was decided that OH the second day
Illinois and the West should be heard.
There was then living in Chicago a man
whose voice could drown the roar of Lake
Michigan in its widest fury; nay. it was
said that his shout could be heard on a
calm day across that lake. Cook, of
Ottawa. knew another man living on the
I Ilr Nvt,n had
found his equal in his ability TO shout and
hurra. He was, however, Democrat.
Cook telegraphed to him 10 come 10 Chicago
by the first train:-
These two men. with stentorial voices.
met some Of the Illinois delegation at the
fremont House. and were instructed 10
organize each a body of men to cheer and
shout, which they speedily did, out OF
the crowds which were i'll attendance from
the Northwest They were placed ON op-
posite sides Of the Wigwam. and instructed
that when they saw Cook take out his
white handkerchief. they We're to cheer,
and not 10 cease until ne returned it to his
pocket.
Cook was conspicuous on the platform.
and, at the first utterance of the name OF
Lincoln. simultaneously with the wave of
Cooks handkerchief, there went up such
a cheer. such a shout as had never before
been heard. and which startled the friends
of Seward as the cry of 'Marmion on
F1odden Field startled the Scottish foe.
The New Workers tried to follow when the
name of Seward was spoken, but. beaten
at their own game, their voices were in
stantly and absolutely drowned by cheers
for Lincoln. This was kept up until Lin
coin was nominated, amidst storm of
applause never before equalled.'
LINCOLN NOMINATED.
On the first ballot, Mr.. Seward received
1919 votes; Mr.. Lincoln. 102; Mr.. Cameron
5O1a; Mr Chase. 40: Mr. Bates, AS; Mr.. Day
ton. Il; Mr. Mclean, IL; Mr.. Coilamer,
10: and six were scattered. On the second
ballot, Mr.. Seward had 1S4l2 votes, and
bir Lincoln Isl.
1t was clear" says Mr. Lamon, that the
nomination lay between Mr.. Seward and
Mr.. Lincoln, and the latter was receiving
great accessons of strength. The third
ballot came. and Mr.. Lincoln ran rapidly
up TO 2311a votes: 233 being the number
required TO nominate. Hundreds of per-
sons were keeping the count; and it was
well known, without any announcement,
that Mr.. Lincoln lacked but a vote and
half to make him the nominee.
AT this juncture, Mr.. Carter, Of Ohio,
rose. and changed four votes from Mr..
Chase to Mr. Lincoln. He was nominated.
The Wigwam shook TO its foundation with
the roaring cheers. The multitude in
the streets answered the multitude within,
and in moment more all the holiday
artillery of Chicago helped to swell the
grand acclamation.
After time, the business of the con-
vention proceeded amid great excitement
All the votes that had heretofore been cast
against Mr.. Lincoln We're cast for him
before this ballot concluded; and, upon
motion, the nomination was made unani-
nous. The convention then adjourned
for dinner, and in the afternoon finished its
work by the nomination of Hannibal
Hamlin, of Maine, for Vice-President"
SKETCH OF THE CONVENTION BY AN
EYEWITNESS.
Mr.. F. B. Carpenter, who was present on
the occasion OF Lincoln's nomination.
furnishes the following graphic sketch:
The scene surpassed description. Men
had been stationed upon the roof of the
Nigwam 10 communicate the result of the
different ballots 10 the thousands outside
far outnumbering the packed crowd
inside. To these men one Of the secre-
taries shouted Fire the salute, Abe Lin
coin is nominated Then as the cheering
inside died away, the roar began Oh the out
side, and swelled up from the excited
masses like the noise of many waters
This the insiders heard, and TO il they
replied. Thus deep called 10 deep with
such a frenzy Of sympathetic enthusiasm
that even the laundering salute Of cannon
was unheard by many on the platform.
When the excitement had partly sub
sided. Mr.. Evarts arose, and, in appropriate
words, expressed his grief that Seward had
not been nominated. He then moved that
the nomination of Abraham Lincoln
he made unanimous. John A Andrew. OF
Massachusetts, and Carl Schurz, Of Wis
consin, seconded the motion. and it was
carried. Then the enthusiasm of the
multitude burst out anew. A large banner.
prepared by the Pennsylvania delegation
was conspicuously displayed, bearing the
inscription, Pennsylvania good for 20. 900
majority for the peoples candidate. Abe
Lincoln Delegates tore up the sticks and
boards bearing the names of their several
States, and waved them aloft over tbeir