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that the conjunction of slavery and po.
lygamy. particularly Offensive to the
south. was dropped. a homestead law
and protective tariff were demanded,
ana southern threats OF secession and
disunlon were denounced.
Seward. the leading candidate for the
presidential nomination. was strongly
opposed because Of his extreme anti
slavery position. fractional fights in
his home state (New York; also mill.
tated against his success. On the first
ballot he had 1884, votes. Abraham
Lincoln had large proportion of the
western delegates behind him, and was
given 1O2 votes on the first ballot. ST.
mon Cameron had soy votes. Chase 40
and Bates 4S. Forty-two were scatter.
Ing. On the second ballot Seward had
ls4h votes to Lincoln's 1S1. On the
third ballot Llncoln's vote rose to 231lh
and Stewards fell to 1SO Before an
other ballot could be taken enough
votes were changed to Lincoln to give
him 354 votes and the nomination.
Hannibal Hamlin was named for vice
president on the second ballot
The CiUiI War.
At this juncture the party received a
new accession OF forces, the so called
war Democrats, among whom were
Benjamin Butler, E. II. Stanton, John
A. Logan. John A. Dix. Lyman Tre-
maine and Andrew johnson. The cam
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order. The Democrats had split. and
two Democratic tickets, one headed by
Stephen A. Douglas. the other by John
G. Breckenridge, were in the field. Lin
coin and Hnmlin received all the elec-
toral votes of the free states, except
three from New Jersey, and were elect
ed. For the next four years the history
Of the Republican party Is the history
Of the civil war. No political organi-
2ation ever endured such n trying ex-
perience as the Republican party un-
derwent during this period. Its ma
jority in congress was due solely to the
absence of representatives from the
southern states. and even with this aid
1t was near being turned into MI
nority in the congress Of 1S6365.
The leaders Of the party proved
themselves equal to every emergency.
Lincoln was obnoxious both to the ex-
treme radicals and to the ultra con.
emancipation proclamation. Strenuous
efforts were made to prevent his re-
nomina ton. The conservatives at.
tempted to bring about the nomination
Of Salmon P. Chase, but the indorse-
ment of Lincoln's administration by
the Ohio legislature speedily put an
end to the Chase boom. The radicals
met in convention at Cleveland. May
l6, 1864, and nominated Fremont and
John Cochrane of New York, demand
ing more vigorous prosecution Of ths
war. the confscaion Of the estates OF
rebels and their division among Union
soldiers and actual settlers. Their can
didates accepted the nominations, but
withdrew before the election.
Lincoln Again Elected.
In the mass Of the party there was
no hesitst tion. When the national con-
vention met in Baltimore, June 7, 1894,
Lincoln was renominated by acclama-
ton. The vice presidency was to be
Given to the war Democrats, and the
choice lay between Daniel S. Dickinson
Of New York and Andrew johnson Of
Tennessee. johnson was nominated on
the second ballot. The platform ap-
of the war the emancipation Of the
slaves, the proposed thirteenth amend
ment to the constitution, the policy OF
President Lincoln, the redemption of
the public debt and the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine In Mexico. The
Democrats nominated General George
B. Mcclellan and George Fl. Pendleton,
on the platform 1.-THE war is failure"
Before November the victories Of the
Union arms had made Lincoln's elec-
ton certainty. and the war closed
with the RepuDncan party IN the Iu,i
tide of success, triumphant and united.
But the party was soon to undergo
another severe test of Its sanity and
eolidity. The assassination OF Lincoln
made upon the popular feeling de-
mand for revenge which, 1t was feared,
the administration would be unable to
Withstand. The party stood the test,
however, the excitement subsided. and
business resumed its wonted course.
Figbt Again,t Jobn,on.
Then came.tbe cru Of reconstruction
and the bitter war between Andrew
Johnson, the new president, and the
Republican leaders in congress. Every
expression of southern satisfaction
with Johnson's policy added to the sus-
piciop with which he was regarded by
the men who had been 30 recently en-
saged In putting down armed rebellion.
There were no important state cleo
ions in 1865, and In the few elections
that were held the Republican party
was uniformly successful. The Re
publican state conventions guardedly
approved the presidents course. but
insisted on the most substantial guar
autees of the rights Of negroes in the
south before the seeding states should
be admitted to representation in con-
srsss. The veto of the civil rights bill
showed the presidents intention to ad-
NIT those states without such guaran-
tses. Even then the Republicans were
content with passing over the presi-
dents head the civil rights and freed
mans bureau bills and the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution. Con-
rsss then adjourned and left the de-
e1sion between 1t and the president to
the votes of the people. This decision
was promptly given. Every Republic
an STATE convention declared that re-
construction must be effected by con-
srsss and not by the executive. In no
stats was the presidents policy ap-
proved.
Grant For Pyesident.
The elections Of 1895 left every stats
In the north with Republican govern