The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-06-13
THE NOMINATION
Of ABE LINCOLN
tcOntnued From Page ons.)

original delegates applied for read
mission and from nearly every state
there were contesting delegations.
These contests we're, as at Charles
ton, decided IN favor OF the Douglas
delegate. When all the Douglas dele
cations had been seated the anti
Douglas men saw that Douglas would
be nominated, and that they had no
chance to prevent il. Thereupon they
Ted second bolt. the Virginia dele
CATION. which had not joined ii the
original secession, starting the move
ment. II was followed BY most of the
southern states and BY few northern
delegates, including Mr. Cushing, the
president Of the convention.
Governor Tod OF Ohio was elected
70 succeed Mr. Cushing and the con
vention then proceeded to vote on the
nomination for president. On the first
ballot Stephen A. Douglas received
1874 votes, James Guthrie Of Ken
lucky 10, and Josh c. Brecklinndge Of
Kentucky :. But even on this vote
Douglas did not receive the 202 votes
necessary for two-thirds Of the full
convention strenS'h Another ballot
was taken and Douglas received 1871
votes. Thereupon the strict two-thirds
rule was suspended, and by resolution
Mr.. Douglas was declared to be the
nominee Benjamin Fitzpatrick of
Alabama was nominated for vice pres
ident, but he declined, and the honor
was given to HeFsched v. Johnson OF
Georgia. Then the convention adopt
ed an additiona resolution to be added
to the platform, declaring that 1t was
in accordance with the Interpretation
OF the Cincinnati platform that all
questions affecting the territorial gov
ernments under the federal constltu-
tion should be finally determined by
the supreme court, and that such de.
examinations should be respected By
all good citizens. This was equivalent
to taking the Douglas view OF "Popu.
lar Sovereignty"
The boilers who had left the Balti-
more convention after the Douglas
contestants had been seated, organ
lied another convention In Baltimore,
and Caleb Cushing, who had been the
regular permanent chairman, presided
over 1t. Twenty-one OF the thirty.
three states were represented. The
convention did its work quickly 1T
adopted as d platform the majority
report OF the Charleston committee on
resolutions and unanimously nominat-
ed John G. Breckenridge for president
and Joseph Lane Of Oregon for vice
president.
In the meantime the Charleston Sc
ceders who had met at Richmond on
June u, were adjourning from day to
AaJ anu ihdhlub hptttHtHs Itudlt1 tnt
Richmond convention on June 2S ad-
opted the nominations of Breckenridge
and Lane, and then adjourned.
II was this complicated split that
brought about the election og Lincoln.
Lincoln received i,S66,352 popular
votes and 80 electoral votes. Doug.
las received l,S75,OOO popular votes
but only ~ electoral votes Breckin-
ridge got only S4795S popular votes
but ~ electoral votes, Bell and Ey-
nrett, the Constitutional Union candi-
iates, received 100000 popular votes
and 80 electoral votes,
The other national convention or
1860 was the first and last meeting OF
the Constitutional Union party It
met in Baltimore on May .. and was
The result of vain attempt to bring
he old-time Wings back together. It |
nominated John Bell Of Tennessee for
president and Edward Evertt of Mas
'achusetts for vice president 1t yas
he last stand Of the ultra-oonserva-
ives who deplored any agitation what
sver Of the slavery question