. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times; some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration . efforts were more orless involved in them. I did not entirely escape the bit- 38. (Photo by Brady, Washington.) ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1859. A VISIT TO LINCOLN. 39 teniess that was displayed in many quarters. Had Ibeen simply a private in the ranks, it would have beenof little consequence to Lincoln whether I was compe-tent to conduct so important a campaign or not; butwhen he was advised, not only from within the State,but from friends outside the State as well, that the party
. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times; some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration . efforts were more orless involved in them. I did not entirely escape the bit- 38. (Photo by Brady, Washington.) ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1859. A VISIT TO LINCOLN. 39 teniess that was displayed in many quarters. Had Ibeen simply a private in the ranks, it would have beenof little consequence to Lincoln whether I was compe-tent to conduct so important a campaign or not; butwhen he was advised, not only from within the State,but from friends outside the State as well, that the partyorganization in Pennsylvania was not equal to the press-ing necessities of the occasion, he adopted his own cha-racteristic methods to satisfy himself on the subject. I had met David Davis and Leonard Swett for the firsttime at the Chicago Convention, and of course we knewlittle of each other personally. Some time toward mid-summer, when the campaign in Pennsylvania was wellunder way, Davis and Swett entered my headquarterstogether and handed me a letter from Lincoln, in whichhe said that these gentlemen were greatly interested inhis election—that they were on East looking into thecontest general
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