. Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865 . Officers. § J; —— a; rt FOR GOVERNOR, j= •£ HON. RICHARD YATES, OF MORGAN, ef FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR, £ .£ HON. VITAL JARROf, OF ST. CLAIRE, g 1 FOR AUDITOR JESSIE DUBOIS. £ !2~ FOR STATE SECRETARY OZIAS M. HATCH. « « FOR TREASURER •-: « SUPT. PUB. INSTRUCTION- NEWTON BATKMAN. 73 o ? ? ? =r^= - _r= , c >, Presidential Electors. •§ s AT LARGE. U LEONARD SWETT of McLean. c -a JOHN M. PALMER of Macoupin. rt e DISTRICT. § S First A. C. FULLER of Boone. *o 3 Second WM. B. PLATO _ ..of Kane. E m Third LAWRENCE WKLDON of De Witt «J
. Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865 . Officers. § J; —— a; rt FOR GOVERNOR, j= •£ HON. RICHARD YATES, OF MORGAN, ef FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR, £ .£ HON. VITAL JARROf, OF ST. CLAIRE, g 1 FOR AUDITOR JESSIE DUBOIS. £ !2~ FOR STATE SECRETARY OZIAS M. HATCH. « « FOR TREASURER •-: « SUPT. PUB. INSTRUCTION- NEWTON BATKMAN. 73 o ? ? ? =r^= - _r= , c >, Presidential Electors. •§ s AT LARGE. U LEONARD SWETT of McLean. c -a JOHN M. PALMER of Macoupin. rt e DISTRICT. § S First A. C. FULLER of Boone. *o 3 Second WM. B. PLATO _ ..of Kane. E m Third LAWRENCE WKLDON of De Witt «J , Fonrth WM. P. KELLOGG of Fulton. £ «J Fifth J. STARK ot Hancock. j * Sixth J. C. CONKLING of Saneamon. >S £ Seventh H. P. H. BROMMELL of Coles. fc >2 :. G. A\LKI{ of Randolph. ,-- >> Ninth JOHN OLNEY of Gallatin. ~ c ... o ° County Ticket. J FOR REPRESENTATIVE HARVEY HOGG - FOR CLKRK of Circuit Court WM. I>!( £ FOR SHERIFF JOHN U ROUTT. o FOR CORONER WM. MATHEWS. 3. THE RAIL-SPLITTER. TT has been said that the term rail-splitter whichbecame a leading feature of the campaign in i860originated at the Chicago convention when Mr. Deland ofOhio, who seconded the nomination of Mr. Lincoln, said : I desire to second the nomination of a man who cansplit rails and maul Democrats. Mr. Delano not only seconded the nomination, but seconded the campaign cry. Gov. Oglesby one week before at the State Convention atDecatur introduced into the assemblage John Hanks, whobore on his shoulder two small rails surmounted by a 304 APPENDIX. banner with this inscription : Two rails from a lot madeby Abraham Lincoln and John Hanks in the SangamonBottom in the year 1830. For six months Rail-splitter was heard everywhere andrails were to be seen on nearly everything, even onstationery. One of the Lincoln delegates said : Theserails represent the issue between labor free and laborslave, between democracy and aristocracy. The Democra
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