How Abraham Lincoln became president . en thousand persons packed theWigwam. On the floor of the convention were some ofthe most distinguished men of the nation. In the galler-ies, hundreds of women, gay in the high-peaked, flower-filled bonnets and bright shawls and plaids of the day,added to the brilliancy of the scene. Outside, surging inthe streets, were from twenty to thirty thousand persons,eagerly awaiting some word of the proceedings within,shouted down by sentinels from the top of the building. There were no nominating speeches—only the formalpresentation of candidates names. Norman B
How Abraham Lincoln became president . en thousand persons packed theWigwam. On the floor of the convention were some ofthe most distinguished men of the nation. In the galler-ies, hundreds of women, gay in the high-peaked, flower-filled bonnets and bright shawls and plaids of the day,added to the brilliancy of the scene. Outside, surging inthe streets, were from twenty to thirty thousand persons,eagerly awaiting some word of the proceedings within,shouted down by sentinels from the top of the building. There were no nominating speeches—only the formalpresentation of candidates names. Norman B. Judd, inpresenting Lincolns name, said: Mr. President, I beg leave to offer as a candidatebefore this convention for President of the United Statesthe name of Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. That was all. No fulsome eulogy, no long-windedspeech. The time for action had arrived. There was a demonstration as each candidate wasplaced in nomination. The Seward men set up a deafen-ing shout, so loud and long that it momentarily discon- 85. •s *s. « ?= & c *£ .2 J T3^OS in ctf 2 j2 How Abraham Lincoln Became President. 87 certed the Lincoln men. But they quickly recovered, andwhen Indiana seconded Lincolns nomination pandemo-nium broke loose. It was evident that an overwhelmingmajority of the crowd in the galleries was for Old Abe. No language can describe it, wrote Leonard Swett,describing the scene. A thousand steam whistles, atribe of Comanches, headed by a choice vanguard frompandemonium, might have mingled in the scene unno-ticed. The balloting proceeded rapidly. The first ballotresulted: Seward, 173^2; Lincoln, 102; Cameron,50^2 ; Chase, 49; Bates, 48; Dayton, 14; McLean, 12;Collamer, 10; scattering, 6. There being no choice, the second ballot was pro-ceeded with, after Simon Camerons name had been with-drawn. This ballot resulted: Seward, 184^ ; Lincoln,181; Chase, 42^ ; Bates, 35 ; Dayton, 10; McLean, 8;scattering, 4. The third ballot proceeded amid breathless
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