Early speeches of Abraham Lincoln, 1830-1860 . hes hemade for them, and when thetime came they led the East-ern delegations into the switchfrom Seward to Lincoln. The second step was farmore dramatic and took placeon the third ballot. Lincolnneeded only 2L2 votes to getthe nomination and they camefrom the Ohio delegationwhose chairman sprang to hisfeet and shouted: I rise to change four votesfrom Mr. Chase [Salmon , Ohios favorite son]to Mr. Lincoln! Of the four delegates whochanged their votes, two weresaid to have been influencedby the Cooper Union speech. • • * Two months and day
Early speeches of Abraham Lincoln, 1830-1860 . hes hemade for them, and when thetime came they led the East-ern delegations into the switchfrom Seward to Lincoln. The second step was farmore dramatic and took placeon the third ballot. Lincolnneeded only 2L2 votes to getthe nomination and they camefrom the Ohio delegationwhose chairman sprang to hisfeet and shouted: I rise to change four votesfrom Mr. Chase [Salmon , Ohios favorite son]to Mr. Lincoln! Of the four delegates whochanged their votes, two weresaid to have been influencedby the Cooper Union speech. • • * Two months and daysafter he arrived in New York,alone and full of misgivings,Abraham Lincoln was chosenRepublican candidate forPresident of the United States. (From Abraham Lincoln Goes, toNew York. Coward McCann. Copy-right, 1960, by Andrew A. Freeman. I NEXT — The President-electreturns to New York, neithera hero nor a conqueror. -^s- Boston IJ^ily GlobeBoston When New York Discovered Lincoln—X Curious Thousands WaitIn Dingy Neighborhood. Advance notices had made it clearthat there would be no fanfare, no mili-tary display, not even a band to greethim. % Abraham Lincoln, enroute from his home inSpringfield to his inau-guration in Washing-ton, would reach NewYork at 3 on Tues-day, Feb. 19, 1861, andwould be escorted bythe citys official, wel-coming committee tothe Astor would be no reception at thestation since the committee, which hadboarded the Presidential Special earlierin the day, would arrive with him * • • Nevertheless, a crowd began togather at the Hudson River Railroadterminus on 30th st., between 9th and10th avs., as early as 8 that morningand grew larger as the day advanced. Apparently if was not a pleasantplace to wait, for the Tribune reportersaid of the neighborhood: It is low, lumberyi muddy, piggytenement-housey, noisy; in short, nasty. With an attraction so meager thereporter wondered why a crowd so big—there were 6000 on hand when th
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