A history of the United States . ogether. Thus the predictions of Lincoln were abundantlyfulfilled. 340 ADMINISTRATION OF BUCHANAN, 1857-1861. [§436 436. The Republican Nominating Convention. — The Republi-can Convention met on the 16th of May, in Chicago. Sewardwas the most prominent candidate, but the names of Chase ^ ofOhio, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Dayton of New Jersey, and Bates of Missouriwere all presented bythe delegates of theirrespective states. Lin-colns name showedgreat strength, as hewas supported not onlyby Illinois, but also bymany votes from Indi-ana, Kentucky, Ohio,and New Eng
A history of the United States . ogether. Thus the predictions of Lincoln were abundantlyfulfilled. 340 ADMINISTRATION OF BUCHANAN, 1857-1861. [§436 436. The Republican Nominating Convention. — The Republi-can Convention met on the 16th of May, in Chicago. Sewardwas the most prominent candidate, but the names of Chase ^ ofOhio, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Dayton of New Jersey, and Bates of Missouriwere all presented bythe delegates of theirrespective states. Lin-colns name showedgreat strength, as hewas supported not onlyby Illinois, but also bymany votes from Indi-ana, Kentucky, Ohio,and New platform adoptedwas in strict accord-ance with all Lincolnsprivate and public ut-terances. It advocatedno interference withslavery where it ex-isted, no extension ofslavery into the terri-tories, and no reopening of the slave trade. On the first bal-lot, Seward had one hundred and seventy-three and one-halfvotes, and Lincoln followed with one hundred and two. Onthe second, Seward had one hundred and eighty-four and a. Salmon P. Chase. 1 Born in New Hampshire, 1808; died, 1873. Graduated at Dartmouth,1826; moved to Cincinnati and practiced law; became a great supporter andadvocate of the anti-slavery movement; was elected by Democrats and FreeSoilers to the United States Senate, 1849; governor of Ohio, 1856-1860; wascandidate for nomination for the Presidency, 1860; became Secretary of theTreasury and performed services of great merit, 1861-1864; was not in perfectaccord with Lincolns administration, and his name was urged by his friendsfor the Presidency in 1864; was appointed Chief Justice of the SupremeCourt in 1864, and served till his death. §438] THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OP 1860. 341 half, and Lincoln one hundred and eighty-one. The excite-ment was tremendous. The number necessary for a choicewas two liundred and thirty-three. On the third ballot, Lin-coln had two hundred and thirty-one and a half, while Sewardhad fallen back to one hundred and eighty. There
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