Abraham Lincoln's political career through 1860 . ility and sliow attracted. It vvasproposed at once to form a campaignclub of rtfty torch bearers, with glaisedcaps and oilcloth capes instead of cam-bric. A meeting to organize formallywa-s appointed March tJ, but before thenew uniforms jwere ready AbrahamJvincoln address-ed a meeting in Jtart-ford on the evening of March ij. Afif rhis speech the cap wearers of llieprevious meeting, with a number ofothers who had secured their uni-forms, escorted Mr. Lincoln to thehotel. The club was definitely organizedon the following night. Just one yearther
Abraham Lincoln's political career through 1860 . ility and sliow attracted. It vvasproposed at once to form a campaignclub of rtfty torch bearers, with glaisedcaps and oilcloth capes instead of cam-bric. A meeting to organize formallywa-s appointed March tJ, but before thenew uniforms jwere ready AbrahamJvincoln address-ed a meeting in Jtart-ford on the evening of March ij. Afif rhis speech the cap wearers of llieprevious meeting, with a number ofothers who had secured their uni-forms, escorted Mr. Lincoln to thehotel. The club was definitely organizedon the following night. Just one yearthereafter this club attended the in-auguration of Lincoln in a body. TheWide Awakes were organized by bothpolitical parlies m later campaigns. J WRIGHT o ^ L AK ELECTION PARADE. The results of the Election gavef Lincoln and Hamlin 180 electoral votes, Breckenridge and Lane72, Bell and Everett 39, Douglas and Johnson 12. The Picturefrom Harpers Weakly for 13 Oct. 1860, shows a procession of theWide Awakes, a Lincoln Campaign Club. Use Shaw II p. 105. <^— 4 fj^^^^ i^--^-^ f^^ LINCOLN LORE -fik /^<-^ law gave him special privileges in relation to an ex-tended period of service, a law entitling Worden tofifty-five years of active service. However, he retiredwith the highest sea-pay of his grade, at his own re-quest, on December 23, 1886. Worden was a brave and competent officer, but notnecessarily a brilliant one. Lady Luck (or PresidentLincoln) seemed to have been with him in the way ofspecial assignments and promotions. Perhaps his as-signment of the command of the Monitor came to himbecause the older officers of the Navy had no desire tocommand the cheese box on a raft or a tin can on ashingle which started the forty-four year old lieu-tenant on the road to fame. Little did old wooden wallofficers realize that a reputation could be built on thehalf-submerged deck of that absurd monstrosity ofJohn Ericssons. The Wide Awakes And Their TorchLight Parades To promote the Preside
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