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Rare mention of Lincoln, but Seward is the presumed candidate...
Rare mention of Lincoln, but Seward is the presumed candidate...
Item # 713890
May 18, 1860
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, May 18, 1860 A very notable issue from near the end of the Republican Convention at Chicago, during which Lincoln would be their nomination for President.
The front page begins with: "The Chicago Convention" "Admission of Fractional Delegates" "The Majority Rule Adopted" "The Platform" "Mr. Seward Still In The Ascendant" "No Balloting Yet".
Keep in mind that at this point, Lincoln was pretty much an unknown in national politics, so any mention of him is rather rare. William Seward was the early favorite, however, the front page does mention: "The friends of Mr. Lincoln want 100 votes for him on the first ballot, against 170 for Mr. Seward". Also: "Though there is an increased disposition to gather about Mr. Lincoln, no effective combination of opposition is yet formed...Part of the Missouri delegation prefer Mr. Seward to Mr. Lincoln...". Even a subhead notes: "Gov. Seward will Be Nominated" with a note by the paper's publisher, Horace Greeley: "My conclusion...is that the opposition to Gov. Seward cannot concentrate on any candidate, and that he will be nominated." How all this would change in a few days.
There is considerably more reporting on the Republican convention, too much to detail here.
Also of interest within: "African Slave Trade In The South" taking half a column; "A Man Burned At the Stake in Texas", and brief article: "Abandoned Slaver".
Eight pages, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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