(1860 ELECTION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN) CHARLESTON
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(1860 ELECTION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN) CHARLESTON DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Rare political broadside, "List of Delegates to the Charleston Convention", [n.p., ca. late April, 1860], a list by state of the several hundred district delegates and those "at large" to the Democratic Convention held in Charleston, South Carolina on April 23-May 3, 1860. Charleston was probably the most pro-slavery city in the U.S. at the time, and the galleries at the convention were packed with pro-slavery spectators. Delegations from seven Deep South states (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Florida) met in a separate caucus before the convention. They reached a tentative consensus to "stop Stephen Douglas" by imposing a pro-slavery party platform which he could not run on if nominated. Despite being the top vote-getter in 57 ballots, Douglas was unable to win the 50 1/2 votes need for the nomination. Interestingly, other Democratic candidates included Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis. A second convention was held in Baltimore on June 18, and the party fractured as the mainstream nominated Douglas and southern Democrats who had bolted nominated Breckinridge. Thus, contentious Charleston Convention paved the way for Lincoln's election.
Rare political broadside, "List of Delegates to the Charleston Convention", [n.p., ca. late April, 1860], a list by state of the several hundred district delegates and those "at large" to the Democratic Convention held in Charleston, South Carolina on April 23-May 3, 1860. Charleston was probably the most pro-slavery city in the U.S. at the time, and the galleries at the convention were packed with pro-slavery spectators. Delegations from seven Deep South states (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Florida) met in a separate caucus before the convention. They reached a tentative consensus to "stop Stephen Douglas" by imposing a pro-slavery party platform which he could not run on if nominated. Despite being the top vote-getter in 57 ballots, Douglas was unable to win the 50 1/2 votes need for the nomination. Interestingly, other Democratic candidates included Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis. A second convention was held in Baltimore on June 18, and the party fractured as the mainstream nominated Douglas and southern Democrats who had bolted nominated Breckinridge. Thus, contentious Charleston Convention paved the way for Lincoln's election.
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