A large and noisy crowd had already filled the meeting hall to capacity by the time the supporters of William H. Seward showed up for the third day of the Republican convention. It was no accident ...

In 1860, on the cusp of the Civil War, the Republican National Convention in Chicago not only took a chance on a one-term congressman named Abraham Lincoln, but introduced the nation to one of the ...

On the run-up to the 1860 Republican Convention, Abraham Lincoln got cold feet. The Chicago Tribune was tirelessly touting him as the party’s choice for president. But Lincoln was juggling hi… ...

Lincoln Home National Historic Site's superintendent said "there was an amazing set of events that occurred" on May 17-18, 1860 at the Republican Convention that propelled Abraham Lincoln from ...

WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus seems surprisingly calm for someone whose job is to set rules for the unruly, to plan for the most unpredictable and ...

As the 1860 Republican National Convention – only the party’s second – drew near, Sen. William H. Seward was the acknowledged frontrunner, facing a fragmented, yet numerous opposition.

Lincoln did come from behind to win the Republican nomination at the 1860 convention in Chicago, but he didn’t start as far back as Kasich thought. That year, Sen. William Henry Seward of New ...

Rhode Island Republican Convention. Share full article. Sept. 21, 1860. ... See the article in its original context from September 21, 1860, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

The Republican convention of 1952 was a slugfest between Ohio Sen. Robert A. Taft, head of the GOP’s conservative, isolationist wing and popular WWII leader Dwight D. Eisenhower.

And nobody’s expecting nail-biting suspense at this one; this is not the 1860 Republican convention where Abraham Lincoln came from behind to win the nomination.. But this convention is poised ...

THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION; Expeditions Transaction of Business Contingencies upon which, the Nomination of Mr. Seward Depends Character of the Chicago Delegation Selected. Share full article ...

In 1860, on the cusp of the Civil War, the Republican National Convention in Chicago not only took a chance on a one-term congressman named Abraham Lincoln, but introduced the nation to one of the ...