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Identifier: abrahamlincol1479coff (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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coln once split railsfor Nancy Miller. Richard Oglesby was chairman of the convention. Gentlemen, he said. two old Democrats want to make a contri-bution to the meeting. Two farmers thereupon entered the room, each with a fence rail onliis shoulder bearing this inscription : ABRAHAM LINCOLX, THE RAIL CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY, 1860!Two rails from a lot of 3000 made in ISoO lnj Thomas Hniks and Abraham Lincoln. Delegates and spectators sprung to their feet, mounted the seats,swung their hats, and shouted : Lincoln ! Lincoln ! Abe! Abe! It is true I helped build a house for my father, Mr. Lincoln said,as he rose to speak. • It is true that Thomas Hanks and myself splitrails. Whether these are some of the identical rails I cannot say.(^uite likely they are. The dramatic scene luid not been planned by politicians. It was theoutcome of the thought of a plain farmer who formerly had been aDemocrat, but who had become a Republican. t They are talking of you for President, said a friend.
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SECEDERS CONVENTION, ST. ANDREWS HALL. XOMIXATED FOR THE PRESIDENCY. ISO They ought to select some one who knows moi-e tlian I do/ ^Iv.Lincoln replied. () It was voted to present his name at the National Convention.This action was hronght ahoiit mainly l>y Leonard Swett. B. C. Cook,Xorman B. J odd, andDavid Davis. We arenot to conclude that itAvas wholly a surpriseto )\(r. Lincoln. lie knew people were talk- -?£ ing about him as a pos-sible candidate. liehad endeared himselfto the Eepublicans ofthe State hy his devo-tion to principle, his de-bates with Douglas, hisunselfish action in secur-ing the election of Sen-ator Trumbull. Theyloved him for his noblemanhood and the sim-plicity of his character. During a journeyfrom Washington toPittsburg I conversed with men prominent in )iolitical affairs, and was convinced that ^h\ Sew-ard would not receive the votes of Pennsylvania in the convention. Formore than a third of a century Xew York and Pennsylvania had beenrival States for polit

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