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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III DEMOCRATIC?REPUBLICAN?WHIG?AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL UNION?LABOR?PROHIBITION?GREENBACK? AMERICAN NATIONAL ? EQUAL RIGHTS ? NATIONAL PEOPLE'S 1856-1898 THE campaign of 1856 was opened with a quadrangular contest and the introduction of a new element into national politics. The strength displayed by Buchanan in the conven. tion of 1852, as well as his eminent abilities and spotless character, made him the leading candidate this year. He entered the convention with 135 votes to 122 for Pierce (the half-vote for each was by reason of the admission of both contesting delegates from one district, giving each of a vote), 33 for Douglas, and 5 for Cass. The bulk of Buchanan's vote was from the Northern States, yet he had also a majority of those from the South. On the sixteenth' ballot the contest was narrowed down to Buchanan and Douglas, the former receiving 168 votes, the latter 123, and Cass 8. Bodies of men, the most able and cool-headed, are sometimes carried off their feet by a sudden and often unaccountable impulse. Former experiences may have suggested the possibility of the introduction of a dark horse in the close and exciting contest; and the determination that none but one of their tried and honoredleaders should be chosen, may have swayed the convention. Buchanan had a majority, but far from two thirds. On the next ballot, delegation after delegation changed its vote, until the entire number, 296, were cast for Buchanan. On the first ballot for the Vice-Presidency the votes were fairly divided between ten or more. Several of them were withdrawn, and on the second ballot John C. Breckinridge was nominated by acclamation. Undismayed by the swelling ranks of those opposed to slavery, the Democrats stood bravely by their guns. They renewed ...
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