"Lincoln / Yours truly / A. Lincoln / Hamlin".
- Title:
- "Lincoln / Yours truly / A. Lincoln / Hamlin".
- Description:
- Abraham Lincoln was seen by many in his party as the most electable of the potential Republican presidential candidates, in part because of his earlier strong showing in his debates against Stephen Douglas. The Republican platform sought to unite a broad range of voters, including anti-immigrant Know Nothings, former Whigs, Radical Republicans, and abolitionists. Its key plank asserted that freedom should be established nationally, refuting that either Congress or the territorial legislatures had the power to make slavery legal in new states. Despite not even being on the ballot in the majority of the southern states, Lincoln won the presidency decisively by carrying a strong majority in the more populous northern states and thus securing a majority in the Electoral College. He carried only 40 percent of the popular vote.
- Source:
- Photograph by Vincent Dilio. Courtesy of David M. Rubenstein.
- Citation:
- "Lincoln / Yours truly / A. Lincoln / Hamlin". [N.P.: n.p., 1860].