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Lincoln Cabinet Choices and Political Struggles
The article outlines Lincoln's early cabinet planning in 1860 61 with Seward Chase Bates and others. It details tensions over Pennsylvania Cameron Colfax and Blair Davis and Seward clashes, plus Lincoln’s cautious handling of party factions. Lincoln faces pressure from rivals, seeks balance, and weighs border state representation before inauguration.
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Springfield
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Republican Party
William H. Seward
Chicago
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Seward
Salmon P. Chase
Ohio
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Mr. Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
John Bonn
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Edward Bates
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Congress
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Simon Cameron
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Gideon Wells
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John A. Gilmer
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Henry Winter Davis
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Frank Leslie
Illustrated Monthly
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United States Senate
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