Delegates at La Creme Convention Choose Officers and Ballots
George Strong reports at La Creme Convention meeting at noon adjourned to two with officers elected including President David Atwood and vice presidents Burgess Blackstone Price Armstrong. Balloting for Congress shows Hanchett Sleeper Abbott with Hanchett eventually nominated. resolutions back Chicago Platform and Washburn. Grand mass meeting features notable speakers Robbins Randoll and others. Wisconsin party alignment and candidates discussed.
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George Strong
Hudson
David Atwood
Dane
J. M. Burgess
Rock
John Blackstone
Lafayette
Ww. C. Price
Jackson
Chas. Armatrong
Sauk
J. H. Warner
Greens
E. D. Lowery
Grant
Congress
Steeper
Hanchett
Dinwiddie
Johnson
Abbott
Manchett
Sleeper
Abbot
Luther Hanchett
Minnesota State Convention Opens in St Paul and Nomination News
The Minnesota State Convention in St Paul elected David Ileaton of Hennepin as chairman and presented a gavel from a rail split by Lincoln. They endorsed the Chicago platform, discussed railroad bonds, and nominated Cyren Aldrich and Wm. Windom for Congress along with state officials. The report criticizes inconsistent anti slavery positions and notes Professor Daniela’s bail after Booth escape aid charges.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
David Ileaton
Hennepin
Chowan
United
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Rawsey
Congress
Seach
Cyren Aldrich
Wm. Windom
Charles McElrath
Supreme Court
A. J. van Vorhes
The
Stillwater Messenger
Charleston Mercury
Tincoln
Hawtin
the Mercury
Lincoln
Wisconsin Republicans Endorse Union Loyalty in Turbulent Times
The piece argues that Wisconsin Republicans advocate sustaining the Union, denounce disunion as unfounded, and emphasize constitutional duties. It discusses abolition era tensions, insists on equal justice, and critiques a violent abduction incident near St Paul, noting sheriff involvement and questioned warrants. It ends by quoting Senator Collamer's critique of Mr Bell as a candidate who favors compromise and inactivity.
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Republican Party
Wisconsin
Isuch
Peizes
St Paul
Ubst
Col. Christian
Mrzs
Eliya
Christian
Mia
Prince
International Hotel
Cit
Jupite Cotamea
Collamer
Vermont
Constitutionsal Union
Bell
Representa
Ile Ia
Gierk
James B. Clay
Lincoln
Louisville Journal
Clay
Henry Clay
Texas turmoil and Chinese unrest under headlines from the era
A mix of controversial Texas editorials arguing about slave resistance and Abolitionist mob justice contrasts with reports from China where rebels besiege Nankin’s Leo Chow. The dispatch describes public panic near Shanghae, Italian and French mediation in Shangbe, and Baptist missions near Kareens in Birotah, plus an Illinois incident where two suspects in the Republican excursion train attack were jailed and released.
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American Baptist Union
Birotah
Toungo
Political Fireworks and 1860 Campaign Echoes
A compilation of quotes and commentary on Lincoln, Douglas, and Missouri Compromise politics. It cites Democratic accusations of abolitionism against Lincoln’s allies, exposes Douglas' alleged inconsistency, references the Charleston Mercury’s take on Lincoln’s election, lists Missouri and Kentucky electoral shifts, and notes supportive and opposing stances from Hale and others.
Political Fragments Span Parties and Counties
A round of scattered notes from across the Midwest recounts shifting party loyalties, local dynamics, and early election chatter. Germans form a Lincoln Club in Columbus, Breckinridge and Lane courted by Grant county voters, and Delaware lines of sentiment pinging across Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Dnoure is Missouri Albany Courier Weather Note
The Albany Courier from Gentry County Missouri reports four showers in six days with hope for crops but notes a twelve month drought has ruined the Grand River country. People are selling stock or preparing to winter in town as corn yields fall and fodder or corn is scarce.
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Dnoure
Missouri
Albany Courier
Gentry County
Grand
Lita
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St Croix Fells
National Democratic Committee
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Joe Lane
Douglas
Old Abe
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Old Buch
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Booth
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