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Republican Nominating Contests in 1860 1912 and 1920
The article recalls key Republican conventions from 1860 to 1920, noting a Chicago scene at the 1860 convention with Seward and Lincoln factions, the 1880 Garf ield deadlock, the 1920 Harding nomination after a hotel room deal, and the 1912 split that helped Woodrow Wilson win. It highlights ballots, changes in votes, and factional splits shaping the nominating process.
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Chicago
Babylon
William H. Seward
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Seward
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Leonard Wood
Frank Lowden
Illinois
Hiram Johnson
California
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Hallo
Rough Rider
Bull Moose
Woodrow Wilson