nominated, 263;
question of his having dictated nomination of Johnson, 263;
accepts nomination, 264;
feels need of some military success, 265;
assailed by Greeley, 266;
embarrassed by Greeley's dealings with Confederate emissaries, 268;
authorizes Greeley to confer, 269;
charged by Greeley with failure, 269;
asked if he intends to insist on abolition, 271;
for political reasons, does not reply, 271, 272;