convention of, in 1860, [166]-[171];
candidates before, [166], [167];
balloting, in convention, [169], [170];
nominates Lincoln, [171];
chooses Lincoln because available, [172], [173];
its campaign methods, [173], [174];
denounced by Abolitionists, [177];
its moral attitude toward slavery the real cause of secession, [222]-[224];