comprehensive nature of his speeches, 156, 157;
ignores disunion, 157;
by dwelling on wrong of slavery, makes disunion wrong, 159, 160;
slow to admit publicly a desire for presidency, 161;
enters field in 1859, 160;
nominated as candidate by Illinois Republican Convention, 162;
his managers at National Convention, 167;
yelled for by hired shouters, 168;
supposed to be more moderate than Seward, 168;
his own statement of principles, 169;