votes secured for, by bargains, 169, 170;
nominated on third ballot, 170, 171;
accepts nomination in dejection, 171;
his nomination a result of "availability," 172;
little known in country at large, 173;
anxious to avoid discussion of side issues, 175, 176;
opposed by Abolitionists, 176, 177;
supported by Giddings, 177;
elected, 178;
the choice of a minority, 178, 179.