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;
elects Lincoln, 178, 179;
its moral attitude toward slavery the real cause of secession, 222-224;
its legal position on slavery, 221, 222;
its leaders distrust Lincoln, 233, 234;