Raynors HCA 2015-05
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Newspaper, a complete authentic issue of the Cleveland Daily Herald, January 7, 1859, 4pp., disbound. From page, “Election of Douglas - Great Enthusiasm.” In part, “Long before the General Assembly met in joint session at two o’clock, the galleries were crowded with spectators of both sexes. ... When the roll was called, every representative was in his seat. The deepest excitement was exhibited in every countenance. ... Judd of Chicago then nominated Lincoln, when the roll was at once called. The votes stood precisely as follows: Senate - Douglas 14, Lincoln 11; House - Douglas 40, Lincoln 35. .... There is a general drunk tonight.” Rough at spine, VG. On January 5, 1859, the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives met in joint session and selected Stephen A. Douglas for United States senator. It was the culmination of one of the most famous U. S. Senate races in history. U.S. voters were not able to directly elect U.S. senators until the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution took effect in 1913. Until that date, most state legislatures selected their state's senators. In 1858, the newly formed Republican Party chose Abraham Lincoln to be its candidate for U. S. senator. This was the first time in the history of the state that a major political party had nominated a candidate for the U.S. Senate before the legislative elections. Previous to 1858 candidates for U. S. Senate didn't receive party support but would seek support from legislators after the election. Running for his third term, Douglas knew he would have the support of most Democrat legislators.
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