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Of the 465 votes, Seward had 173-1/2, Lincoln 102, Cameron 50-1/2,
Chase 49, and Bates 48, with 42 for seven others; necessary to a
choice, 233. On the second ballot Seward gained four votes from New
Jersey, two each from Texas and Kentucky, and one each from
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska--making a total of 184-1/2.
Lincoln moved up to 133. The action of Ohio in giving fourteen votes
to Lincoln had been no less disappointing to the Seward managers than
the transfer of Vermont's vote to the same column; but, before they
could recover from this shock, Cameron was withdrawn and 48 votes from
Pennsylvania carried Lincoln's total to 181.

The announcement of this change brought the convention to its feet
amid scenes of wild excitement. Seward's forces endeavoured to avert
the danger, but the arguments of a week were bearing fruit. As the
third roll call proceeded, the scattering votes turned to Lincoln.
Seward lost four from Rhode Island and half a vote from Pennsylvania,
giving him 180, Lincoln 231-1/2, Chase 24-1/2, Bates 22, and 7 for
three others. At this moment, an Ohio delegate authorised a change of
four votes from Chase to Lincoln, and instantly one hundred guns,
fired from the top of an adjoining building, announced the nomination
of "Honest Old Abe." In a short speech of rare felicity and great
strength, William M. Evarts moved to make the nomination unanimous.

The New York delegation, stunned by the result, declined the honour of
naming a candidate for Vice President; and, on reassembling in the
afternoon, the convention nominated Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. As
Evarts was leaving the wigwam he remarked, with characteristic humour:
"Well, Curtis, at least we have saved the Declaration of
Independence!"

Three days after the nomination Greeley wrote James S. Pike:
"Massachusetts was right in Weed's hands, contrary to all reasonable
expectation. It was all we could do to hold Vermont by the most
desperate exertions; and I at some times despaired of it. The rest of
New England was pretty sound, but part of New Jersey was somehow
inclined to sin against the light and knowledge. If you had seen the
Pennsylvania delegation, and known how much money Weed had in hand,
you would not have believed we could do so well as we did. Give Curtin
thanks for that. Ohio looked very bad, yet turned out well, and
Virginia had been regularly sold out; but the seller could not
deliver. We had to rain red-hot bolts on th