Hay, John (1838-1905) Presidential Election, 1864. Proceedings of the National Union Convention ...
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07283 Author/Creator: Hay, John (1838-1905) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 1864 Pagination: 94 p. 21.9 x 14.1 cm. Order a Copy
Signed on front cover by John Hay. Title continues, " ... Held in Baltimore, Md., June 7th and 8th, 1864." Reported by D. F. Murphy, of the Official Corps of Reporters for the U. S. Senate. Printed by Baker & Godwin in New York. With a separate published photograph of John Hay which appears to have been removed from a bound book.
Lincoln already had support of the majority of the Republicans before the convention. The platform of the Baltimore Convention called for pursuit of the war until the Confederacy surrendered unconditionally; a constitutional amendment for the abolition of slavery; aid to disabled Union veterans; continued European neutrality; enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine; encouragement of immigration; and construction of a transcontinental railroad.
Hay was Assistant Private Secretary to Abraham Lincoln and co-authored the 10-volume Abraham Lincoln: A History. Hay enjoyed a close relationship with President Lincoln and it is said Lincoln treated him like as a surrogate son.
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