During the 1864 presidential election, many prominent Republicans doubted that Abraham Lincoln could win re-election. Even Lincoln himself heavily doubted the potential outcome. Salmon P. Chase was the only major candidate to challenge Lincoln in the party-primary but only on the belief that the President could not win the general election. Lincoln later won the election in a landslide with 212 electoral votes to 21. Despite the challenge, Lincoln nominated Chase for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for which he served for over eight years.
21 comments:
Huh, I would have done the same.
Good for him!
Nice to know a little about Lincoln today
That's a landslide!!!!!!
lincoln: 1,chase 0,5 ;)
Never under estimate the power of the people where votes are concerned.
A challenge is never bad, even if it proves to be of not
I think he lost because his name was Salmon. "Ladies and gentlemen, President Salmon!" sounds like something out of a Saturday morning cartoon.
Pretty sweet consolation prize.
A very interesting bit of our history here.
Interesting fact!
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Dang that's a landslide indeed. Maybe the challenge is what he needed.
I didn´t know this part of the history. Very interesting. Kisses:)
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That was a classy move on Lincoln's part, nominating him for Chief Justice!
I have doubts about all presidents :)
Cool to know this fact. thanks.
Lincoln was a great man.
Agree with the comment above. Lincoln was one of America's best presidents for sure.
It is strange how people can under estimate themselves.
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Filip
I admire Lincoln for appointing Chase to be his Chief Justice.
I find these historical facts so interesting.
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