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Lot Essay
A rare 1864 campaign broadside listing Philadelphia's Republican electors for the key 1864 Presidential election.
It was widely accepted that the electoral votes in three states—Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania—were absolutely critical to Lincoln's bid for a second term. In the balloting on 11 October, all three states, by significant margins, went for the Lincoln-Johnson ticket. Henry Raymond of the New York Times commented—perhaps without undue exaggeration that "Tuesday's silent battle of voters has decided the destiny of the Republic." (15 October 1864, p. 4). When the balloting was finally completed and tallied, Lincoln had won re-election, garnering 212 electoral votes to McClellan's meager 21. As a result, Raymond declared, "Henceforth, 'Union and Liberty' for all classes and races, are to reign over this continent forever." (Ibid.)
It was widely accepted that the electoral votes in three states—Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania—were absolutely critical to Lincoln's bid for a second term. In the balloting on 11 October, all three states, by significant margins, went for the Lincoln-Johnson ticket. Henry Raymond of the New York Times commented—perhaps without undue exaggeration that "Tuesday's silent battle of voters has decided the destiny of the Republic." (15 October 1864, p. 4). When the balloting was finally completed and tallied, Lincoln had won re-election, garnering 212 electoral votes to McClellan's meager 21. As a result, Raymond declared, "Henceforth, 'Union and Liberty' for all classes and races, are to reign over this continent forever." (Ibid.)