The winning vice presidential candidate in this election defeated "The Lion of White Hall,"Cassius Clay, for the nomination.
The winning vice presidential candidate in this election defeated "The Lion of White Hall,"Cassius Clay, for the nomination. A candidate in this election was mocked in the cartoon "Three toOne You Don't Get It" which showed him carrying pieces of wood. A group of delegates led byWilliam Yancey's "fire-eaters" walked out of the Democratic convention in this election, in which the(*) Constitutional Union party nominated John Bell. Two years before this election, events in Galesburg,Alton, and Jones saw one candidate articulate the Freeport Doctrine. Hannibal Hamlin won the vicepresidency in this election, whose losing candidate supported popular sovereignty. For 10 points, name thiselection in which two Democrats lost to Abraham Lincoln.
The winning vice presidential candidate in this election defeated "The Lion of White Hall,"Cassius Clay, for the nomination.
Presidential Election of 1860