The eventful winner won his party's nomination when his campaign managers promised cabinet posts to Indiana and Pennsylvania delegates, and vice-presidential candidates Herschel Johnson, Joseph Lane, and Edward Everett each failed to carry his home state.
Candidates who ran for but did not get their party's nomination included Simon Cameron, James Guthrie, and Daniel Dickinson, while the incumbent president did not bother seeking reelection. The eventful winner won his party's nomination when his campaign managers promised cabinet posts to Indiana and Pennsylvania delegates, and vice-presidential candidates Herschel Johnson, Joseph Lane, and Edward Everett each failed to carry his home state. For ten points, give the year of this election which saw John Bell, John Breckenridge, and Stephen Douglas all lose to Abraham Lincoln.
Candidates who ran for but did not get their party's nomination included Simon Cameron, James Guthrie, and Daniel Dickinson, while the incumbent president did not bother seeking reelection.
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