For 20 points, name this political party of Abraham Lincoln.
The Pendleton Act ended a debate in this group on the question of civil service reform that had divided it into Half-Breeds and Stalwarts. One president of this party signed the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act. This party's first presidential candidate was John C. Frémont, and it absorbed most of the Free Soilers. It was the party of the President who was succeeded by Andrew Johnson and who issued the Emancipation Proclamation. For 20 points, name this political party of Abraham Lincoln.
The Pendleton Act ended a debate in this group on the question of civil service reform that had divided it into Half-Breeds and Stalwarts.
{Republican} Party [or {Republicans} ; or Grand Old Party; or {GOP}]