that lake.  Cook of Ottawa knew another man living on the Illinois river, a Dr. Ames, who had never found his equal in his ability to shout and hurrah.  He was, however, a Democrat.  Cook telegraphed to him to come to Chicago by the first train.  These two men with stentorian voices met some of the Illinois delegation at the Tremont House, and were instructed to organize each a body of men to cheer and shout, which they speedily did, out of the crowds which were in attendance from the Northwest.  They were placed on opposite sides of the Wigwam, and instructed that when they saw Cook take out his white handkerchief they were to cheer and not to cease until he returned it to his pocket.  Cook was conspicuous on the platform, and at the first utterance of the name of Lincoln, simultaneously with the wave of Cook’s handkerchief, there went up such a cheer, such a shout as had never before been heard, and which startled the friends of Seward as the cry of ‘Marmion’ on Flodden Field ’startled the Scottish foe.’  The New Yorkers tried to follow when the name of Seward was spoken, but, beaten at their own game, their voices were drowned by the cheers for Lincoln.  This was kept up until Lincoln was nominated, amidst a storm of applause probably never before equalled at a political convention.”

The result on the first ballot, with Seward leading Lincoln by 71-1/2 votes, has already been given.  On the second ballot Seward gained 11 votes, giving him 184-1/2; while Lincoln made the astonishing gain of 78 votes, giving him a total of 181 and reducing Seward’s lead of 71-1/2 votes to 3-1/2 votes.  There was no longer doubt of the result.  The third ballot came, and Lincoln, passing Seward who had fallen off 3-1/2 votes from the previous ballot, ran rapidly up to 231-1/2 votes—­233 being the number required to nominate.  Lincoln now lacked but a vote and a half to make him the nominee.  At this juncture, the chairman of the Ohio delegation rose and changed four votes from Chase to Lincoln, giving him the nomination.  The Wigwam was shaken to its foundation by the roaring cheers.  The multitude in the streets answered the multitude within, and in a moment more all the volunteer artillery of Chicago joined in the grand acclamation.  After a time the business of the convention proceeded, amid great excitement.  All the votes that had heretofore been cast against Lincoln were cast for him before this ballot concluded.  The convention completed its work by the nomination of Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for Vice-President.

Mr. F.B.  Carpenter, who was present at Lincoln’s nomination, furnishes a graphic sketch of this dramatic episode.  “The scene surpassed description.  Men had been stationed upon the roof of the Wigwam to communicate the result of the different ballots to the thousands outside, far outnumbering the packed crowd inside.  To these men one of the secretaries shouted:  ‘Fire the salute!  Lincoln is nominated!’ Then, as the cheering inside