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July 5, 1860
The Richmond Palladium
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Commentary from the Cincinnati Commercial refutes claims that Thomas A. Hendricks' sympathy for Stephen A. Douglas would harm his gubernatorial bid in Indiana, noting Hendricks urged Douglas to withdraw at the 1860 Baltimore Democratic Convention to preserve party unity amid violent debates.
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We find the following paragraph in the Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday as a comment on a statement of a Washington letter writer that the Breckinridge men of Indiana threatened to defeat Hendricks for Governor on account of his sympathy with Douglas: The sympathy of Mr. Hendricks for Douglas will never hurt him. Mr. H. was exceedingly anxious at Baltimore that Douglas should be withdrawn and the unity of the party preserved. He declared during the violent debate of the first day of the Convention that if Judge Douglas could look upon that scene for one hour, and know how largely his personality was instrumental in exciting the disturbance, he would peremptorily withdraw his name from before the Convention, and let it split, if it must, upon principle.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Hendricks
Douglas
Baltimore Convention
Party Unity
Political Sympathy
Democratic Convention
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Hendricks
Douglas
Judge Douglas
Breckinridge Men
Where did it happen?
Baltimore
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Hendricks
Douglas
Judge Douglas
Breckinridge Men
Location
Baltimore
Event Date
First Day Of The Convention
Story Details
The Cincinnati Commercial comments that Hendricks' sympathy for Douglas won't harm his gubernatorial prospects, as he urged Douglas to withdraw at the Baltimore Convention to preserve party unity during a violent debate, believing Douglas' personality caused the disturbance.