Those poor Democratic delegates having to sleep on cots.
Boxing pre-Marquuess of Queensbury was nasty with bare knuckles, with holds and throws allowed. I saw a boxing reenactment from the Regency Period. The boxers could spear each other. There was no rounds. A match would not end until a knockout or an opponent got too injured to go to the start position.
How come Lincoln is at the bottom row of the picture of Republican POTUS contenders.? Hee hee I am assuming Seward is most prominent because he was the heavy favorite.
Harper’s is a New York publication, like the Times. Senator Seward (D-NY) is indeed considered the heavy favorite.
1860 may not prove such a good year for establishment-type candidates, though I'm guessing we'll see nearly all of those names again in years to come.