Democratic National Convention of 1860

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:William_A._Richardson
gptkbp:contributed_to political realignment in the U. S.
gptkbp:controversy platform on slavery
gptkbp:discusses issues of the day
gptkbp:featured_in debates among delegates
gptkbp:followed_by Democratic National Convention of 1864
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Chicago
Wigwam
gptkbp:historical_context pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_significance first major political convention in Chicago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Democratic National Convention of 1860
gptkbp:included southern delegates
gptkbp:influenced subsequent elections
gptkbp:influenced_by political tensions over slavery
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:historians
gptkbp:is_attended_by delegates
thousands of delegates
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Republican opposition
gptkbp:is_chronicled_in gptkb:historical_accounts
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of unity
disagreements over slavery policy
gptkbp:is_debated_in platform on popular sovereignty
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_observed_in political analysts
gptkbp:is_reflected_in national divisions over slavery
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:emerging_Republican_Party
gptkbp:is_significant_for American political history
nominating Douglas as the candidate
gptkbp:led_to formation of the Constitutional Union Party
gptkbp:location gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:Joseph_Lane
gptkb:Hannibal_Hamlin
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:notable_for its location in Chicago
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Joseph_Lane
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Hannibal_Hamlin
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:outcome Douglas's nomination
gptkbp:part_of United States history
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention_of_1856
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:reported_by newspapers of the time
gptkbp:resulted_in division of the Democratic Party
split of the Democratic Party
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:election
gptkbp:was_affecting future of the Democratic Party
gptkbp:was_followed_by political fragmentation
gptkbp:was_influenced_by regional interests
gptkbp:was_marked_by factional disputes
intense debates
gptkbp:was_part_of 1860 presidential election cycle
political history of the U. S.
gptkbp:was_significant_because it highlighted national divisions.
gptkbp:year 1860
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention_of_1856
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5