Tremont House,
Gage, Bro. & Drake,
Proprietors
Chicago, 10 P M May 13th
1860
Hon A Lincoln
My Dear Sir
Since your Springfield friends have been fairly located
matters have been looking up. I have taken to their quarters a number of the
Iowa Delegates, some of the Minnesota and all the Kansas. I have taken “Cottenwood”
into my Room, he is sound. Ross & Proctor of Kansas I think can be managed
their prefference is Chase. But even with the Seward Delegates you are their
2nd Choice – Greely is here as a Proxie for Origon, and is telling a Crowd now
around him that NY can be carried for Bates I think he is Calculated rather to
injure Seward – Some of the N. J. men talk very well as I just learned from Col
Ross – and so do some of the Mass men – they say they are for a success – I
have induced the Penna Delegates to stop talking about their man as an ultum
attim. They have mooted one thing, that would Kill them off and I have
admonished them to abandon it, which was to call Ills Ind Penna & N. J.
Delegates together to harmonize between you & Cameron, such a move would
appear like a “Slate” and Seward is too potent here to attempt such a
meeting, his friends would probably Slate us, if it were done – I have
been up late & Early and am perfectly cool & hopeful –
Delahay
SOURCE: Abraham Lincoln Papers
at the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
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