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February 28, 1857

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Saturday, February 28, 1857.
 Chicago, IL.

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Lincoln makes principal address at Republican meeting held at Metropolitan Hall to ratify nominations for municipal offices. John Wentworth, candidate for mayor, follows him. "The utmost enthusiasm prevailed." Chicago Democratic Press, 2 March 1857; Notes for Speech at Chicago, Illinois, 28 February 1857, CW, 2:390-91. 

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Lincoln makes principal address at Republican meeting held at 
Metropolitan Hall to ratify nominations for municipal offices. John 
Wentworth, candidate for mayor, follows him. "The utmost enthusiasm 
prevailed."
<bibl default='NO'>Chicago Democratic Press, 2 March 1857; <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln2;node=lincoln2%3A423' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Notes for Speech at Chicago, Illinois</xref>, 28 February 1857, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:390-91.</bibl>
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