Excerpt from Genesis of the Republican Party in IllinoisWhile it is generally acknowledged that Michigan took the lead in formally adopting the name Republican at a State Convention held at Jackson in that State, on July 6. 1854, it is still true-that the same sentiments were being zealously advocated in other States, especially Wisconsin, Massachusetts and other New England States.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.