member of the Ohio delegation, was responsible for getting three fellow Ohio delegates to announce after the close of the third ballot that they were shifting their four votes to Lincoln, giving him sufficient votes to win the nomination. This triggered an avalanche towards Lincoln on the fourth ballot, with a final count of 350 votes for Lincoln out of 466 cast. Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (May 18, 1860) Vice Presidential nomination Vice Presidential candidates Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was nominated for vice president, defeating Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky. Vice Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (May 18, 1860) See also 1860 Democratic National Convention 1860 United States presidential election History of the United States Republican Party List of Republican National Conventions U.S. presidential nomination convention Wide Awakes Wigwam — Chicago venue for the 1860 convention. Footnotes Further reading Proceedings of the Republican National Convention held at Chicago, May 16, 17 and 18, 1860. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and Company, 1860. External links Republican Party Platform of 1860 at The American Presidency Project'' "Republican National Platform, 1860," Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum, www.cprr.org/ —Digital image of printed campaign flyer. 1860 United States presidential election Political conventions in Chicago Republican National Conventions Secession crisis of 1860–61 1860 in Illinois 1860 conferences May 1860 events