<P> In 1860 , the Democrats were unable to stop the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln , even as they feared his election would lead to civil war . The Democrats split over the choice of a successor to President Buchanan along Northern and Southern lines : factions of the party provided two separate candidacies for President in the election of 1860 , in which the Republican Party gained ascendancy . </P>
<P> In 1860 , the Democrats were unable to stop the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln , even as they feared his election would lead to civil war . The Democrats split over the choice of a successor to President Buchanan along Northern and Southern lines : factions of the party provided two separate candidacies for President in the election of 1860 , in which the Republican Party gained ascendancy . </P>
what issue split the democratic party in 1860
what issue split the democratic party in 1860
the choice of a successor to President Buchanan along Northern and Southern lines
the choice of a successor to President Buchanan along Northern and Southern lines