In May 1859, Lincoln purchased the Illinois Staats-Anzeiger, a German-language newspaper that was consistently supportive; most of the state's 130,000 German Americans voted for Democrats, but the German-language paper mobilized Republican support.
ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, lˈɪŋkən pˈɜːtʃɪst ðɪ ˌɪlənˈɔɪ stˈɑːtsˈænzaɪdʒɚ, ɐ dʒˈɜːmənlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ðæt wʌz kənsˈɪstəntli səpˈoːɹɾɪv; mˈoʊst əv ðə stˈeɪtz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ dʒˈɜːmən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz vˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ dˈɛməkɹˌæts, bˌʌt ðə dʒˈɜːmənlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ pˈeɪpɚ mˈoʊbɪlˌaɪzd ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən səpˈoːɹt.