Some eastern Republicans supported Douglas for his opposition to the Lecompton Constitution and admission of Kansas as a slave state.
sˌʌm ˈiːstɚn ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz səpˈoːɹɾᵻd dˈʌɡləz fɔːɹ hɪz ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə ðə lˈɛkɑːmptən kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ænd ɐdmˈɪʃən ʌv kˈænzəs æz ɐ slˈeɪv stˈeɪt.