Many in the party felt that a former Whig should be nominated in 1858, and Lincoln's 1856 campaigning and support of Trumbull had earned him a favor.
mˈɛni ɪnðə pˈɑːɹɾi fˈɛlt ðˌæɾə fˈɔːɹmɚ wˈɪɡ ʃˌʊd biː nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, ænd lˈɪŋkənz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks kæmpˈeɪnɪŋ ænd səpˈoːɹt ʌv tɹˈʌmbʊl hæd ˈɜːnd hˌɪm ɐ fˈeɪvɚ.