throughout the United States swung its support to Mr. Buchanan. On January 8 there appeared on her masthead: For President JAMES BUCHANAN (subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention)3 1 Auchampaugh, "Buchanan a Political Portrait," p. 12. 2 Minnigerode, "Presidential Years," p. 321. 3

, their adopted son, James Buchanan, a constituent of his mortal enemy, Thaddeus Stevens- Other Presidents have often had to contend with representa- tives from their home districts who were members of the opposition party but never before or since has such a representative risen so meteorically to the