Society of Pennsylvania hereinafter cited as HSP; Buchanan to James D. Ellis, 14 December 1867, Buchanan MSS, Library of Congress hereinafter cited as LC- Election re- turns are contained in The Tribune Almanac for the Y ears 1838 to 1868 In- clusive (New York, 1868) 2: 44. o A. K. McClure to Gratz [n-d

in Pennsylvania as a Republican." He progressed rapidly, however, and was able to attend the 1860 Chicago Presidential Convention with his dele- gates pledged to vote "Cameron for President" on the first ballot." John W. Forney, who had directed much of the Buchanan pres- idential campaign, and now a