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William H. Seward was considered the leading candidate for the Republican party's choice to run for president. Although he was anti slavery his strong support for immigrants and Catholics probably cost him his chance to be the presidential candidate. I am not sure he would have won the presidency as the Republican candidate. He certainly was more experienced in politics than Lincoln, but how would he have performed as president? I think we can assume that the southern states would have seceded if he had won the presidency. Could Seward have found a way to keep the War from occurring?
My next question is how effective was Seward as Secretary of State? Who else could have Lincoln have appointed as Secretary of State other than Seward?
My next question is how effective was Seward as Secretary of State? Who else could have Lincoln have appointed as Secretary of State other than Seward?