Lincoln Movie - Your Reviews

[Thomas Thorne]

As police chief Claude Rains said in "Casablanca" as he was being handed his winnings,"I'm shocked,I'm shocked there's gambling going on here."

Thank you Laurie for the results of the 1864 Maryland state constitutional referendum.

My source says it took place on 9/18/1864 which must be a misprint. While it was common for state elections in this period to fall on a different day than the presidential election-in 1864 this was 11/8-I would be stupefied to learn that an election took place on 9/18/64 because it was a Sunday, given the religious beliefs of the time. Would any Maryland bars and taverns-an essential element of 19th century election days be open on Sundays in 1864? Did Surratt House, being partly a post office prior to John Jr running afoul of the authorities and having a tavern attached, ever serve as a polling place?

Lincoln received 40,153-55.09& and McClellan got 40,153-44.91% in the 1864 Maryland presidential election. Lincoln received 55.03% of the popular vote among the 25 states which participated in the election. Maryland was his 13th strongest state percentage wise. Lincoln's tally in the other loyal prewar slave states was Missouri 69.72%, West Virginia-which seceded from Virginia-68.24,Delaware 48.19% and Kentucky 30.17%
Tom