Senater William Seward
"At the sight of Lincoln, Seward prang to his feet; he was not, Washburne noted, much taller standing than seated. Once red-haired, now white-haired, large nosed, pale eyed, long-time master of the state of New York not to mention of the youthful Republican party, as well President-that-might-have-been had Lincoln's managers not out-maneuvered his managers at the Chicago convention...seasoned by a lifetime addiction to cigar smoke and snuff."
-- Gore Vidal, Lincoln, p.8
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