Stephen A. Douglas presidential candidate token. White metal alloy. 1860. Diam. 28 mm. DeWitt SD 1860-9. 

Obverse features a portrait of Douglas encircled by his name. Reverse has the words "DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY" wrapping the title, "THE / CHAMPION / OF / POPULAR / SOVEREIGNTY / 1860." 

WITH sealed commemorative lithograph cover. Features Douglas's portrait and signature, as well as the phrase, "True to the Union / and the / Constitution to the last." Approx. 5 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. Modern pencil pricing to verso. 

A nice grouping of commemorative items from Stephen A. Douglas's run for president in 1860. Douglas, a senator from Illinois, was one of two nominees for the Democratic Party and lost to Republican Party candidate, Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously beaten Lincoln in the 1858 Senate election in Illinois after participating in seven debates together. 

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