Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-05-10


candidate for Vice. President. The gentle.
man appointed, to write the name of the ia
vorite candidate upon the back Of his ticket
aud present il to the Convention.
Judge Burnet thought it best that the
choice should be made according to the fed
eral population, He had no idea that the
States contiguous to this-and which could
early send delegates here, would have more
influence than those belonging to those
States. Some of the delegates came here
from few miles and some from 1000 miles
of.
Mr., Kelley Of Ohio, proposed that the
votes for Vice President should be equal ia
the number Of Senators and Representa-.
tives in Congress, and that they appoint one
delegate from each State delegation to ex.
press their views.
Other plans were proposed which gave
rise TO discussion. Mr.. Selden defended bis
resolution in preference to that Of Mr. KEEL.
ley. Mr.. s. thought il the proposition from
Ohio was carried out the minority would not
be represented. If the gentlemans resolu.
ton prevailed, the effect would be that one
half Of the delegates from State would
control all the rest.
Mr.. Johnson of Md. proposed that all the
pending propositions be laid upon the table,
and that the delegates be called upon to
vote riUa UOce. AL other propositions were
Withdrawn except that of Mr.. Johnson,
which was now reduced TO writing, and
which proposed that the members Of the
Convention be severally called upon TO name
some candidate for the Vice Presidency, and
if no one shall have majority upon the first
call, the delegates shall be called anew I'M
Ill majority vote shall have been obtained,
and that the candidate receiving the largest
number Of votes shall be the candidate OF
the Convention.
Mr. Berrien of Georgia, desired that the
delegates should be called by votes and az
ter some delay, the delegates according 10
the number of Senator'S and Representa-
tives in Congress were called, beginning
with Maine and going through the States.
The call of two hundred and seyenty-fye
names occupied about one hour.
The names of delegates having been CALI
ed, Geo. Chambers, Esq. Of Pa, proposed
that each State present its favorite cand-
date to the Convention. The Pennsylvania
delegates had unanimously instructed him to
nominate John Sergeant.
Mr.. Johnsonn of Md. renewed his resolu-
ton TO obtain the sense OF the Convention
as to the candidate for Vice President.
Mr.. Spencer of N. York named Millard
Fillmore.
Bellamy Storer OF Ohio, nominated John
Davis of Massachusetts.
MIR. Green of New Jersey nominated The
odore Frelinghuysen.
The Convention then proceeded to vote
vira voee for wing candidate for Vice Pres
ident (The name of each delegate entitled
to cast vote in this Convention was called
in succession, commencing wth Maine and
ending with Arkansas.)
The state Of the first vote was, for Davis
Sd, Fillmore So. Frelinghuysen l0l, and
Sergeant 35. No person having a majority,
the Convention proceeded to vote second
time in the same manner. and with the fol-
lowing result Davis "a, Fillmore 81, FREE
linghuysen lis, and Sergeant 33.
There being again no choice, the Con-
vention proceeded TO third vote, which
proved successful. We give the vote By
States, so as to show the favorite candidates
Of the delegates from the different States
Mr.. Sergeant was, previous to this ballot,
Withdrawn as candidate by his friends.