Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-06-13
THE GREAT BALTIMORE LO-
co FOCO CONVENTION.

THE GREAT BALTIMORE LIZ
co FOCO CONVENTION.
The nomination Of JAS. X. Polk, Of
Tennessee, as a candidate for the Presl-
dency and GEO. M. DALLAS, Of Penn
sylvania, for Vice President, astonishes
every body. Locos as well as wings
are amazed. The locos don't know
what TO say--they are mum-and will
be so, until they get their cue from the
the Globe, which has sent in its adhe.
sion TO the new candidates.
We have carefully looked over the pro-
ceedings of the four days in which the
Convention were in session.. and veri
ly, for bitterness OF feeling, log rolling,
political chicanery, pent up wrath,
quarrelling and expressed fearfulness
lest whig reporters should expose their
misdoings. we have never seen Or heard
OF its like before. Mr. Van Buren, OBJ
tanned majority on the first ballot, and
according t5democratic principle as we
understand it, should have been the
nominee; but those opposed to him had
by dint of political management. pass.
ed rule requiring vote of taco-thirds
to secure the nomination. After three
days managing and balloting, and find
ing that against all democratic usage.
the majority were governed by the mi
nority, and there being no prospect but
breaking up in row. unless they could
unite on somebody-in utter despair
they dropped Van Buren,, Cass, john
son and Buchanan, and finally united
on JAS X. Polk, of Tennessee. as can
didate for the Presidency--a fifth rate
mana "jack.at.a-pinch"--so that he
nigh. be beaten without disgracing the
party.
They then selected SILAs Wright as
their candidate for Vice President, but
he felt the insult shown to his favorite
Mr. Van Buren,, too keenly to submit,
and declined the nomination. GEO. NJ.
DAL.As, formerly grea. U. S. Bank
man, was then put in nomination, and
he suffered himself to be victimized.
All this is most favorable to the
wings. The great object in putting
forward Polk was probably on account
and simply on account, OF his be-
ing in favor of annexing Texas to the
Union, nolens volens. Ifthis was the
true motive it was too bad. There
was Mr. Tyler, why not take him; in
stead of feloniously "stealing his M,m-
der" /. was mean and dastardIy, and
Mr. Tyler will no doubt call it so.
BY these nominations the locos ex-
pect to avoid the issues of The last cam
2aign. Well, it is enough for the
wings to know that Polk is Sub
Treasury and Free Trade man. He
hssbeen beaten twice within the last four
years in his own State for Governor.
and what State will now vote for him
as President! If the Texas excitement
blows over. as we think it may, we
don't know Of State that he is sure
OF.
We would like to give our readers
some specimens Of the funny doings
they had in the Convention, but want
ofspace and feeble health forbid. The |
well known B. F. Butler got into a
dreadful rage at the bare mention of the
late coonskin campaign. by Mr. Walker.
He stamped and cut up all sorts Of an
tics, and some thought him deranged.
Marcus Morton said he didn't know
such word as can't, and looking at
the many years he has been trying TO
be governor Of Massachusetts, we
thought he told about the truth. Sam
Medary was almost rabid about Texas
while many others cut up queer ca.
pers and said many silly things of
which they shouldbe very much asham.
ed.