The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-06
STILL

STILL LATER.
From the Louisville Journal of Tuesday.
In the convention on Wednesday morn
ing, seven ballotings having taken place on
the preceding day, a strong effort was made
by several of the delegates to induce the
convention to make a unanimous o~eclara-
ton that Mr.. Van Buren, had been nominal
ed to all intents and purposes on the first
bellot,in as much as he had received a majority
ofall the votes. The convention, however,
adhered 10 the two-thirds rule. The eighth
ballot then took place g. resulted as follows:
Van Buren, 104, Cass ia, Calhoun 2, Polk
IA, Buchanan 2. After this ballot great
confusion ensued. elimination and re-
elimination followed. The whole proceed
ings of the convention seemed on the point
of coming to a violent end. Mr.. Butler, of
New York, asked permission for the New
York delegation to retire, but it was not
granted. The New York delegation, how
ever, finally did retire, and when they re-
tnrned their chairman, Mr.. Butler, stated
that he had been authorized to Withdraw MIR
Van Buren,, and in the course of his speech
he mentioned that he had received a letter
within a day or two from Gen. Jackson, ex-
pressing the hope that the convention would
be enabled to unite on Mr.. Van Buren, as the
candidate for President. After the an
nouncement of the determination of New
York TO give up Mr.. Van Buren,, the dele
cations all finally united on James K. Polk,
of Tennessee. On the ninth ballot, the
State proceeded to vote in their regular Or
der, and several votes had been given for
Van Buren, till they came to New York.
The delegates from this State asked time for
consideration, and in about half an hour de-
cided that they would vote for Mr.. Polk
This changed the whole thing, and then, af
ter considerable delay, the delegates from
the other States proceeded to cast their votes
for Mr.. Polk. The votes that had already
been cast against him were changed, and an
unanimous vote recorded for him. The
convention then adjourned to 4, P. M.
At 3, the convention re-assembled, and
proceeded to the nomination of a candidate
for the Vice Presidency. Mr.. Nutall, of Ky.
said he was directed by the Kentucky dele
CATION 10 Withdraw the name of R. M. John
son as a candidate. After a number oil
speeches, the convention proceeded to bal
lot, and on the first ballot it appeared that
Silas Wright, of N. Y, had 259 votes, and
! Levi Woodbury., Of N. H., 8 votes, the latter
from the State of Georgia, that State having
also given two votes for Mr.. Wright. The
convention then adjourned to the following
morning.
The account of the nomination of Silas
Wright was communicated as soon as made, tc
Washington, by Morse's Telegraph. There
upon an answer was returned from Washing
ton, that Mr.. Wright was then in the Capt.
tOl, dHu WlSICO II u DO odlO u luO NOhNSAf
ton that she declined the nomination.
When this answer was received, a number
of Mr.. WIS friends, who were at the tele-
graph, sent ON a request that he would re-
consider his declination, and accept the nom
nation. Word was Immediately returned.
that Mr. w. was then preparing an answer
and would respond in a few minutes. In a
short time the response came, saying "that
under no circumstances could Mr.. W. con-
sent to accept the nomination for the Vice
Presidency"
The next morning the convention re-as-
sembled, and Geo. NJ. Dallas received the
nomination for the Vice Presidency.