The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-05-11
| acoording to the ratIo liked III aaii fule

placed in nomination for Governor, by
Mr. Shorter, OF Barbour. Col King
rose and declined the nomination, ia an
able and eloquent address. Il was due,
he said, to North Alabama, to have
some gentleman nominated for the res-
ponsible position, and having been hon.
ored, az he had for more than quarter
of century by The confidence of The
democracy Of Alabama, he could not
place himself in position which might
seem antagonistcal 10 any OF his north,
ern friends.
1t was then moved that the convens
lion then go toto the nomination. The
ion Reuben Chapman was nominated
by w L Yancey, Col Terry by Mr. Bel
ser, Judge Collier by Col Harvey, and
Nathaniel Cook by A 3 Forney. On
the first ballouing the vote stood, for
First Ballotiag.
Terry S9-Chapman 26-Coleman
l4-Collier 3-Cook 5.
No election having been made, the
name OF Nathan Cook vas withdrawn.
Second BG!loiing.
Terry 39-Cbapman 29-Colemaa
l6-Coller
Third Ba7loting.
Nathaniel Terry 37--Reuben Chap
man 3l--Daniel Coleman l6--Henry
w Collier 8.
Fourth.
Terry 37-Chapman 3o-c,,,en,, =
ll-Coller = Walih.all 2,
I Fin
Terry 81 lsnafman 81 Coleman
i4-Col'.er 2-Walihall 2.
SiS.h.
! ferry s6-Chapman 3o-coleman
| l4-Collier Z.
iSeueath.
Terry 30 Chapman 25-Coleman
3-Collier 20.
Eighth.
Terry 37-Chapnan SO-Collier "a
Niaib.
Terry So Chapman 33-Collier 90
Itath.
Terry 4l--Chapnan 30 Coleman
! 5-Collier IL.
TwafM
Terry 4l--Chapman 33-ColIi,r IL
There being 10 choice, the names O
Sydney @ Posey and Col McClung were
put in nomination.
Terry 81 Chapman 30-Collier lt
MeClung l--Walthall T..
There being 10 choice, Col Walihal
was put in nomination by Mr. Goree.
Foartte8ih.
Terry 43--Chapnan 2s--Coller it
: WaIhall.4.
Fifteenth.
Terry 43--Chapman 30--Coller IA
Walthall A.
No choice being made, T D Clarke
put in nomination Alexander Bowie
who was Withdrawn by J l. NJ Curry.
Sixteenth.
Terry 44--Chapman l9--Coilier IA
--Wallhall 4--Bowie 10.
SeUenteeath.
! Terry 43-Chapmani27--Coliier 81
Eighteenth
Terry 29--Chapman 34-Collier "a
Poses A.
4 Nineteenth.
Terry 30-Chapman 34-Colier 30
Posey A.
After which balloting, there being no
favorable Indication Of nomination,
The friends OF Col Terry, despairng Of
his nomination, after Standing by him
during the whole proceedings, cone 10
the conclusion hat all oiher names be
Withdrawn, and that Hon Reuben Chap
man be nominated by acclamation---
when the following resolutions were of
fered by Mr. Belser, OF Montgomery:
Resolved, That theIleading object of
this convention, in ASSEMBLING to nomi>
nate candidate for the Executive Chair
has been to conciiiate the discussions iE
the Democratic family and to unite all
interests in The harmonious support of
the great questions Of State policy to be
acted on; that the honor, integrity, and
'espec'abilty CT the State may be seen
and acknowledged at home and ID Dad,
yet, in sacrificing, upon the altar Of
peace and union, the claims Of others, i,
is notintendedto cast on them the slight
est censure Of reproach.
Resolved, That for the sake of Sc.
curing harmony and Cancellation, il is
expedient to make nomination for
Governor which will be acceptable to
the Democracy OF the entire Slate, That
the Hon. REUBEN CHAPMAN is an indi-
vidual eminently qualified for that pur.
pose, and that we recommend him as
the nominee of the convention for that
high and exalted station.'
The President, after the adoption OF
these resolutions, announced Honorable
REUBEN CHAPMAN, Of Marshall the
nominee OF the convention.
This result, we hope, may meet with
the appreciation OF the Democratic par-
~ OF Alabama, for we are satisfied that,
a wiser ind proper nomination could
not, under the circumstances have been
made, and we never have Witnessed The