Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-27

J. R. M. Bryant, of Warren
q. w. B~lackmore, ofCass;
ii. II. Neff, of Randolph.
MIR. Cowgirl offered the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
State R-s shaft Be IRaa atsfafae6ahl eaqngEessional district of this
plated National Convention.
I'd That the district electors for the several congress
sional districts OF this State, and the delegates to a
National Convention shall be chosen by the delegates
to this convention from the several districts-each
county casting as many votes as it has senators and
representatives In the State Legislature; Provided,
however, that each county shall, in any event, be en-
titled to at least one vote, when two or more Counties
have but one Senator, then each ofsuch Counties shall
have one vote.
Sd. That the State Electors shall be selected by a
committee to be composed of one from each congress
sional district, to be chosen by the delegates from such
district.
Mr.. Holloway offered the following resolution,
which was adopted.
Resolued, That the Delegates from the respective
districts be authorized to select a contingent elector,
20 serve in case the regular elector should from any
cause be unable to perform the duties incumbent up
on hlm-and the State Central shall, up
on the failure to serve on the part OF any OF said Elec-
tors, have the power to I'LL such vacancy.
Mr., ELLIS, of Knox offered the following resolu-
ton.
Resoloed, That the chair appoint a committee OF
one from each Congressional District to nominate a
State CentralCo be composed Olive men,
bers from the 9Th congressional district and one from
each of the other congressional districts.
Places for the meeting of the delegates from the sew
eral Congressional Districts were announced by the
Chair when the Delegates retired and the Convention
adjourned till 2 O'Clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2oclock P. NJ.
The Convention assembled.
The delegates from the several Congressional Dis
tricts reported the following electors and delegates:
FIRST DISTRICT.
JOHN PITCHER, OF Posey, Elector.
JAMES E. BLYTHE, of Vanderburgh Contingent Elec
Delegates to National Convention,-Samuel Hall
of Gibson; v. A; Porter, Of Harrisoni Samuel Pep
per, ofCrawford;John Mitchell, of Vanderburgh Hon
r. M. Huntington, of Perry.
SECOND DISTRICT.
JOHN S. DAVIS, of Floyd, Elector.
WIN. F. THOMPSON, Contingent Elector.
Delegates to National Convention Cen. Milton
Stapp, of Jefferson; VIM. g.. Armstrong; John Vaw
ter, of Jennings; David C.. Braham; A. A. Morrison
THIRD DISTRICT.
MILTON GREGG, of Dearborn, Elector.
JOSEPH ROBINSON, of Decature, Contingent Elector
Delegates to National Conventional. A. Hack
leman, of Rush; Elias Conwell, of Ripley; Edwin
Barrow, of Franklin; Thompson Dean, of Dearborn
1sreal t. Gibson, of Decature.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
d. P. HOLLOWAY, of Wayne, Elector,
JAMES H HINT. ofWayne, Contingent Elector.
Delegates to National Conyention.-Thos. D.. Han
kins, of Fayette; VIM. II. Bennett, of Union; Eli Muir
phey, of Henry; Solomon Meredith, of Wayne; Jaco
B. Julian, of Wayne.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
7. ID. WALPoLE, of Hancock, Elector.
F. NJ. FINCH, of Johnson, Contingent Elector.
Delegates to NationalC Conventions. V. b. Noe
of Marion; H. G. Finch. of Hamilton; Nathan Craw
ford, of Hancock; Hugh OfNeal, of Marion; NJ. N
Ray, OF Shelby.
! SIXTH DISTRICT.
i L.. H. ROUSSEAU, of Greene, Elector.
JOHN S.. WATTS, of Monroe, Contingent Elector.
! Delegates to National Convention John F. ALI
. son, Of Green; Capt Jos. Warner, Of Davies; Abne
Z T.. Ellis, of Knox; Lewis Bollman, of Monroe; Olive
T K. Dougherty' OF Morgan.
: SEVENTH DISTRICT.
EDWARD w. MoGAuGa HEY, of Parke, Elector.
Il JAMES Il. MoFFATT. of Vigo, Contingent Elector.
: Delegates to National Convention.[George 4
Steele, ofParke; Jesse Conard, of Vigo; Daniel Sigle
of Putnam; Thos. Nichols, of Hendricks; Russell /
Hathaway, of Putnam.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
, JAMES F. SUIT, OF Clinton, Elector.
q HARVEY G.. HAzELRIGG, Contingent Elector.
e Delegates to National Convention.-Isaac Naylo
:, of Montgomery; Robert c. Gregory, of Tirpecano
o Lucian D. Griggs, of Clinton; Wm. G. Montgomer,
of Warren; II. G. Hazelrigg, of Boone.
NINTH DISTRICT.
DANIEL D. PRATT, of Cass, Elector.
MYRoN II. ORTON, OF Lapor:e; Contingent Electo
l Delegates to National Convention.-David (
r Rose, of Laporte; Hyacinth Lasselle, Of Cas-
$ Schuyler Colfax, of st. Joseph; Thos. G. Harris,
Elkhart; Geo. E. Gordon, of Wabash.
TENTH DISTRICT.
> DAVID KILGoRE, of Delaware, Elector.
WARREN H. WTHERs, of Delaware, Contingel
u Elector.
Delegates to National Conveniently G.. Ev
g ing, of Allen; II. II. Neff, of Randolph; E.. Murra
of Huntington; VIM H.. Nimmons, OF Noble; ALE
h Hamilton, of Allen.
The following report was made by the Commit
on Resolutions.