Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-23
COMMUNICATIONS.
Scunf0riaI Election.


,ice, Journal Of The 2oh, e,iden, written by one
who ignorant of The facts al the To which he re-
fers, ho designed deceive the pubc deserves an
answer from one who Lno,rS the facts. I" and knowing
dare maintain them upon has responsibility
The editors ot The Sentinel capable OF defending them
selves Mr. flanagan is absent and cannot HIS friends
are present, aud and 'c Justify their course here ana
elsemhere.
desire merely all facts relative to the
inaon aud election of u. :. Senator.
On Saturday night previous TO the election, about 20
democrats Of the legislature having assembled according
To notice, decided have a caucus on the following Mon
day night. to nominate candidate for u :. Senator and
severnliy pledged themselves abide It's decision Cum
mltiees appointed 10 the absentees and learn
from them if they would governed by the decision Of
the caucus also To address the several candidates nqu
ing whether they would submit their such
ing and abide the result
On Monday Honest Friend Evans of the Senate, de-
clared of Hannegan's friends that he would
have agreed abide the decision of the caucus had he
not been assured that annegan could not be
he could not under his pledges vote Tor annegan and
that six eight other members had expressed To HIM
determination not to cote fer flanagan under any CIR
CumSfdnceS.
On Monday night eighy-one democrats met in
TWAS ed go the nomination of Secretary OF State
that election fixed for the following day, which
negaiiv ed Ii then moved 60 into ballot for
u. ). Senator This opposed by several on the
ground that the time for The election had yet been
fixed and that it thought by many that for that 'ea-
son The nomination would not be made AT that ume and
there six absent from cause perhaps under
that aud that there for pressing
the nomination until tho time for the election fixed
The friends of the Senator elect raised perfect storm
overpowenng ali opposition, and carried the motion.
A resolution then offered by friend OF Mr. Han
that the of each democrat should he
called, To require of him distinct pledge that he would
vote for the nominee of said be he who o might
In support of this resolution the luct referred 10 above
stated by Friend Evans urged and il conented
that if any bound all should be. Notwithstanding
considerable opposition the resolution was adopted, and
the call commenced. The first Senator called upon, Mr.
Adams of Brownl readily acceded The
second Senator Alr Buckles, who was understood to be
who would for Mr.. flanagan at ALL refus-
ed give the pledge saying that if his and
ticpaon in the caucus was not sufficient guaranty that
he would give other. camor Immediately arose
from the strong side Of the house support Of that Sena
tors posilon-the call suspended-the vote the
resolution reconsidered and defeated Several friends
OF Mr. flanagan, including myself, then declared that
since apparent that several members of OF the
reserved the right of votng for the nominee not
as suited Their pleasure erry member OF course had the
privilege, and that should claim il, and regard
the proceeding only trial of the strength OF the
spective candidates.
IL is proper state in this connection, that when Friend
Evans alluded he and stated that what he
had said said before he had seen the letter of Mr.
flanagan pledgng himself be governed by Legislative
Instructions, and that he satisfied. lie ask
ed II he could vouch for nil the other dissenters-he re-
piled ALL The Chairman, (Nfr MiIIikenO said he
who had said he would vote for Mr.. Hanne-
gan, but that his letter satisfactory to him. How
much his surrender WORTH those Senators who heard
HIN boast afterwards open Senate, of hs Uniform and
consistent opposition 10 Mr.. H., Judge. Another
Senator who understood TO be pledged against Mr. III
gave in his adhesion others did. In consideration
fac the friends of Mr. ii took the position that
bound by the decision Of the meeting, and il WA.
silently acqulesced in.
The ballot then proceeded. Mr. Buskrk one of the
absentees and friend OF the Senator elect and
vote or two and then requested TO be allowed to with
draw account Of ill-heah and to vote by proxy-thi
the friends of MIR. IL ready to grant provided tn
other absentees allowed the same privilege, thei
choice being made manifest The former was allowed L
vote by his friend and the latter refused the request
The other absenees all the friends of Mr. Ii
two OF them detained by sickness.
After the third ballot several Of the friends Of Mr.
Withdrew silently. These the facts IN regard 10 III
Let impartial constituency decide how ia
their representatives were bound by II.
Ii SAID Mr.. flanagan promised 10 abide the decision
OF the He did agree abide The decision of
convention of the democratic members of the Legislature
The convention which assumed TO decide the claims G
the several candidates not convention Of the demo
cratic members of the legislature, but of portion; y
friends OF Mr. Ii. absent, and II impossible
how much their would have contributed TO the r.
suit. There certainly necessity of urging th
nomination IN such haste Subtract the OF democrat
who voted for the nominee, but would IN vot
Tor Mr. III and add TO the vote of MIR. H. the absenee
and he would undoubtedly have been nominated. Nj
flanagan was not bound by his letter, by legal
construction. The most solemn contract known III
law, would be void, accompanied by circums stances
fraud such as are here detailed.
MIR Hannegan desires assume the responsibility
his friends detection; his friends take especial pride i
taking the responsibility 10 themselves. They believ
they represented majority of the democrats OF Indian
standing out 06sndfetV Tor him. cannot believe the
would say him, the country, that they dsapprov
his bold firm, and patriotic the Oregon ques
ton and the that they value not the brilliant fam
and distinction he has for the State.
Permit Icho knOirS for the Information
those who IN doubt that the Senator elect certaInl
got least f,oo wing votes for fourteen democrats
least, did not vote for him. Ii. III. BARBOUR.