Tri-weekly journal. (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1847-188?, 1848-01-22

which were adopted:
RcsolUed, That each congressional district of this
State shall be entitled w6ve delegates to the contem
plated National Convention.
I'd That the district electors Tor the several congress
sional districts OF this State, and the delegates to
National Convention shall be chosen by the delegates
to this convention from the several districts--each
county casting many votes il has senators aud
representatives in the State Legislature; Provided,
however, that each county shall in any event. be en-
titled TO at least vote, when two or Counties
have but one Senator then each oil such Counties shall
3D. That the State Electors shall be selected by a
committee to bo composed OF one from each congress
sona district to DO chosen by the delegates from such
district.
Mr. HoLIowAY offered the following resolution,
which was adopted.
Resolrei That the Delegates from the respective
districts be authorized to select a contingent eecor
in case the regullr elector should from any
cause be unable to perform the duties incumbent up
on him-and the State Central Committee shall, up
the ailure To the part of any of said Elec
tors, have the power to ill such vacancy.
Mr. ELLIS, Of Knox offered the following rosou-
tion.
Resolued, That the chair appoint committee of
ono from each Congressional District to nominate a
State tralCommittee-to be composed OF five MEM
bers from the 5th congressional district and one from
each OF the other congressional districts.
Places for the meeting Of the delegates from the
eral Congressional Districts were announced by the
Chair when the Delegates retired and the Convention
adjourned till O'Clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2o'cock r. NJ.
The Convention assembled.
The delegates from the several Congressional Dis
tcts reported the following electors and delegates:
FIRST DISTRICT
JOIN PITCHER, OF Posey Eector
JAMES L. BLYTHE, OF Vanderburgh,C Contingent Elec-
Delegates to National Convention, Samuel Hall
OF Gibson; W. A. Porter, OF Harrisoni Samuel Pep
per, ofCraword;J John MITCHELL Of Vanderburgh; Hon
Il. NJ Huntington, OF Perry.
SECOND DISTRICT.
JqHS S. DAVIS, Of Floyd, Elector
VIM r. THOMPSON, Contingent Elector.
Delegates to National Convention Gen. 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
lsreal i. Gibson, of Decature.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
d. P. HOLLOWAY, of Wayne, Elector,
JAMES II Hunt. Of Wayne, Contingent Elector.
Delegates to National Convention d. Han
kns, OF tayette; VIM. H. Bennett, of Union; Eli Mur
phey, OF Henry; Solomon Meredith, of Wayne; Jaco
b. Julian, of Wayne
FIFTH DISTRICT.
7. ID. WALPoLE, of Hancock, Elector.
+. M FINCH, of johnson, Contingent Elector.
Delegates to National Convention.-S. " B. Noe
of Marion; H. G. Finch. of Hamilton; Nathan Craw
ford, of Hancock Hugh O'Neal Of Marion; NJ NJ
Ray, OF Shelby.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
L. II. ROUSSEAU, of Greene, Elector
JOHN 5. WATTS of Monroe, Contingent Elector
Delegates to National Conveniently John f. ALI
Il. Ellis of Knox; Lewis Bollman, of Monroe; Olive
r. Dougherty, OF Morgan.