Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-04
Proceedings Of the Whig State
Convention.

nominated Col s. M. D. CLARK, as Presi
dent, and ]. E. LAYEr aud l.. HEYLIaER
as Secretaries. until the permanent or
ganization.
On motion OF Col. Christy, a commit
tee of five, consisting Of T. b. Sage, Esq.
Col. Christy. Judges Roysden. Moreat
and Favrot, was appointed by the Presi
dent to report permanent officers. The
committee retired 40 perform their duty.
On motion n cali Of the Parishes ant
Representative Districts was made, and il
was found that but seventeen were mn
represented.
The committee to report permanent
officers returned aud reported-for Presi
dent, Col. s. NJ. ID. Clark, OF West Baton
Rouge for Vice Presidents, William
Chris,y, J. M. EIam, Il. IL Day, and w,
r. Dauglas for Secretaries, j.. Z. Layet.
and l.. Heyliger. The report was ulian Il
ipously adopted.
The officers having taken their seats,
Col. Clark rose, and in a brief and eloquent
manner addressed the Convention, return.
ing thanks for the honor they had couIer-
red upon h1m, and urging the Wings to
harmony and union, not 10 be darnpened
IN their ardour by the ephemeral triumph
of their opponents.
On motion of n. r. Jennings, a com
mittee Of five. consisting Of Messrs. N. r.
jennings, Walton, White, Scarborough
and Cornay, was appointed by the Presi-
dent. to determine the rules which shall
govern the Convention, and the manner OF
voting.
On motion ui Mr.. Carrel, the Conven-
ton then took a recess Of fifteen minutes,
in order to allow the committee time to
report. The Convention having. been
again called TO order by the President, the
committee Oh rules, and the manner Of
voting. submitted their report, recommend
ing that the basis Of voting in The Con
ventlon shall be one vote for every one
hundred Wing votes, cast at the last Pres
idential election. and that the rules of the
last House of Representatives he adopted.
1I,o '@,,,At,~r, tt,-.. 1t. e
Judge Morgan, proceeded to the nomina.
ton OF a candidate for Governor.
Judge Morgan nominated Hon. Geo. C..
McWhorter, whereupon MIR. Scarborough
presented n letter to the Convention from
Judge Nc Whorter, declining, in a very
handsome and conciliatory manner, the
nomination. His name was, therefore,
Withdrawn.
Mr.. Bullet nominated Hon. T.. Borde.
Ion, Of St. Landry.
Mr.. Rovsden nominated Hon. John
Moore, of St. Mary .
Mr.. CastilIanos nominated John Ray,
Of Onachita.
MIR. Kelly nominated Joseph Bernard,
Of East Baton Ronge.
Mr. Caldwell nominated Randall Hunt,
Of Orleans.
The Convention then adjourned until
half-Iast three o'clock, p. NJ.
EVENING SEssIoN.-Ihe Convention re.
assembled pursuant to adjournment. and,
on being called to order, proceeded to vote
for a candidate for Governor. On the first
Louis Eorlelou received 81 votes;
John Moore as
John Ray Is
Joseph Bernard 9
In casting the vote of the Parish of East
Baton Rouge for John Moore, Judge
Morgan stated on substance, that the dele.
cation from that Parish were not appriSed
hat Gen. Joseph Bernard had authorized
lis name t be placed before the Convel-
ION That the Delegates in common
their fellow citizens Of the Parish OF
Baton Rouge entertained the highest
consideration for General Bernard, and
lad they been authorized by him so to do
would have voted for him with pleasure
tut such not being the case, they could
lot consider him a candidate, and there
ore cast the vote of the Parish for a gen
lemen who was authoritativeIy announ-
ed.
None Of the candidates having received
majority Of the votes cast, the Conven-
ion proceeded to a second ballot, which
esulted as follows:
Louis Bordelon, 81 votes;
John Moore SIS
John Ray 81
Hon. Louis Bordelon having received Il
of the votes cast was unanimous
y declared the Wing candidate for Gov
On motion Of Mr.. Carrel a committee
vas appointed 70 wait upon MI. Bordelon
I'd notify him Of his nomination. The
ommittee performed the duty assigned
hem, aud introduced Mr.. Bordelon, who
greeted in the most enthusiastic man.
er, and, in response accepted the nornina
ion in a speech full Of devotion TO the
arty and his State.
Mr.. Bordelon's speech was brief but