The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-24
( Opposition state convention.

/ was ever known IN the State at nomlnat-
I ing convention. The enthusiasm was equal
to that of 1910. - ~ ..-'.s
The convention met in. the Metropolitan
Hall, but the crowd could not all get iu,
and an adjournment was made to the State
House Square. IS ~. - a. s..i
go Pleasant A. Haclllcman, of Rush county,
I was chosen President; VIM. T. Otto, of
Floyd Vice President; N. c. CARRIER, of
Jefferson, Secretary; L: Q. Hockett, of
Lawrence, Assistant Secretary.
A committee of one from each congress
ional district was appointed, to prepare a
plan of voting for nominees, and to determ-
inc the proportion of votes for each county
The committeeman for this district was Jas
/ T. Embree. 2x& lo'4 tt-aee sA@
Acommittee Of two from each congress
ionaI district was appointed to prepare reso-
lutions for the action of the convention.
Committeeman for this district, Conrad
Baker, II. NJ. Smith = 6 3 d : "a
a committee of one from each district
was appointed to select a State Central Com
mittee-ive of said Committee from Marion
county, one of whom to be Chairman and
one from each other district five men,
bers to. make quorum to transact ordinary
business, under the rules adopted by the
whole committee. .-a a ~
Committeeman from this District, James
G. Veatch, of Spencer county. E-..--a
The Committees then retired for consulta-
ton. ....,.-,..-..
Sol. Meredith, of Wayne, then nominated
Col. Henry S. Lane, Of Montgomery, for
Governor; and T. II. Nelson, of Vigo, nom
mated Oliver P Norton. of Wayne, for
Lieut.. Governor. Nominations confirmed
by aeclamation. ol-s ls-.Assb -
The committee on plan of voting reported,
that each county should be allowed one vote
for each $50 votes cast for o. P. Morton
in 1856. This county, on that basis, had
five votes; this district thirty EIGHT ~
This committee also reported that the
convention would ballot in the following
order For Governor, Lieut. Governor,
(aIready nominated), Secretary, Treasurer,
Auditor, Attorney General, Reporter of
Supreme Court, Clerk of ditto, Sup't of
Public Instruction.
A committee was appointed to notify the
nominees for Governor and Lieut.. Cover.
nor of their good luck, and the convention
adjourned for dinner and consultation
After re-assenbrng, the convention bal
loted in the above order. ttt
On the first ballot, William A. Peelle, of
Randolph county, was nominated for Secre-,
tary of State, by 240 votes out of AGA.
On the third ballot, Jonathan S. Harvey,
of Clark county, was nominated for Treas
urer of State by 237- votes out of All.
Andrew Lewis, of Gibson, got 80 on the
first ballot, lO6 on the second, lO3 on the
third
On the first ballot, Albert Lange, of Vigo,
was nominated for Auditor of State, by
z36 votes out of 45O. The remainder were
scattered between nine other candidates,
among whom were II. NJ. Smith, of Knox,
and W. W. Blair, of Gibson III
On the second ballot, James G. Jones, of
Vanderburgh, was nominated for Attorney
General, by 800 votes out of 462. On the
first ballot he got 81, leading all the other
eight candidates. L. Q. DeBruler, of Spen-
Ger, received 81 on the first ballot, and
on the second. He did not, we learn, desire
the nomination. r-.4 #.s.as..
On the first ballot, Benjamin Harrison, of
Marion, was nominated for Reporter Of the
Supreme Court, by $50 votes out of 459.
On the third ballot, John P. Jones, OF
Lagrange, was nominated for Clerk of the
Supreme Court, by 25l votes out of 46s.
On the first ballot, Miles j Fletcher, of
Putnam, was nominated for Superintendent
of Public Instruction, by 231 votes out of
45I.
On the fourth ballot, the following gentle
men were elected delegates for the State at
large to the Chicago Convention: William
I. Otto, of Floyd; Pleasant A. Hackleman,
Of Rush; Daniel D. Pratt, of Cass; Caleb
B. Smith, of Marion. Contingents-God-
love S. Orth, of Tippecanoe; Solomon Mere
dith, of Wayne; Thomas Ii. Nelson, of
Vigo; Michael C. CARRIER, of Jefferson
A recess was taken for supper, after
which, Will Cumback, of Decatur, and John
L. Mansfield, of Jefferson, were chosen for
electors for the State at large. Condngents
John NJ Wilson, of Floyd; Godove S.
! Orth, of Tippeeanoe. -
The several congressional districts then
announced their choice of delegates to the
Chicago Convention and district electors.
/ For The First District, the delegates were
james G. Yeatch, of Spencer; c. NJ. Allen,
of Knox. ContalgeHts-Dr. Andrew Lewis
and G. T. Coon. C. NJ Allen, of Knox, was
chosen elector, and John W. Foster, OF Van
/ derburgh, contingent.
The State Central Committee was then
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