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1848 Whig National Convention

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delegates left the party, or if southern delegates left following a Seward nomination, Foot agreed to shift his support to Fillmore. Lawrence's support eroded as other northern delegates followed Foot's lead, and on the first ballot, Fillmore had 115 votes and Lawrence 109. (Seward was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate for the term starting in March 1849.)
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for vice president. As a key Taylor supporter, Lawrence expected to be nominated for vice president. Northern anti-slavery delegates perceived Lawrence as more accepting of slavery than Fillmore. Recognizing that the Whigs would likely collapse if Lawrence was nominated and the northern anti-slavery
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had emerged as a contender for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election. Despite Taylor's largely unknown political views, many Whigs believed he was the party's strongest possible candidate due to his martial accomplishments in the Mexican–American War.
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delegates united around his candidacy, Taylor took the lead on the first ballot. Clay finished a strong second to Taylor on the first ballot of the convention, but his support faded on subsequent ballots and Taylor took the nomination on the fourth ballot.
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of Massachusetts emerged as the top choices for vice president. Fillmore clinched the nomination on the second ballot. The Whig ticket went on to win the 1848 presidential election, defeating the
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Webster was offered the vice presidential spot on the ticket, but declined. Former New York Representative Millard Fillmore was chosen as the vice presidential candidate on the second ballot.
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and the Whigs, but ultimately declared himself a Whig. The platform adopted largely consisted of praise for Taylor, with less attention paid to specific policies.
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initially told his allies that he would not run in the 1848 presidential election, but he was unwilling to support Taylor, a "mere military man.". Although
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Taylor led on the first ballot and grew his lead on subsequent ballots. On the fourth ballot, he secured 171 votes and won the presidential nomination.
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Holt, Michael F. (1999). The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War. Oxford University Press.
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each commanded a limited base of support in the party, Taylor and Clay each saw the other as their lone serious rival for the Whig nomination.
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The convention was held from June 7 to 9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Every state was represented except for Texas. It was chaired by
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had both emerged as contenders for the Whig presidential nomination after serving in the
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After Webster declined the vice presidential nomination, Fillmore and businessman
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Illustration of the Chinese Museum Building, the venue of the convention
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There were 280 individuals seated as delegates to the convention.
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hoped to secure the vice presidency for former New York governor
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Seward's Law: Country Lawyering, Relational Rights, and Slavery
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of Massachusetts, also commanded support in the party. With
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U.S. political event held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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of Louisiana for president and former Representative
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of Vermont went to the convention as a supporter of
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Index

1848 presidential election


Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Zachary Taylor
Louisiana
Millard Fillmore
New York
Taylor
LA
Scott
NY
Clay
KY
Webster
MA
1844
1852
presidential nominating convention
Philadelphia
Whig Party
president
vice president
1848 election
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Winfield Scott
Mexican–American War
Henry Clay

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