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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Vermont, no Governor was elected; the convention dissolved by a 113-100 vote with no further attempts planned. The New York Journal of Commerce criticizes Whigs for blocking Anti-Mason candidate Palmer, resulting in Whig Lt. Gov. Jennison acting as Governor and straining the alliance.
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No Governor elected—the Convention dissolved by a vote of 113 to 100—and no further attempt will be made. —The N. York Journal of Commerce says "This is an unfortunate business for the Whigs, although for the moment they have carried their point. The Anti-masons joined them in electing a Lieut. Governor, and they ought to have joined the Anti-masons in electing a Governor. But instead of this, they prevented the election of Palmer by the people, by putting up a separate candidate, and now they have deliberately and perseveringly prevented his election by the Legislature. It must be understood, that the Whig strength in that body is less than half as great as that of the Anti-Masons. The effect of the whole operation is, to make Mr. Jennison the Whig Lieutenant Governor, Acting GOVERNOR, probably through the year. Another effect will be, as far as it goes, to alienate the Anti-Masons from a partnership which turns to so little account in their favor."
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Vermont
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no governor elected; convention dissolved 113-100; mr. jennison to act as governor through the year; alienation between whigs and anti-masons.
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The legislative convention failed to elect a Governor, dissolving by vote without further attempts. Whigs, with less than half the Anti-Mason strength, blocked Palmer's election by running a separate candidate and preventing it in the Legislature, after Anti-Masons joined them for Lieutenant Governor.