Seeking to ensure that Van Buren would replace Calhoun as his running mate , Jackson had arranged for a national convention of his supporters . The May 1832 Democratic National Convention subsequently nominated Van Buren to serve as the party 's vice presidential nominee . Van Buren won the nomination over Philip Pendleton Barbour ( Calhoun 's favored candidate ) and Richard Mentor Johnson due to the support of Jackson and the strength of the Albany Regency . Upon Van Buren 's return from Europe in July 1832 , he became involved in the Bank War , a struggle over the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States . Van Buren had long been distrustful of banks , and he viewed the Bank as an extension of the Hamiltonian economic program , so he supported Jackson 's veto of the Bank 's re-charter . Henry Clay , the presidential nominee of the National Republicans , made the struggle over the Bank the key issue of the presidential election of 1832 . The Jackson-Van Buren ticket won the 1832 election by a landslide , and Van Buren took office as vice president in March 1833 . During the Nullification Crisis , Van Buren counseled Jackson to pursue a policy of conciliation with South Carolina leaders . He played little direct role in the passage of the Tariff of 1833 , but he quietly hoped that the tariff would help bring an end to the Nullification Crisis , which it did
1832 Democratic National Convention
1832 Democratic National Convention
Martin Van Buren