In 1852 , Collins became Chairman of the Whig Party in Wisconsin , and served as a delegate to the 1852 Whig National Convention , in Baltimore . The 1852 convention would turn out to be the last Whig National Convention . At the convention , Collins was a strong supporter of Daniel Webster , who had been supportive of the Compromise of 1850 and associated with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 . When the convention chose General Winfield Scott as its nominee , Collins left in disgust . As the Whig Party dissolved into the newly forming Republican Party , Collins became briefly associated with the Democratic Party . In 1855 , with support of the Democratic Party , he was elected Circuit Court Judge for the newly created 9th Circuit . He had to resign a few years later , in the Fall of 1858 , due to health problems
1852 Whig National Convention
1852 Whig National Convention
Alexander L. Collins