ers . ▁ ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁ ▁The ▁const itional ▁convention ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁deleg ates ▁conven ed ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Representatives ▁at ▁the ▁Indiana ▁State house ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Test ▁called ▁the ▁meeting ▁to ▁order ▁and ▁George ▁Whit field ▁Car r , ▁the ▁delegate ▁from ▁Lawrence ▁County , ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁president . ▁( C arr ▁had ▁been ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁previous ▁sessions ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly .) ▁William ▁Hay den ▁English ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁convention ▁secretary , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁assistant ▁secret aries . ▁App oint ed ▁officials ▁included ▁a ▁ser ge ant - at - ar ms ▁and ▁a ▁door keeper . ▁Judge ▁Isaac ▁Black ford ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁office . ▁Convention ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁twenty - two ▁standing ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁review ▁proposed ▁items ▁and ▁considered ▁ 3 3 3 ▁resolution s . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁convention , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁political ▁parties ▁( D em ocr ats ▁and ▁Wh igs ) ▁adopted ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁propos als ▁that ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁into ▁the ▁constitution . ▁Wh igs ▁wanted ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁executive , ▁jud icial , ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁branches ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁government ▁to ▁be ▁public ly - elect ed ▁offices ; ▁expansion ▁of ▁suff rage ▁to ▁all ▁males ▁over ▁the