▁who ▁ran ▁in ▁these ▁races ▁was ▁elected . ▁The ▁party ▁then ▁succeeded ▁in ▁elect ing ▁Nathan iel ▁P . ▁B anks ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁decision ▁by ▁party ▁leaders ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁not ▁to ▁press ▁the ▁sla very ▁issue , ▁the ▁convention ▁had ▁to ▁decide ▁how ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Ohio ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁which ▁was ▁voc ally ▁anti - s la very . ▁The ▁convention ▁closed ▁the ▁Ohio ▁chapter ▁and ▁re - open ed ▁it ▁under ▁more ▁moder ate ▁leadership . ▁De leg ates ▁from ▁Ohio , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Illinois , ▁Iowa , ▁New ▁England , ▁and ▁other ▁Northern ▁states ▁bol ted ▁when ▁a ▁resolution ▁declaring ▁that ▁no ▁candidate ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁prohib iting ▁sla very ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 6 ' 3 0 ' ▁parallel ▁would ▁be ▁granted ▁the ▁nom ination ▁was ▁voted ▁down . ▁This ▁removed ▁a ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Party ' s ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁outside ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁Party ▁remained ▁faithful . ▁Form er ▁President ▁Mill ard ▁F ill more ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁president ▁with ▁ 1 7 9 ▁votes ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 4 ▁votes ▁cast . ▁The ▁convention ▁chose ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁Don el son ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁for ▁vice ▁president ▁with ▁ 1 8 1 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁scattered ▁votes ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁ab st ent