▁the ▁idea ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁regular ▁election . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 1 , 5 0 0 ▁vot ers ▁fav ored ▁and ▁ 5 7 , 4 1 8 ▁opposed ▁a ▁constitution al ▁convention . ▁The ▁clear ▁majority ▁c ased ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 9 – 5 0 ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly ▁to ▁pass ▁legisl ation ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁deleg ates ▁app ort ioned ▁among ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly ' s ▁sen atorial ▁and ▁representative ▁districts ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vot ers ▁within ▁each ▁district . ▁The ▁Wh igs , ▁the ▁minor ity ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁some ▁state ▁officials , ▁including ▁Governor ▁Paris ▁C . ▁Dun ning , ▁ur ged ▁b ipart isan ▁representation ▁at ▁the ▁convention . ▁However , ▁Indiana ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁convention ▁deleg ates ▁along ▁party ▁lines . ▁The ▁result ▁( 9 5 ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁Wh igs ) ▁was ▁roughly ▁a ▁two - third s ▁to ▁one - third ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁parties . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 4 ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁southern ▁states , ▁ 1 3 ▁were ▁native - born ▁Ho os iers , ▁and ▁ 5 7 ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁northern ▁states ▁other ▁than ▁Indiana . ▁About ▁ 4 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁far mers ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁were ▁law y