But the name of Jackson was powerful with the Democratic masses.
Against all the deep plots laid for Van Buren's overthrow, he was still able, when the national convention assembled at Baltimore in May, 1844, to count a majority of the delegates in favor of his nomination.
VAN BUREN AND THE TWO-THIRDS RULE.
The Texas treaty of annexation was still pending in the Senate with a decided majority committed against its confirmation, both upon public and partisan grounds.

The Whig senators and the friends of Van Buren had coalesced for its defeat after their respective chiefs had pronounced against it.

Mr.Crittenden of Kentucky and Colonel Benton were the leaders under whose joint efforts the work of Calhoun was to be set at naught.

But, in fact, the work of Calhoun had already been effectually done and he could afford to disregard the fate of the treaty.

He had consolidated the Democratic delegates from the slave-holding States against Mr.Van Buren, and the decree had gone forth for his political destruction.