Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-12-31

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/ The whole number If Electors will Be 1911
equal TO the number Of members IN both Hou
ses Of Congress. One hundrod and forty
! six ere necessary to . choice.
| Il was originally provided BY the Constitu
ton that each member Of the Electoral Col
liege should vote for two persons for Presi
dent and Vice President, without designa
ting the particular Office Of either. The one
lhaving the highest number Of votes was de.
icDared TO BE President, and the one having
1.-The next highest number, Vice President.
This, however, was found inconvenient ia
practice, and in 1901 was abandoned for the
better system now IN operation, BY which
the Electors name in their ballots tte person
voted for as President, and IL distinct oallots
the pe1 vofed for IS Vice President.
Since the Declaration Of 1ndepep3ence
:.sre k2SsAesn Twelve Presidential ele3 ions
Exclusive OF the present, and in only q Ca
ses has the choice devolved upon Congress
The first was in 1901, when Thomas Ja6er-
son and Aaron Burr had IN equal number Of
votes in the Electoral College, and the se-
cond in 1895, when the Electoral vvtes were
20 divided between Andrew Jackson, John
Quincy Adams. WIN. H. Crawford, and Hen
~ Clay, that neither had . majority. The
following schedule will show the number Of
votes received by the principle candidates At
each election nom the origin Of the govern
,nent to the preeent time.
FiRsT1T eR1, H0S. Electors So. George
Adams 81. The next highest candidate was
John Jay, who received nine votes. George
Washington wae therefore declared elected
to the Presidency, and John Adams to be ".
SECOND TEsn, 1893 Electors 1855. Geo.
Washington had 1S9 votes, and was elected
President, John adams ~, and was elected
Vice President. The next highest candid
ate was George Clinton who received so
votes.
Tna.D Txnn, l776. Electors 13s. John
Adams received II votes, and was elected
President; Thomas Jefferson 50, and was e
lected Vice President. The next highest can
dsdate was Thomas Pinckney who received So
votes,sad after him Aaron Burr,wh received
81
Fouars TEsn, 1901 Electors l3s. Thom.
% Jefferson and Aaron Burr had each Isl
votes, John Adams IS, and Charles 9. P,mck-
new IS. There being no choice Of President
The election was carried into the House of
and on the seth ballot,
Thomas Jefferson received the votes Of nine
States out Of Is and was declared elected.
Aaron Burr was declared elected Vice Presi-I
lent.
FwrH TEAS, 1905. Electors l76. The new
'ystem Of voting introduced. Thomas JET
srson received l69 votes for President,
George Clinton l72 votes for Vice President,
md were elected. Charles C. Pinekney, theI
,nly other candidate for the Presidency, re-
:eived ~ votes, and Rufus King ~ votes for,
he Vice Presidency.
Ssxrn TEan, 1908. Electors l76. James,
dadison received l99 votes for President,
- Charles C. Pinckney ~. George Clinton
Z votes for Vice President, and Rufus King
y. Madison and Clinton were accordiag-I
' elected.
Sevxxrn TEax, 1873 Electors sl7.
ames Madison received 198 votes for Pres
dent, and Do Witt Clinton, 80. Eldridgel
:erry lSl votes for Vice President, and IA
ed lnssrson ss. Madison and Gerry cleo
ed.
E.os1s Tras, 1917. Eleeoers 9i7. James
Monroe received les votes for President,
nd Rufus King -, Daniel d, ThomPkins
oS votes for Vice President, and John E. {
laware twenty two. Monroe and TomP-|
ina elected.
N,Hrn Tean, 1881. Electors -. James,
fonroe recoivod Isl votes for PFesident,I
I'd Daniel D. Thompkins 9lS for Vice Prss-I
lent.
Texsn Tsas, 10. Electors 81. AM,
rev Jaeksoa roesived - votes for Presi-
snt. John Quincy Adams; SEWN. a.sCraw-!
~ n: HnoTy Clay 81. Neither candidateI
aviaga sajosi:y. Tie election Vas carried
- T. House, whsre, % the first ballot
ohs Icy Adams received the vee u ISI
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