The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-04
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lar votes Opposed to Mr.. Van BUREN, not given
either for Judge White or Mr. Webster, as hav-
ing been given to Gen. Harrison. We are
happy to discover our error, and hasten to cor
recti it. Judge White was candidate in other
States, besides Georgia and Tennessee, where
a future occasion endeavor to give the whole
popular vote that was cast for him. At this
time we shall conclude our remarks by special
reference to the "stay-at-home" Wing support,
that Gen. HARRISON received in New York and
Pennsylvania. >maE.
. .InNew York, in 1884, the party who nomi-
mated Gen. Harrison, gave their Gubernatorial
candidate, William II. Seloard, 16s, 1863 votes !;
while in 1886, Mr.. Van Buren, received but 1885,
815; showing that if only 2,153 of the stay-at-
home party had staid at home, Gen. Harrison
would have received the AZ electoral votes of
that State. In 1888, however, this party gave
Gov. Seward l92,s64 votes. .aa@fae m@
1t is well known that the Wings of New
York, what there were of them, were in 1886
pretty generally opposed to the election of Gen
eral Harrison, and hence the few thousand who
supported Gov, Seward in 1884 and 1888 staid
at home in 1886. ....a 49,. ....@.2
How was it in Pennsylvania a5#H
In 1885, the Harrison party who elected Gov.
Ritner, gave him 1856 votes, while in 1896
MI. Van Buren, obtained but 9l,475; showing
that if only 1880 of the ''stay-at home" party
had staid at home, still General Harrison would
have received the 80 electoral votes of Penn
sylvania In 1888, however, the party polled
| 109, 246 votes for Gov. Ritner. a .,....
tits well known, that in this State, there were
few thousand Wings who supported Gov.
Ritner, who would not support Gen HARRISON
which shows pretty conclusively that General
Harrison was neither considered a Wing, nor
supported as the Wing candidate. st a-r5..
n Had General Harrison received the votes of
these two States, as he would have done but
for the ''stay-at-home" game played against
him, his aggregate electoral vote would have
been las, out Of 291, flor the vote of Michigan
was pretty generally considered by all parties as
irregular and unconstitutional and would never
have been conceded to Mr.. Van Buren,, had he
| been in minority without it.) ri 4...,
Thus we have shown, that General Harrison,
had he received the same support that Governor
Seward did in 1884, and Gov. Ritner in 1895,
] would have had the majority of the electoral
votes in 1896, lacking one,--that is, on the sup
position that the Michigan vote was irregular.
If the Wings had any support to give, that was
the time to have given il; and if they had con-
sidered Gen. Harrison Wing, they could have
directed the Electors of Georgia and Tennes see
to have cast their 26 votes for Gen. Harrison,
their Wing candidate. III n. !, .s ...,. .a45
We might as well pause here, for the present
occasion, to give the public, an opportunity Of
judging whether, if there be any ground to as
cribe "treachery" 70 any person Or party, it
might not with quite as much propriety be as
cIibed to that party who make the charge, as the
person to whom it has been so groundlessly i'm
puted, IL. .,@3..,,s5- n,tA .5s 1a E.,a.,,.
Wehave shown, as we believe, that from first
to last, it was never in the power of those who
now style themselves the Wing Party, to have
nominated any candidate at the Harrisburg Con-
venton in 1899. And if any man were nomi-
mated as Vice President by that convention,
whom the Wing party might have claimed as a
Wing, or who might have considered himself a
Wing, it follows by no means that he is account
able to those who could neither nominate nor
elect him. ,r r,
Hereupon we demand, therefore, for the si.rth
time, !
What right have Mr.. Clay friends to
call JOHN TYLER to account? .
NoRTHEAsTERN BOUNDARY QUEsTIoN.--The Lepis