Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-03
!. .:PREsIDENTIAIsaL. 3 III LEgTIo SIS,

isst allio .lail. lhia. y:
1P PREsIDENTIA Ia e LEg gTIONS
Is From The Cincinnati a dVerlisef aid
ENile's segisl SERVE; gsiher son,einterest=;
ling statistics Of Tie nuiiab erE Of etscfoEal
votes cast tor each 3 esidsnl Qfigi:
Enall lyf&ospe petssns were voted for-tIie
highest IN yote: being sherel,ys n1ads
PRESIDENT, and sihe::next highest ice
ttPresident. ID Ut The; DIG Gully which
sprung iomsfhe equal SvoIeS Of Jefietson
Etssad Bur- ssGacie dsasc chang sinl the5sG Cons
Estitliion: 81
#5In 1880 Ten sStaiesS were entitIgd
Eto:73 votes. George Washing STess
Eceiyed 60, which were lsthe2 otes east,
assoms sthe.Slates. were not Iepresedt.
led ins full. ] DIN Adams vas chosen
Vice Pfesidefifs -
III 1892. Fifteen States we're esantf.
|:lledlo I35 votes, ,of which George WASH
isbtonsIeceiVeds l32, Il4be votes cast.
John Adams again ice Prnside dent. b
1896. Sixteen Stale were entitled
Ito 1888 votes, OF which J ohm dams
received n, and Ttumas Jefferson was
chosen Vice President, IS IS /. g;
In 1900. Sixteen States were eentitied
ito iSs yolcs, ,Soff which q hon,as Iefler..
son and Aaron Burr received seaclI rs.
mo choice BY stbe; oPie. The 1ausss
lot tRepr ntatiyes, after baIofing six
days. Oh The stliftY.sixths ballot elected
sThomas Jeffferson Preside tsauds Aaron.
Burr Vice 2 President. 3. S.
I'M so Seventeen States were en-.
tiIeds dsto aTT6 votes, Of which Thomas
sIefsi isonG s Gfes eiYsd 162. George Clinton
Vice Presid sne q. S s:sis ~
In so sssssRentee States and 20
sYoless James M Olson 1ecefTed I22
votes and was foseisP resident; George
Clinton Vice. q res ii ent. George G5IEisg GIiEi
ION had ressise ed; ;elec cforat yetessst every
election since The ore zati5a tue
lsfs0vefnGleTl II.
votes. James Madison received 28as
President, and Elbringe Gerry 1sI:as
Vice President. ].
In 1916 Nineteen. States ands22l
yotes,Y of which ] ames Monroe received
1885, D. ID, !, Tompkins Vice President:
In 1920. Twenty four States and
232 votes. James Monroe received
2s1. D. D. Tompkins Vice President.
From 1904 to 1920 the successful
candidalcs had been nominated by a
caucus of the Democratic party in Con-
gress. Since ,ha, time (lS20) palties
have nominated in National Conven>
tioEs.
In 1924. Twenty-four States and
261 votes. Andrew Jackson received
90 for President, and John Q. Adams
7S4 as the INhig candidate. John c.
Calhoun, Vice President, had received
l3S votes.
In 1928. Same States and POI votes
Jackson received IFS, a majority over
Adams of 95 electoral votes. Calhoun
Vice President.
In 1882. twenty-five States and
2SS votes. Jackson received 2l9, &
majority of 17O over Clay. Martin Van
Buren Vice President.
T In 1886. Twenty-six Sta'cs and 294
votes. M. Van Buren received ITO, &
majority of 81 over VIM. H. Harrison.
R. M. Johnson Vice President.
1910. 'Twen,y-six States and 294
votes, OF which General Harrison re-
;ceived 2s4, a majority of l74 over M
Van Buren. John Tyler Vice Prssi'
dent.
In 1914. Tweny-six States aut
275 votes, Of which James X, Polk re-
ceived Ito, majority over Mr.. Clay o.
81. George NJ, Dallas Vics President
In 1S49. Thirty States and 29(
votes, of which, Gen. Zachary TsyIo
received, 1853, and Lewis Cass l27
Millard Fillmore Vice President.
AssAsslNATioN THREATENED.-The
xenia (Ohio) Torchligh; declares that i
General Taylor should "velo the Proviso
his life ,ooald not be acorth sir ,tesks