Washington telegraph., 1852-09-15
From the Washington, I'd. C.) Registe,
Votes for President.

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time.
We have compiled it with great care and
much labor, from authentic sources, and can
assure our readers that they may rely on it
as correct Until 1901 the Consultation re-
quired the Electors to vote for two persons,
and the one receiving the highest vote was de-
clared President, and the next highest Vice
! President.
For the first term commencing on the
4th of March, 1889, Geo. Washington re-
ceived SO votes, John Adams "a, Samuel
Huntington 5, John Jay 9. John Hancock
4, r. II. Harrison 7. George Clinton 3,
John Rutledge 6, scattering 5. George
Washington was elected President, and Jno
Adams vice president In that election 13
States voted having SO votes
For the second term, commencing the 4th
of March, 1893, 15 States, with 1872 votes
Geo. Washington received 1872 votes,
John Adams II, Geo. Clinton s. Thomas
Jefferson 4, Aaron Burr l. Washington
and Adams reelected
Third term, commencing the 4th of
March, 1877, Is States, having 139 votes
John Adams received II votes Thomas
Jefferson 6S, Thomas Pinckney SO, Aaron
Burr 30, Samuel Adams Is, Oliver Els
worth IL, scattering % John Adams ell
, ected president, anu Thomas Jefferson vice
president.
Fourth term, commencing the 4th of
March, 1S01-Thonas jefferson 73, Aaron
Burr 73, John Adams 65, c. C. Pinckney
81, John Jay, 1. The electoral vote for
Jefferson and Burr being equal, the cleo
ton went into the House of Representa-
tives. On the 36th ballot Jefferson receiv-
ed 10 States, Burr 4, and two voted blank.
Jefferson was then declared duly elected
president, and Burr vice president
The Constitution was now amended SO
that each elector should vote for one man
for president, and another for vice president.
Fifth term, commencing the 4th of March,
1905, II States having 176 votes-for pre-
sident. Thomas jefferson 162, G. G. Pinck-
ney IA; for vice president, Geo. Clinton 1872,
Rufus King IA. Jefferson and Clinton
elected
Sixth term, commencing the 4th of March,
1909, II States, having 176 votes--for
president James Madison 10, Geo Clin-
ton 6, c. c. Pinckney AZ; for vice president
q. Clinton 1l3, j. Madison 3, j. Monroe 3,
John Langdon 9, Rufus King A.. Madi-
son and Clinton elected.
Seventh term, commencing the 4th of
March, 1913, Is States, having 2l7 votes
for president, Madison 1913, Dewitt Clin-
ton 80; for vice president, Elbridge Gerry,
131, Jared Ingersoll &C. Madison and
Gerry elected
Eighth term, commencing the 4th of
March, 1917, 10 States, with 217 votes
for president, James Monroe 1S3 Rufus
King "a; for vice president, Daniel ID.
Tompkins 1S3 John f. Howard %, scat
tering, Il. Monroe and Tompkins elected
Tenth term, commencing the 4th of
March, 1925, "a States, with 261 votes
for president, Andrew jackson 80, John 0.
Adams. "a, VIM. H. Crawford Al. Henry
Clay 81; for vice president, John c. Cal
houn 1S2, Nathan Sandlord 80, Nathaniel
Macon "a, A. jackson 13. Martin Van
Buren, 8, Henry Clay 2. No election for
president, John G. Calhoun elected vice
president The election for president,
went into the House, where John g. Adams
received the vote of Ii States, Andrew
jackson Z, and VIM. HI. Crawford States
Mr.. Adams was elected.
Eleventh term, commencing on the 4th
of March, 1929, "a States with 261 votes
for president, John Quincy Adams SO; for
vice president, John Calhoun III, Rich
ard Rush S3. VIM Smith 7, jackson and
Calhoun elected.
Twelfth term. commencing the 4th of
March, 1888, "A States with 2SS votes
for pres dent, Andrew jackson 219, Henry
Clay 49, John Floyd IL, VIM Writ I:
for vice president, Martin Van Buren 1S9,
John Sergeant 4S, VIM. Wilkins 80. Hen
ry Lee II, Amos Elmaker I. jackson
and Van Buren elected.
Thirteenth term, commencing on the 4th
of March, 1887, 26 States, with 294 votes
for president, Martin Van Buren, ITO, Will
liam Henry Harrison -, Hugh L. White
26, Daniel Webster ID, Henry Clay II; for
vice president, Richard NJ johnson 147,
Francis Granger II. John Tyler AZ, Will
liam Smith 23 Martin Van Buren, elect
ed president. johnson having received just
half the electoral votes, was elected by the
Senate as Vice President.
Fourteenth term, commencing on the 4th
of March, 1841, 26 States with 294 votes
for president VIM. H. Harrison 234,
NJ. Van Buren 60; for vice president, John
Tyler 234, r. M. johnson 4S, L. w. Taze-
we'll IL, James K. Polk l. Harrison and
Tyler elected. In this election, the following
States voted for Harrison and Tyler, viz:
Massachusetts, Maine Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, Vermont. New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland, North
Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennesse,
Ohio, Indiana. Louisiana, Mississippi and
Michigan. For Van Buren: New Hamp-
shire, Virginia, South Carolina Illinois