The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-10

knowlrdgrd } ader OF the rappSl can party.
IL eonsequenre OF an equa vote between him
ano Jtt r. On, it o-came the du ? OF the Hou-e
OF Representatives in Congress as The constitu-
tion then stood. % decide VII cb OF the two
republican candidates thou { be President.
The ftderslsts supported Barr and the repub-
lcans voted for JrfitEs on-Gnd after pro-
trac,td.coDtest jefferson ~as cho. en- President,
and Bur, of course wac declared Vice-President.
This affair caused division in The republican
! party of New York. George Clinton, De Witt
Clinton, Judge Spencer, Morgan Lewis, the
LivingstoDe, and other leading republicans en-
tring the lists against the Vce-PresdeDt,
| (Rurr.) ard his friends Parties were then
called 'Clintooial 81 and .a3ur,ites," and Burr
attempting to run Tor Governor against Morgan
Lewis 10 1904, was com Del,ed ~ rely mainly on
the federahs's for support The consequence
was the political prostrat on Of Burr aud the
little bano OF republicans who supp ,rted him.
Subsequently, the republicans fell out with
Governor Lewis but a few of his polite 81
friends adhered to him, and the federaists en-
deavored to sus tain him, but he was easily
Frustrated by the superior popularity Of Daniel
4 ~.
Judge of the Supreme Court. He was
brought forward by the Clinton portion of
The republican party. headed by De Wiz
Clinton and Judge Ambrose Spencer, and
it is a curious fact that these same
leaders we're engaged years afterwards in
crusade against Tompkins; De Witt Clinton be-
ing toe successful candidate against him for
| Governor in 1920. In the contest of the repub-
| lican'party with Governor Lewis, in 1907, the
few republicans who adhered to the Governor
were called Lewisites." The personal friends
o. Colonel Burr, who were always active in
politics, retained the name of "Burrites."
| In1sl2 Dewitt Clinton was the favorite can
didate of The republican party of New York for
| President, and he was nominated for that high
office by large majority Of the republican
| members of the Legislature. Mr.. Madison,
however, received the nomination Of the caucus
Of the republican members of Congress at
Washington, and war having. been declared
| with Great Britain, Mr.. Madison was consider
ed the war candidate and Mr.. Clinton who re-
ceived the support of the federalists in this and
other States, was called the peace party can
didate. The friends of Clinton in this State
were called "Clintonians," and his opponents
"Madisonians" The success of Mr.. Madison in
bis reelection to the Presidency, and the
triumph Of the republican party generally,
threw Mr.. Clinton and his republican friends
into small minority in this State. In 1917,
however, in consequence Of the election OF
Governor Tompkins to the Vice-Presidency,
Mr.. Clinton was brought forward as the friend
OF the construction Of the Erie and Champlain
canals, and was consequently nominated and
elected Governor. Immediately after his
election an opposition was organized in the
democratic ranks against bm-this opposition
being led by Martin Van Buren,. A majority
of the desloHacy Of the city OF New York
Joined in - opposition, and tn. party opposed
to Clinton soon became known as "bncktails,"
the symbol Of the Tanmany society, which
vas the great focus of the democracy in this
| part Of the State. The name "bucktail" be
came one of general application to the oppo
| nents Of Clinton throughout the State, while
his friends, whether republicans or federalists,
were called "Cllntonians." The great mass of the
old democratic party were opposed to Clinton,
while the largest proportion Of his supporters
had been Of the federal party.
There were several local names applied to
the bucktail or democratic party in this city,
| such rs "MartliDg men, from the name of the
| keeper Of the democratic headquarters, &c. The
| term Goodies" was applied to the few f,dsral-
lists who joined the democrats during the war
with Great Britain, in 1872 Hugh Maxwell is
| living representative of the Goodies"
small party which were remarkably fortunate
| in obtaining office, at various times, from the
people, Or by appointment.
As time rolled on there was nothing remark
able to notice in the history Of parties aud party
names, until the year 1928, when the presidential
election approaching, Judge Ogden Edwards, Of
this city, in order to defeat Martin Van Buren,,
in bargain he was supposed to have made to
give the electoral votes of this State to the
late William H. Crawford for President, started
| the idea Of transferring the choice of electors
from the Legislature, who had previously cho-
sen them, to the people Hence arose the
peoples party SO called the leaders of which
in the Legislature Of 1924 were Gen. James
Tallmadge and Henry Wheaton. This party
succeeded in giving most of the electoral votes
of the State in 1924 to Adams, and in electing
De Witt Clinton and James Tallmadge to the
offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
The election of Clinton ruined the peoples
party eventually, as large portion of the
party had been "bucktails" and opposed to
Clinton in former years. To cap the climax,
Clinton came out for Gen. jackson for Presi-
dent, and of course threw the peoples party
into confusion. After reelecting him Governor
in 1926, with Legislature opposed to him,
the people'sparty was broken up, some going for
the re- election of Adams as President, and Others
for the election ofGen. jackson. The Adams men
were subsequently called Irrational repubi.