Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-07-04
The Election of 1924.

In 1924 there were four candidates for the PreSi-
dency, to wit, Gen. jackson, John Quincy Adams,
William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Gen. Jack
son received 80 Electoral votes, Mr.. Adams "a, Mr..
Crawford Al, and Mr.. Clay 81. The three first
named candidates went to the House of Representa-
tives in which body, after a protracted and anima
ted struggle, Mr. Adams was elected, mainly by the
influence of Mr. Clay Gen. jackson, who was the
choice of the people, was defeated, but in 1928 the
people took him up and elected him triumphantly
Mr. Crawford, who was regarded as the regular
Democratic Republican candidate, was nominated
by a Congressional caucus The caucus became
unpopular, and to this cause mainly must be attri-
buted the small vote which Mr.. Crawford received
In this State there two tickets before the people,
the Crawford ticket and the Peoples ticket. The
Electors on the Peoples ticket represented Gen.
jackson and Mr Adams, and were pledged to cast
their votes for the other the people should
direct. The vote of the State cast for Gen.
jackson, the Peoples ticket having prevailed at the
polls by a majority of 4,7s4 votes; but we do not
know how the choice of the people between Jack
son and Adams was indicated We would be OBJ
liged to any one for inforL. lion on the subject
An eminent citizen and sterling Democrat, wri-
ing us from the Roanoke country, suggests that in
the present emergency our Electors already nomi-
mated remain in the field, and that they be voted
for by all the Democrats in the State IN this way:
Let tickets with the Electors be printed, some
with the names of Breckenridge and Lane, and some
with the names of Douglas and johnson, and let
the voters take their choice let the voters mark
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choose. Let the Sherifs be requested to return the
votes thus cast and then let the Electors cast the
vote of the State for the candidates having the
highest vote. This seems to us 10 be fair propo-
stion, and We trust it will be adopted. 1t can do
no harm, and it may do much good in the way of
harmonious and united action. A division in the
Democratic ranks at this time will certainly give
the State to Bell and Everett
A few Of the anti-Douglas Democrats are already
intimating that they will give no quarters to those
who are inclined to Support Douglas and johnson,
and who refused to secede at Baltimore Our course
at Charleston, on our return home and at Baltimore
shows that we will 60 as far as any one to ensure
harmony in the ranks. We will continue to bear
even misrepresentation and misconstruction of our
motives, rather than do any thing which will involve
the party in stries and divisions at this time, when
every effort and every vote will be necessary to sue
cess; but we warn those who would put Douglas
men under the ban, that they wiU not submit to be
dragooneG out Of their honest opinions Toleraton,
justice and liberality must be exhibited on both
sides otherwise strifes and divisions are inevitable
A STATE CoNvENTIoN.-We presume it will be ne
cessary again to assemble the State Convention of
the Democratic party. 1t is the opinion in this
ton of the State that such is necessary. If
it be so, the call should be made at as early date
as possible-say in three or four weeks We pre-
sumo the same delegates could again attend; or, if
it be practicable, delegates might be appointed