The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-05

the choice then devolyed upon tue House of
Representatives. Tue House began baloting
on Wednesday, the l1th of February 1901, aud
as 1t had been determined not to adjourn until
a choice was effected, it continued in session
seven days during which thirt5-six ballots
we're taken, the last resulting in the choice OF
Mr. Jefferson. Some of the mem bers were so
in6rm or Mdsposed during this unusual Sit
ting that 1t was necessary to proyde bells Tor
them, aud Que memb was so SICK that 1t was
necessary that he should be attended by his
wife. Thomas Jefferson was re elected in the
Presidential election following by au almost
unanimous vote, receiving l62 out of the l76
votes cast. With his administration began that
long and almost uninterrupted lease of power
which the Democratic party enjoyed, and which
go nearly ended IN the dissolution of the Union
and destruction of the Republic. That party
on Tuesday received its last rebuke, but, una
Dashed, it will be again asking for offices to-
morrow. And even IN the first days of its his
tory, its vocabulary was as replete in abusive
eIithe's as now. 1t called officers appointed
near the close of Mr.. Adams administration
1.-The midnight judges OF John Adams, and as
they had not been appointed 10y Democra'lc
administration, the democratic majority abo-
llsned the courts.
James Madison, the fourth President of the
United States, was dominated by the Demo-
cratic party, receiving l22 out of l75 votes cast,
and he was reelected by l28 out of 2l7 votes.
HIS successor, James Monroe, also nominated
by the Democratic party, was elected by l6j of
the III votes cast the remaining "a being cast
for Rufus King, and he was also re elecLet,
receiving the entire electoral vote of every
State except New Hampshire, of which one vote
was thrown for john Quincy Adams. The
nomination of Mr, Monroe, made, as was
customary at that time, by Congressional
caucus, was not secured without much
opposition. Among his opponents was Aaron
Burr, who advocated "a respectable nonina.
tion of Andrew Jackson before the prOclama-
tion of the Virginia caucus and Monroe's
success is inevitable" After a number of plans
and intrigues had failed the opposition was
concentrated upon William H. Crawford, of
Georgia; but this plan tailed also, aud Mr..
Crawford did not become oandi late for the
Presidency until eight years afterwards. He
was then nominated in Congressional caucus,
but the nomination WIS made by minority Of
the Democratic mem hers and he became only
the candidate of the old politicians, while
General jackson was the choice of the masses,
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Clay were also candi lates,
but the election taleu in the Electoral College,
the vote Standing Jackson, 80; Adams, 81;
Crawford, Al; Clay, ~ The whole number of
electoral votes was 2ol; necessary TO a choice,
l3l. The choice then devolVed upon the
House, which elected Mr.. Adams, although
General Jackson was the popular choice; but
at the ensuing Presidential election he was
beaten by jackson more than two TO one-17S
to SO.
The Presidential election Of 1924 is the most
remarkable and important in the history of tdis
country except that OF 1860 AT no time before
except at the first elecslon of Mr., jefferson had
party spirit ran 80 h gh, and ou both occ tslous
the choice deVoved upon the House OF Repre-.
sentatives, resulting IN the rain of men aad of
parties. In the first instance the Fede1alists
supported Burr against Jefferson to the destruc.
tion OF that party ami Burr's prospects with his
own. In the second case, Adams was chosen
over Jack-on, aud as this was effected through
the friends Of Mr.. Clay, who accepted the Office
OF Secretary OF State under the new admins
traton, it gave rise 10 an imputatlon of bargain
which, however i'll founded, was prcjudical to
Clay, aud probably secured the defeat of Adams
tour years afterwards. Throughout the canvass
the opposition to Cra 6tord, who was called the
caucus caudidaten twas very bitter. The jackson
Democracy had this advantage of the Jefferson
Democracy, IN that to the fierce hostility of the
latter they added malignant hatred altogether
Their own, and as the Democracy never acquired
a good trait nor lost bad one, it was only
necessary that the dlsloyalty of the last eIght
years should be supplemented with the
dishonesty OF TammaUy to make the cup of woe
run over. This alluslon 10 Tammany is not a
mere effort of the imaginaton-a POINT made
against a hateful organizal ion, as loathed as it
is loathsome-tor while the opposition OF the
jackson Democracy TO the caucus candi1ateH
put an end to the nomination for the Presidency
by members Of Congress, it Inaugurated another
system utterly anomalous and Irresponsible by
which ''rhe Ring" could secure the nomination
OF a candnate who is the creature OF a teW
bar tenders and butcher boys. The one system
in Democratic hands is bad enough, but Of the
other what shall we say while rammany rules7
In the State of New FORK this contest hal a
peculiar significance. The annual election for
members of the Legislature by whom the Pres-
denial Electors were TO be chosen took place in
November 1928. The result was very uney-
peCted and very unsatisfactory to the f!iends OF
Crawford, Tor although they claimed majority
of the members elect, the result In the CITY had
gone against them. The question of giving the
choice of electors to the people was then ag-
tating the State, and the refusal of era Words
friends to assent to law for this purpose I'M
paired his popularity and in the end secured his
deieat, the electoral vote of the State, notWlth-
standing that the electors were chosen by the
Legislature, being given as folio oWs s:-Adams,
26; Crawford, 8; Clay, A; Jackson l.
John G. Calhoun, the candidate tor Vice-Pre-
sident on the ticket with General jackson,
received 1872 votes and was elected. Speaking
on this subject, Mr.. Benton makes some re.
marks that the Southern people would do well
Was the only substantive Vce-Presideutlal can
didate before the people, and his election was
an evidence of good feeling IN the North
towards Southern men, he receiving the main
part of his votes from that quarter-ll4 votes
from the -siaYeholdlng States, and only 6S
from the sIaveholding. Southern man and
STAKEHOLDER, AIR Calhoun was indebted to
Northern men and non-slavehoders Tor the
honorable distinction of an election IN the Eec-
toral Colleges. Surely, there was no disposition
in the tree States at that time to be unjust to
the South" Aud in commenting upon the
election OF General Jackson in 1928 he utters
similar sentiments.
At this day. when we cannot enter into the
spirit that animated the friends of rival candi-
dates, one is almost irceslstibly brought to the
conclusion that the contest OF 1924 was between
four respectable gentlemen willing 10 be Presi.
dent of the United States, and that, in 1928, the
people whom Mr.. Adams found 1t impossible to
appeaee were merely saying that they had not
been appeased, but the oold and resolute tue
abrupt and imperious Jackson could not rule
four years without making issues broad
and unmistakable. Consequently the result
OF the election OF 1882 was looked for
newal of the National bank charter; the
continuance of protective policy: internal