The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-11-21
A BRIEF HISTORICAL RETROSPECT
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I Inc triumph OK PRESIDENT Grant IN his
lre-election. by the largest popular n1aj6ri-
Fey ever given for candidate for thfs high
office, has few parallels in hist DRY. The
voice of the American people expressed
at every election since the the fires OF the
rebellion broke out, is, that the party and
the men who stood by the Union In its
peril, shall alone be entrusted with the
control Of its destinies Never before did,
q party achieve such triumph, or a Pres
idert receive such a Wind icAtion. No
lChief Magistrate ever encountered so en-
FILTERED an opposition, or has been the
1 target of so many malicious arrows, as has
Cen Grant. But his acquittM Of all the
charges, and his vindicatioE by the ipeo-
/ pie, has been complete 's.a@ut ESQ.,
In this connection, we proposals in
dulge in q brief historical retrospect Of
| the Presidential elections in this country.
| The Constitution as originally adopted,
| provided that Presidential Electors should
be chosen, who should meet in their re
lspectiye States, and vote for two persons
for President but of whom should be a
! resident Of the same State. When these
votes were opened and counted by Con-
gress, the person receiving the highest
mum ter should be declared President, and
the person receiving the next highest
number, should BE Vice-President.. At
the first election, George Washington re
ceived all the votes (69,J and John Adams
treceived 81, and these men were declared
the first President and Vice President of
the United States. They were iuaugurated
| in April. 1889 Sat the second election,
Washington received all til. votes, l132);
John Adams, n; George Clinton, SO;
Scattering; 5; The Inauguration took
! place on the 4th of March, 1898.
| At the third election, the whole mum.
! Der Of electoral votes was 1879; of which
John Adams received II; Thos, Jeffersnn,
| So; Thns Pinckney, So, Aaron Burr 80;
Samuel Adams, IS; 0. Ellsworth II; JOAN
lJaY, 5; George Clinton, 7 and 10 scatter
ling, Adams and Jefferson were declare d
President and Vice President. -
! The, result of tie fourth election was
Thus. Jefferson, 10; Aaron Burr, 10. John
Adams IS; g. G, Pinckney GA; John Jay,1
1 ferson and Burr having an equal mum.
! Der of votes, the election OF President de-
volved upon the House Of Representative q,
each State being entitled to one vote in
that body. After a long struggle on the
Both ballot, Jefferson received ten State.
Burr four, and two States voted .bl,.nk.
Jefferson was therefore declared Presi-
dent, and Burr Wee President. ,'9 pm
! q. After this struggle, the Constitution
| was amended, so that, electors chosen by
the people should vote, for both President
and Vice President. AT the fifth election,
! the whole number of electoral votes was
! 176; of which ] eferson receiver 1916. @.
Pinckney 14,for Presidentand Geo. Gin
ton received 1872 and Rufus KING Ia, for
At the 9Th election, James Madison re-
cei7ed l22, to 53 for all Others fnrP1esl-
dent, and Geo. Clinton ll3, to GATOR all
Others, for Vice President. ~. Yin raon
At the 7th election, James Madison 1913;
Dewitt Clinton SO, FOR Presidents. Ell
bridge Gerry 49, Jared Ingersoll So, for
Vice President. 49,, - +'... "a
~ At the 8th election, James Monroe re-
ceived 1873, Rufus King 81, for President,
and Daniel D. Thompktns, 1873, against 81
for r. i, others, for Vice Presidents, adt
! Z At the 9th election, Monroe received
231.. John @. Adams l., for President. D.
President. ' ...|,t ~ '5 ,.,,aSs
At the 10th election, Andrew Jackson
received 80, John @. Adams 81, Wm.l FL.
CraWford Il, Henry Clay 81. There be
Ing no choice, the election deVolved upon
the Hoase Of representatives., the choice
to be made from the three highestgcandi-
dates on the list. John Quincy Adams
was elected, receiving the, vote of 10 of
! the "a States. John G. Calhoun was elect
ed Vice President. Since that time, the
vote for President has stood as follows:
Year. Candidate. oid2a Party, Electoral
o9,asa1a@90 61Ti1sna8t 1sT62 Vote
1928. Andrew Jackson. 2. Democrat. q. ITS
1928. j ohm Q. Adams. -. Federal. :. :. S3
1882. Andrew jackson. =. Democrat 2l9
1889. Henry Clay. ~. .Whlg. 40
1889. John Floyd. -. Wing ~. IL
l832..William Writ. ......., Wing ~
1886. Martin Van Buren, ;. ... Democrat. -. l70
1856. ". FL. Harrison. ..-.. Wing. 70
1885. Hugh L. White........ Wing. ....x..26
1886. Daniel Webster Wing So. 90. IA
1885,. 4. Mangum.. 500. Wing. IL
1910. Martin, Van Burenol. 49, Democrat. 80
1910. w. 81. Harrison. ..... Wing. :. 90. 234
1910. James G Birney ...... Liberty....
1874. .Jamee K Polk.....,. Democrat. :. 40
1874. Henry Clay. Whig.. :. Jos
1874. james G. Birney 80. Liberty ..:... =.
1913. Zachary Taylor. .,..... Whig. 1853
1848, Lewis Cass. ......... Democrat ION
lS48. Martin Van Buren,. Free Soil =. -.
1859. Franklin Pierce. :. Democrat. -. 254
1852, Winfield Scott. ~. Wing. a
1859. John p. Hale. Z. !. u. Free Soil....
1885,. james Buchanan. >. Democrat ia
1856. John O.i,Fremont. =. Republican. .114t
1856. Willard Fillmore. !. American E. Isl