The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

FROM GEN. WASHINGTON To'GRANT.

dental elections, VIII fliu DrleI re-
view of them below. The purity of
the ancient order of things with lis,
and the general quiet in the early con-
tests, except when the election of JEFF
ferson was thrown into the House and
Burr made Vice President, tile new era
of Monroe, all contrast strangely with
the turbulence which from time to
time has since prevailed.
Five periods in our political history
are thus summed up:
/. The Washington or Federal pc
riod of twelve years, including the adj
ministrations OF Washington and John
Adams. ending in 1900.
2. The ,Jettersonian or old Repabli-
can period of twenty years, embracing
jefferson, Madison and the first four
years of Monroe, ending in 1870.
3. Eight years to the first election
of Jackson, ending in 1873.
1. The Democratic period OF thirty
two years, from Jackson to Lincoln,
ending in 1860.
5. The period OF the Republican
party Of sixteen years, from Lincoln
to the present time.
Washington Eight years.
l196-rhe first party contest. The
total electoral vote cast was lbs.
Adams received Il Jefferson received
81.
a narrow escape for Adams, not
withstanding the support he received
from WaSlington'S administration.
The results were the election OF Adams
rs PresidelE and Jefferson rs Vice
President.
lS00-Second contest Adams and
Jefferson. jefferson, 49, Burr, 73;
Adams. Is; Pinckney, 81 John Jay,
There being tie between Jefferson
aud Burr, the election was carried to
the House. Jefferson became Presi-
dent and Burr Vice President.
lS04-Change in the Constitution.
In this contest the Republican candi-
dates were Jefferson, and George Clin-
ton Of New York. The FederaliSts
nominated Charles G. Piuckney, of .
South Carolina, for President, and Ru-
fuS King, OF New York, for Vice
President. The vote was as follows: |
For tho Republican ticket, 1853; for 7
the Federal ticket, "a.
lS0S-FirSt election of Madison. -
For Madison. ~ for Pinckney. a. /
George Clinton ll3 votes was with
Madison. elected Vice-President.
1872 -MadisOn's second election.-
President Republican ticket. Madl- |
son, l2S; Federal ticket, Dewitt Clin-
ton, 50.
Vice President-Republicm ticket,
Gerry. 13l !; on the Federal ticket, In
gersoll, S6.
lSGl-First election of Monroe.
James Monroe, for President. and
Daniel ID. Tompkins, of New York,
for Vice-P President, were elected by
1S3 electoral votes, against 81 for Rn-
fus King, the Federal candidate for
President. these 81 votes being di>tri-
buted among the several candidates |
for Vice-Pre>ident.
1920 Monroe's second election.-
Monroe was reelected President by |
every electoral vote save one. and
TompkinS was reelected Vice-Presi-
dent by 2lS votes against IA.
lS24-John Quincy Adams.-The I
last Congressional Presidential nomi-
mating caucus was held in 1929. and it !
was in favor of Crawford, but proved
signal failure.
The Presidential candidates were |
Andrew Jackson. w. Ii. Crawford, !
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay;
and the votes were thus divided Jack I
son 90 /; Crawford II Adams 81 and
Clay 81.
The election was thrown into the .
House. On the first ballot Adams was !
elected, having received the vote of
l3 States, against Jackson I and Claw-
ford 4.
1898 Jackson against Adams
Jackson. in this contest, was triumph
antly elected, his electoral vote being
l7S to So for Adams.
lS32--Jackson's second election
For President = Andrew Jackson, |
Democrat, 249; Henry Clay, National
Republican. 40; John Floyd, South |
Carolina. IL; William Writ, Anti
Mason, received /.
l835-Van Buren's election.-Mar- |
tin Van Bnren, Democrat, 10; W.
II. Harrison, opposition, 70; Hugh l..
White, opposition, 2G; Daniel Web
ster, Massachusetts vote, IA; w. p.
NIangum South Carolinah II.
Colonel Richard NJ. Johnson, of
Kentucky. with Van Bnren, was run
for Vicc-President as the regular DEM .
ocratic nominee. The election of
ce-Presitlent was carried to the Sell /
ate. where johnson was chosel-
johnson 3S votes; Francis Granger,
of New York. lG.
1S4O-IIarrison's election. The re-
suit IN the electoral vote was: For
Harrison, 234 ]; for Van Buren, 80.
lS44-Deteat Of Henry Clay.-For
Polk and Dallas, 10; Clay and Fire.
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