Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-11-15
PREVIOUS PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TI0NS.

The Sacramento Union, conceding that
Greeley has carried seven States, with 63
electoral votes, leaving Grant the remain
der of the States, casting 303 votes, shows
that Grants majority is not SO great, pro-
portonately, as other Presidents have
received. 1t continues: ~ .L.J
In 1889 Washington was elected with
out an opposing vote; and so again in
1893, receiving SO votes in 1889 and 1872
in 1893. Ten States only voted at the
first, and fifteen at the second election.
John Adams had but one majority in the
election of 1897. At the fourth election,
(lSO1,) Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
We're tied, each having 73 electors; and
the House of Representatives decid d the
contest by electing jefferson. The bal
loting began in the House (by States,
each State having one vote) on February
18th, 1901. The House had voted 10 at
tend to no other business ana not to ad-
journ until this war was settled. Seats
were provided upon the floor for the
President and the Senators, the galleries
were cleared, and the doors were closed.
On the first ballot, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky, voted
for Jefferson. New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Rho1e Island. Connecticut,
Delaware and South Carolina, (6, voted
for Burr. Vermont and Maryland were
divided, and voted blank. The balloting
continued for seven days, and 104 mem.
bers were present. On the thirty-sixth
hll 70 fba L..
seventh day, the votes of Delaware and
South Carolina We're given blank, and
the votes of Vermont and Marylani were
given for Jefferson. This gave jeff rsou
ten States, and left four for Burr, with
two voting blank. jefferson having a
majority of the States, was declared con.
stitutionally elected Presid mt for four
years from the 4th Of March next sue.
c'ediug; and Burr was declared constltu,
tionally elected Vice President.
In 1905 Jefferson was reelected BY
l62 to IL electors for Charles C. Pink.
ney. This was larger IN ijority in pro-
portion to the numb of electors than
Grants. james Madison in 1909 re-
ceived l22 out of a college of LIS cleo
tors. In 1913 he had l2S out of col
lege of 2l7, Dewitt Clinton receiving 80.
AT the eighth Presidential election James
Monroe had all the States but three, and
1888 out OF 2l7 electors. This was also
little better than the vote just cast for
Grant. In 1921 Monroe WIS re elected
by 22' to !, the one vote bying thrown
py an elector from New Hampshire. In
lS24 the election again went into the
House of Representatives, which, by the
lntiuence of Henry Clay elected John Q.
Adams. Thirteen States voted for Ad-
ANS, as follows: Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island. Connecti-
cut, Vermont, New York, Maryland.
ONO, kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and
louisiana jackson got seven States:
New Jersey, Pennsylvania. South Carroll
na' tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi
and Indiana. VIM. H. Crawford got
lour States: Delaware, Virginia, North
oarolina and Georgia. In 1929 Andrew
eatkson was elected President by 17S
80 for John Q. Adams. He was re-
elected in 1888 by 219 votes against 67,
OF which Clay had 40, Floyd II, and
William Writ I. This was not quite as
good as Grants second election. In 1887
o van buren had l70 to 73 for Harrison;
20 20 Tor Hugh l.. White; IA for Daniel
,Webster and II for Mangum. In 1S4l
harrison had 234 electors to 60 for Van
BBuren, or very nearly 4 to 1. In lS45
[olk lk had ITO to los for Henry Clay. In
isiS General Taylor had 163 to 1877 for
Ieneral Cass. In 1853 General Pierce
mad 296 electors to 42 for General Scott,
Or little more than to l. This also
was larger proportional majority than
GTrants. In 1857 Buchanan defeated
fremont by l73 to ia. In 1861 the
vote IN the electoral college was: Lin
com, com, lSO; Breckinridge, 72; Bell, 80;
douglas missouri and 8 votes in New
'ersey), IL. In 1865 Lincoln was re-
elected by 212 to 81 electors, his oppo
ps ment being Gen. George B. Mcclellan.
Inc proportion was over 10 to l. But
Saa Suli Mcclellan had nearly within 400, :
CyV as many votes as Lincoln. In 1868
uehefai Grant had 2l4 votes in the cleo
.oral college to 80 for Seymour, and a
popular majority of 800, 900. His popu-
na.. laI majority this year, from present inidi-
oatons. will not be less than zoo, 900.
snd possibly 100000. No other Presi.
oent ever received SO larce pon,,lar mo