The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-08-09
WashingtOn-Eight Years.

present day.
Wnshington-Eisht Years.
l796-THE FIRST PARTY CONTEST.
The total electoral vote cast was 1885,
Adams received II Jefferson received
81.
narrow escape for Adams, notwith-
standing the support he received from
Washington's Administration. The re.
suits were the election of Adams as
President and Jefferson as Vice-Presi-
dent.
lSO0-SECoND CoNTEsT-ADAMs AND JET
PERSON.
Jefferson, 70 Burr, 10; Adams, 65;
Pinckney, "a; John Jay, |.
There being tie between Jefferson
and Burr. the election was carried into
the House. Jefferson became President
and Burr Vice President.
lS04-THE CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION.
In this contest the Republican candi-
dates were Jefferson and George Clinton,
of New York. The Federalits nomina-
ted Charles c. Pinckney, of South Car
DINA, for President, and Rufus King, Of
New York, for Vice. President. The
vote was as follows: For the Republi-
can ticket, l62; for the Federal
ticket, "a.
lS0S-FIRsT ELECTION OF MADISON.
For Madison, 10; for Pinckney, AZ.
Geo. Clinton (ll3 votesl was, with Madi-
son, elected Nice-President.
1S12-MADIsoN' S sECoN0 ELECTION.
President-Republica ticket, Madi.
son, l2S; Federal ticket, Dewitt Gin
ton, SO.
ce-President - Republican ticket,
Gerry, l3l Federal ticket, lngerscll, sc.
lSl6-FIRsT ELECTION OF MONROE.
James Monroe, for President, and
Daniel Tompkins, of New York, for
Vice President. were elected by 1873
electoral votes, against "a for Rufus
King, the Federal candidate for Presi-
dent, these "a votes being distributed
among several candidates.
lS20-MoNRoE's SECOND ELECTION.
Monroe was reelected President by
every electoral vote save one, and
Tompkins was elected Vice. President
by Dis votes against ii.
lS24-The last Congressional Presi-
dental nominating caucus was held
ford, but it was signal failure. The
Presidential candidates were Andrew
Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and
Henry Clay, and the votes were thus
divided: Jackson, 90; Adams, S4 /;
Crawford, Al Clay, 81.
The election was thrown into the
House. On the first ballot Adams was
elected, having received the votes of
thirteen States against Jackson seven
and Crawford four.
lS2S-JACKsoN AGAINST ADAMS.
Jackson in this election was triumph
antly elected, his electoral vote being
lis to SO for Adams.
lS32-JACKsoNs SECOND ELECTION.
For President - Andrew jackson,
Democratic, PIG; Henry Clay, National
Republican, 40; John Floyd, South Car.
DINA vote, Il; William Writ anti
Mason, /.
lS36-vAN BUREN's ELECTION.
Martin Van Buren,, Democrat, 10
w. H. Harrison, Opposition, 10 Hugh
L. White, Opposition, 20; Daniel Web
ster Massachusetts vote), Ia; w. P
Mangum South Carolina vote), II.
Col. Richard NJ. Johnson, of Ken
lucky, with Van Buren,, was run fol
Vice President as the regular Democratic
nominee. The election OF Vice Presi
dent was carried to the Senate, where
Johnson was chosen-Johnson,3 3 votes
Francis Granger, of New York, 10.
lS40-The result of the electoral vote
was: For Harrison, pa for Var
Buren,, 60.
lS44-DEFEAT OF HENRY CLAY.
For Polk and Dallas, l70 for Clay
and Frelinghuysen, los.
With the SO electoral votes of New
York given to Clay land the 1900
Abolition Wings could have given hin
the State by 10000 majority Clay woulc
have been President
lo4S--THE ELECTION OF GEN. TAYLOR.
For Taylor and Fillmore, 1863; 70
Cass and Butler, of Kentucky, l27.
Here, with the transfer of the 3,
votes Of New York from Taylor to Cass
the result would have been l63 for Cass
and l27 for Taylor.
lS52-THE ELECTION OF PIERCE.
1852 resulted in giving Pierce tn
electoral vote of all the States, excep
Vermont and Massachusetts in tn
North, and Kentucky and Tennessee
in the South.
1S56-THE ELECTIoN OF BUCHANAN.
Buchanan and Breckenridge Demo
Gratis, 10; Fremont and Dayton, Re
publicans, ll2; Fillmore and Zone
son, 8.
Fremont carried all the Northern
States, except California, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois
Buchanan all the Southern States eS
cept Maryland, which was carried b
Fillmore. 1t was Fillmore, however, a
third candidate in the North, who cal
ried off the balance of power from FIR,
mont and elected Buchanan.