Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-01

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John JAY. -......,.,...l
Adans........ .....- .....bb
There being tie between Jeffer-
son ana Burr, the election was car
ried into the house Jefferson be-
came President and Burr Vice Pres-
dent.
1S04-THE CHANGE IN THE CoNsTITU,
TON.
In this contest, the Republican
candidates were Jefferson and George
Clinton, of New York. The Federal.
lists nominated Charles c.. Pinckney,
of South Carolina, for President, and
Rufus King of New York, for Vice
President. The result was:
For the Republican ticket-............... l6?
For the Federal cket...... 4.............24
180S-FIRsT ELECTION OF MADISON.
For Madson........122 For Pinckney ... ........47
George Clinton (113 votes) was,
with Madison elected Vice President.
18l2-MADIsoN's SECOND ELECTION.
President. Vice President.
hadlso 49, . ~ Jerry
De Witt Clinton. ..........s9 lngersol
1916 FIRST ELECTION OF MONROE.
James Monroe for President and
Daniel d. Tompkins, of New York for
Vice President, were elected by 1873
electoral votes, against "a for Rufus
King, the Federal candidate fl Pres
ident, these 81 votes beng distribu>
ted among several candidates.
1S20-MoNRoE's SECOND ELECTION.
Monroe was re elected President
by every electoral vote, save one, and
Tompkins was reelected Vice Presi-
dent by 218 votes against IA.
1824-The last Congressional Pres
idential nomination caucus was held
this year, and it was in favor of
Crawford, but it was signal lure.
The Presidential candidates were An
drew Jackson, John Quincy Adams,
William FL. Crawford, and Henry
Clay, and the votes were thus divid.
ed
For Jackson. 90 For Craw ford ........4 Il
For Adams"........... 81 For ..-----S7
The election was thrown into the
House. On the first ballot Adams
was elected, having received the
votes Of thirteen states, against jack
son seven, Crawford four.
1828-JACKaON AGAINST adams.
Jackson, in this contest, was tr.
umphantly elected, his electoral vote
being 178 to SO for Adams.
1832-JACKsoN's SECOND ELECTION.
Andrew Jackson Democrat 2l9
henry Clay, National Republican
John Foyd South Carolina
William Writ, anti
1S36-MARTIN VAN BUREN's ELECTION
Martin Van Buren,. Democrat no
w. IL. Harrison, opposition
Hugh l.. White, opposition 20
Daniel Webster (Massachusetts vote j.. So. If
W. 2. Maugum (south Carolina vote IL
Col. Richard NJ. johnson, of Ken
lucky, with Van Buren,, was run for
Vice President as the Regular Demo.
cratic nominee. The election of
Vice President was carried to the
Senate, where Johnson was chosen
Johnson, 80 votes; Francis Granger,
of New York, 16
1840--The result of the electoral
vote was:
For Harrison 2s4
For Van Buren..........., 60
1844-DEFEAT OF HENRY CLAY.
Fer Polk and Dallas
For Clay and Frenghuysen. .......IO5
With the SO electoral votes of New
York given to Clay (and the $4,000
abolition Wings could have given
him the state by 10000 majority he
would have been President.
1848-THE ELECTION OF GENERAL TAY-
Por Taylor and Fillmore ........ ........le 90
For Cass and Butler, Of Kentucky. ........l27
Here with the transfer of the SO
votes of New York from Taylor to
Cass, the result wonld have been l63
for Cass, and l27 tor Taylor.
l852-THE ELECTION OF PIERCE.
1852 resulted in giving Pierce the
electoral vote of all the states except
Vermont and Massachusetts, in the
North, and Kentucky and Tennessee
in the South.
1886 BUCHANAN.
Buchanan and Breckenridge Democrats............ITo
FremOn and Dayton -.......l9
Fillmore and
Fremont carried all the Northern
states except California, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois;
Buchanan, all the Southern states
except Maryland, which was carried
by Fillmore, who, as a third candi-
date in the North, carried off
the balance of power from Fremont
and elected Buchanan.
l860-LISCOLN.
In this election all the Northern or
free states were carried by Lincoln
except New Jersey, which was car
ried by fusion. OF the Southern
or slave states, Douglas carried Miss
ouri, and Bell carried Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia. All the
others were carried by Breckenridge.
Thus, by the division of the opposi-
ton elements, LincolR was triumph
antly elected while against the COM
bned opposition popular vote be was
IN q minority Of 947, 900.
1864-LIscoLN.
For McClellan-New Jersey, Dele