Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-31
Past Presidential Contests.

In 1889 George Washington was unan.
imously elected as the first President of
the United States, receiving all the 50
electoral votes cast--the States of New
York, Rhode Island and North Carolina
not voting, they not having ratified the
Constitution in time.
In 1892 Washington was reelected by
another unanimous vote, having re-
ceived all the electoral votes cast, 1872.
In 1896 the electoral vote stood: John
Adams, II Thomas Jefferson, 68.
In 1900 the vote in the Electoral Col.
lege was: Jefferson, 10; Burr, 49,;
Adams, IS; Pinckney, 81; Gay, l. There
being no choice, the election was thrown
into the House of Representatives and,
after seven days contest, Thomas JEFF
ferson was declared the fifth President
of the United States.
Mr.. Jefferson was reelected four
years later py an almost unanimous
vote, receiving 1872 out of the 176 cleo
toral votes cast.
James Madison was, in 1908, elected
the sixth President, having received
lo2 electoral votes, to Is for c. c..
Pinckney.
In 1872 Madison was re elected for q
second term, receiving 1877 votes, to 50
for Dewitt Clinton.
] IN 1916 James Monroe was elected
President, the vote standing: Monroe,
1888; Rufus King, 81.
MIR. Monroe was re elected in 1920.
having received every vote of the Elec.
10ral college, with the exception of one.
Inc solitary exceptional vote was cast
by zen. William Plumer, of New Hamp-
shire, for John Quincy Adams.
In 1924 John Quincy Adams. Henry
Clay and Andrew jackson were the Oh.
posing candidates for the Presidency,
and the vote STOOD
FEGI aninrs S6tc l55.s5s ll2s2 1855
Plurality-IPopuiar: 5O5:i
Majority against Jackson-Popular. 4osls
Aso-ooa.aro.o Electoral .............. 90
AS there was no choice by the people.
the election went to the House. On
Feb. 9, 1925, John Quincy Adams was
elected President. The vote stood:
Adams, IL States; Jackson, Z; Craw-
ford, 4. Henry Clay had been excluded
by the terms of the Constitution from
competition, and had, by supporting Mr.
Adams, decided the contest.
The contest in 1928 resulted as fol-
lows:
vote-popuar Jackson slz on Adams
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ,isi
EdectOf 95
Aggregate vote..... ll5632S
In 1882 Gen. jackson was reelected
by the following vote:
VOte-PP9G Popular; 6s7, 5o2 53o,l89
Electoral. l52
Aggregate yote.'...-''- 1871
The Presidential contest of 1886 re.
suited as follows:
Van Harri- White. Web Nam
vote-PR9ggsE a%s5 ea5ss SSH, s's5 sFam
Plurality-POp'r l59,io5
MaiOrit Ei.dtoPP.i ss,'is
Of the 294 electoral votes for Vice
President, Richard NJ. johnson, who
was the Van Buren, candidate, received
just one-half. This threw the election
into the Senate-the only case of the
sort in our history. Mr.. johnson was
elected; getting 80 votes, to Is for Francis
granger, the harrison candidate, who
had received II electoral votes.
Mr.. Van Buren, was a candidate for
reelection in 1910. This was the ia.
nous "Coon-Skin and Hard Cider Cam.
paign," in which the people were treat.
ed like children, and enjoyed the then
novel sensation. The campaign was
also marked by the first appearance of
an Abolition candidate for the Presi-
dency-James G. Birney, of Michigan.
The following was the verdict of the
people:
Harrison. Van Buren,. Birney
Note-P9pular -.......l2T5,9ll l,l29,le3 1862
Plurality-Popular.... AS 9OS
Majority-Popular.... I3S $40
Electorai-.... Ia
Aggregate Vote. ....."24ul 73
In 1874 James K. Polk and Henry
Clay were the opposing candidates.
James 6. Birney was again put in the