The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-11-01
Past Presidential Contests.

Past Presidential Contests.
In 1889 George Washington was unan.
imously elected as the first President of
the United States, receiving all the 60
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, 6S.
In 1900 the vote in the Electoral Col.
lege was: Jefferson, 10; Burr, 30;
Adams, 65; Pinckney, Ga Gay, /. There
being no choice, the election was thrown
into the House of Representatives and,
after a seven days contest, Thomas JEFF.
terson was declared the fifth President
OF the United States.
Mr.. Jefferson was reelected four
years later by an almost unanimous
vote, receiving l62 out of the TO cleo
toral votes cast.
James Madison was, in 1903, elected
the sixth President, having received
lj2 electoral votes, to 40 for c. c.
Pinckney.
In 1872 Madison was re elected for q
second term, receiving l27 votes, to 50
for Dewitt Clinton.
In 1916 James Monroe was elected
President, the vote standing: Monroe,
1873; Rufus King, 81.
Mr.. Monroe was re elected in 1920,
having received every vote of the Elec.
toral College, with the exception of one.
The solitary exceptional vote was cast
by Gen. William Plumer, Of New Hamp.
shire, for John Quincy Adams.
In 1924 John Quincy Adams, Henry
Clay and Andrew jackson were the OPP
posing candidates for the Presidency,
and the vote stood:
Adams. Jackson CraN ford Clay
EEIlPgSr S5sV'S loo''a5 '232 io'S7
FiuTaiiiy-PcPaiaT; ooa;
Majority against Jackson-Popular... iO3ls
Electoral .,.......... 63
Aggregate
AS there was no choice by the people,
the election went to the House. On
Feb. ', 1926, John Quincy Adams was
elected President. The vote stood
Adams, Is States; jackson, 7; 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:
Jackson. Adams.
Vote-Popular JOg,W'7
=, eG,ota i.'''.'''' rs -
MAJORITY ,l3i
ElectOrs .................... %
Aggregate l,l3b,32o
N II, to.l
by the following vote:
Jackson. Clay and Writ. Floyd,
Note-Popuar .,...6o7 SOP j3O,lS9
Electoral .....".. PIG 40 IL
Majority-POpular.....l573 l3
Electoral. lj2
Aggregate ,2l769l
The Presidential contest of 1886 re-
suited as follows
Van larri- White Web Nam
Buren,. son. ster. grum.
Electoral 10 75 % ii II
Puraiity,-Pop'r 1890!
Electoral. 40
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 l6 for Francis
Granger, the Harrison candidate, who
had received - electoral votes.
Mr.. Van Buren, was 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 q. Brney, of Michigan.
The following was the verdict of the
people:
Harrison. Van Buren,. Birney.
Popular .',....,l,2 75,9ll ll29lg3 1909
Electoral pa 80
Pluraity-Popular...... 1895
Majority Popular. ..... l3s SO