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Presidential Contests.
INTERESTING srATIsTICs.
INTERESTING sTAIlsIIOt.
Five periods in our political history are pre-
sented below

INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Five periods in our political history are pre-
sented below
l. The wsshingtonisn or Federal period Of
twelve yesrs, including the administrators oil
Washington and John Adams, endingi in loOo:
> The Jsffersonisn or old Republican period
OF twenty years, embracing Jefferson, Madison
and first four years Of Monroe, ending Ia
1920.
g. Eight years, from the second election OF
Monroe to the frat election Of Jackson, endinS
in 1928.
4. The stormy Democratic period Of thirty
two year,, from jackson to Lincoln, ending in
1860.
5. The period Of the Republican party oil
twelve years, from Lincoln to the present day
WASHINGTON EIGHT YEARS
1706-rHE FIRST PARTY CONTEST.
TIE total electoral vote cast vas l3'
Adams received -
jefferson received %
A narrow escape FOR Adams, notwithstanding
the support be received from Wathington's st-
mnis;ratiou. The results we're the election Of
Adams IS President and Jefer,On as Vice Pfesi-
dent
Jefferson % Pinkney q
Burr % John Jay
Adams CO
There being lie between Jefferson and Burr,
the election WAS carried into the House. Jtier-
son became Prealert snd Burr Vice Presi-
dent.
1S04-TrE CHANCE Ii TIE CONSTITUTION.
In this contest the Republican candidates were
jefferson and George Clinton of New York. The
Federslists nominated Charles c. Pinckney Of
South C.rolins for President, and Rufus King
Of New York FOR Vice President. The result
was
Por the Icp2t,ican ticket ~
For the FEDERAL ticket
l60S-FIRfT ELTciI0s OF MADISON
Madison 10 PiEekney
George Clinton (ll3 yc;es) was. viii A-ii-
son, elected Vice President
I6l2-MADIsox' SECOND ELECTION.
President. Viee President
[ Madison -, Gerry -.
| Dewitt Clinton 50 InsorsoA p"
1876 rIaaT ELECTION or MONROE.
James Monroe for President snl Daniel D.
( Tompkns of New York for Vice President were
/ elected by Isl electoral votes, sgainst ~ Tor
Rufus King. the Federal candidate for Preti-
D
/ several candidates.
Is2O-MogBoE's sECoyD ELECTION.
/ Monroe wss reelected President By every
/ electoral vote, ssye one, snI Tompkins vas re-
elected Vice President BY Dis yotes against
/ Il.
/ ls24-The last Congressional Presidential
nominating caucus wss held this year. AMI II
wss in favor Of Crawford, but it was tignsi
failure. The Presidential candidates were An
| drew jackson, John Quincy Adams, William
| Il. Crawford .nI Henry Clsy, AMI the votes
we're thus divided
J,,ysa, 4J Crawford q
/ Adams - Gay
The election wss thrown into the Houte. Ga
The first ballot Adams wac elected, having re-
csi7ei the votcs Of thirteen states agsinst Jack
son seven, Crawford four.
Is2S-JicKsoS AGAIssT ADANs.
Jackson, in this contest. vas triumphAntly
elected, his electoral vote being Us ID s. Tor
A1Eus.
lS32--ACKsoS' sFcosn ELEcuoS.
Andrew Jackson, Democrat ~
! Henry Clay. National Republican -
! John FLOYD south Csroliaa yetei il
! william Writ, ant-Masul
lsS6-vARrIS VAN BuEES's EtEc7ioA.
/ Martin Van Buren,. Democrat go
! ". u. Harris n, Oppos ton %
| Hu GA l. White, Opposition D.,
Daniel Webster Massachusetts, v.tel
! y. P. Mau-um south Caro-luA's vote u
Col. Richard n. Joha,ou Of kentucky, with
/ Van Buren. wss run for Vice President, A. the
REGULAR Democrats nominee. The election OF
/ Wee President v7s carried 20 the Senate, where
Jackson va cho,en-Jobnson, SO votes IRAN
[ cis Granger Of New York, is.
/ lSi0-Thc r.suit Of deelectorsl vote Tas;
F,r Hrr.s7a s1
/ Fer Naa turel
Isii-DsTstT c7 uESET CLAY
/ Flr Polk and Dallas ~
/ ior Clay AID Frc-iugEeJ % .-'
With the ,hirty-six electoral vc;et OF New
+ YORK given 10 Clay (sni the 1900 abolition
| Wings cou have giyea bin the state oy l'iVo'
/ msj1rity) be would hsvo been fre'ident
lSis-uEcucy og CEN TAYLOR
/ -5- yI.raut Fillmore ie5
/ For Ca. and Butler VI keLtuc1y D..
/ Here. with the transfer q the thirty vo'ei
/ Of New YORK from Tsyior to Casa the result
would have been l53 f,T CSss, and ~ for I'y-
/ lor.
i-11-1Hr ELECTION oF PIERCE
1852 resulted 10 giving Pierce the electoral
vote Of all the states except Vermont and Mass
.chuset;s in the North All Kentucky AMI Ten
netgee 10 the South
l656-TAE ELECTION or BUcHANAS.
Buchanan and BrocdaTid-e, Democrats ~
Fremont and Dayton Republicans
] Fillmore su1 Dona-ls n
Frenon. c.rriei al the Northern states e1-
cspt California, New Jersey, Pennsyiyanis,
Indisas sni Illinois Buchanan al the South
ern states except Mary and, which was carried
81 Fillmore It was Fillmore, however, az
third candidate in the NoEth, who carried OF
the balance rover from Fremont and elected Bu-
ch.ns1.
lS60-riz ELscT-ls OF LINc-LS.
n this elsotion al the northern or free sta,es
were CARTEL by Lincoln except New jersey,
which was carried ty fusion. or the south-
crn or slave states, Douglass carried Mitsouri,
ami Bell carried Kentucky, Tennessee sud VIZ
-inis. N tic others we're carried by Breckln-
ridge. Thus. by the division Of the oppositlon
elements, Lincoln was triumphAEtly elected
while sraina the combined opposition popular
vote be vas 10 S minority Of 5i1 900
lsti-TEE rcoSD ELECTION or LINCOLN.
For McClollaa-New Jertey, Delaware sad
Kentucky For Liuc0lu-Al the rest- Lin
coin, majority CT tie popular vote Sss All,
600.
-lIacrioS 81 GIN. GRAM
For Grant and CoiaX -
For seymour suI LlsIr
The popular m=i5r.ty Of Grant was 209.0OO.
and be carried twenty six states ssainst eight
for Seymour. Three stsies- IezHr, Mississippi
and yirginis-Eot being reconstructed, took no
part in the election
How JupoE BARNARD FEaIs ABOUT HIS
IMPEACHMENT Terkin. " thus de'cr:5es
Judge Btrrard's conduct after tie verdict Of
impeachment against him by tie Saratoga
Court:
Yesterday bSd quite talk with Judge Bar
nsrd at the Grand Union, after his disfisnchise-
ment by the impeachment Court. The Judge
was sal but pluoky. lie considered The vote Dis
frsnchsiug him partisan ere, sni to this
many Of biz friends agree.
Does this dtirsnchise you in any other
State2' asked.