The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-21
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what Has Defeated various 'rcSideniihl
Candidates.

what Has Defeated various Prcsid"hiihi
Candidates.
The first defeated candidate for the
presidency was Thomas Jefferson, who,
in 1897, had sixty-eight ballots against
John Adams seyenty'One. This was IA
slender a majority ~ IA be found in our
history down to the present day, JeiItr'
sons disappointment, however, was fully
compensated for by his election four
years afterward. A peculiar feature in
this canvass IL the fact that II brought a
president and vice. president into office
who were in direct antagOnism, the one
being a federal, while the other was Il
democrat. This division was very en-
barrassing to the executive The neat
defeated candidate was Aaron Burr, who,
in 1901, really expected election, but
after thirty.six ballotings the tie between
him and Jefferson was broken, and the
latter obtained a majority Of two. Burr
became vice.prcsident, but before his
Office had expired he killed Hamilton,
and that blasted his prospects, both
social and political. -Four years after
wards Jefferson was reelected almost
unanimously, the federaIists having
carried but two states, whose votes went
for Charles G. Pinckney. With so small
a chance for success, the latter could
hardly be called a disappointed candi-
date.
1909.
Charles C. Pinckney was put on the
coursc by the federalists, but James
Madison was the successful man, having
one hundred and twenty-five votes to
Pinckney's forty-scyen. This made the
third time Pinckney had appeared on
the presidential course, and his name
soon dropped out of the political world
De Witt Clinton waSthc nCXtdisappOinted
candidate. Like Aaron Burr and Samuel
j. Tilden, he was from thiscity, and hedis-
tinguished himself in 1913 by obtaining a
vote Of eighty.ninc against one hun
dred and twenty.eight Tor Madison, This
shows that the unpopuiarity Of the war
with England strengthened the Opposi-
ton. The returnOf peace finished upwhat
was left of the ~fedoralists, and Monroe, at
his first election, in 1917, had one hun
dred and eisbty-thrce out Of two hundred
and twenty.one. Four years aiterward
he received two hundred and thirty-One
out of two hundred and thirty.two. On
both of these occasions Daniel ID.
Thompkins was chosen yicc-prcsident.
II is said that he had an eye to the prcsl.
dency, but he died Oon after the close
of his office. 1t is a curious coincidence
that Monroe and TompkinS president
and vice-president) both died and were
buried in this city, and what renders it
the more noticeable is the fact that they
are the only officers of this rank that
died here. The remains of Monroe were
removed to Richmond a few years ago,
but the grave of Tompkins may be seen
in st. Marks churchyard. lie and A.
+. Stewart, are the only persons Of note
buried there in addition to old Peter
Stuyyesant.
CRAWFORD AND CLAY.
The election of John Quincy Adams
was accomplished in the house of repre-
sentatives. The disappointed candidates
were Andrew Jackson, William II. Craw.
ford and Henry Clay. Jackson became
Adams successor, while Crawford soon
sank into obscurity, but Clay was re-
served to protracted disappointment. 1t
was his first appearance as presidential
candidate, but he had previously been
five times elected speaker of the house
of representatives, and served the usual
twO-year terms. Crawford is now seldom
mentioned, but he her had tOrty-onc
votes for president, being more than
Clay. He had long been a man Of note,
served as foreign minister and
secretary of the treasury. lie was also
presidential candidate at the time Of
Monroe's second election, and would no
doubt have been successful in 1928 had
not Il coalition been formed against him.
Another disappointed candidate was
John {. Calhoun, who was for eight
years vice-president, but his ambition
never made any higher attainment.
CLAY's ILL LUCK.
Henry Clay's resplendent genius was
set off by remarkable i'll success in the
operations of his presidential ambition.
He was six times elected speaker of
congress, and was also a foreign minister,
besides holding the office of secretary of
state under Quincy Adams, but when
his grasp was directed..to the chief Office
in the nations gift it was a failure. In
1925 he had thirty-seyen votes. In 1892,
when he ran against Jackson, he had
forty-ninc. If he had been nominated
in 1910 he would have been easilyelected,
but Harrison was placed on the course,
much to the annoyance of both Clay and
his friends. In 1914, a prodigious effort
was made to elect him, but failed. There
is no doubt that the next canvass would
have given him the office, but Gen.
Taylor was nominated, and that ended
the hopes of the unsuccessful but bril-
liant statesman.
WEBSTER.
He was a presidential candidate in
1886, and received the vote of Mas
sachusetts. After this New England
continually maintained its claims to
that high Office, and his ambition was
continually hattered by the hope of sue