The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-11-16
OURIOsITIES OF THE ELECTORAL
VOTE,

| stands, is almost evenly divided between
the two leading candidates for the Pres
idency. This is almost unprecedented
in the history of political parties IN this
country, although the electoral votes of
previous years have presented some cur
ious phases.
In the first electoral college George
Washington received 90 votes, or all the
votes for President. John Adams receiv-
ed 81 votes for Vice President, Samuel
Huntington 2, John Jay 9, John Han
cock 4, r. "a. Harrison 6, George Clin-
ton 3, John Rutlege 6, Edward Telfair
1, Benjamin Lincoln 1, and John Mil
ton 2, Adams was declared Vice Presi-
dent.
In 1892 Washington again received the
total electoral vote, 1872. For Vice Pres
ident Adams received ", George Gin
ton so, Thomas Jefferson 4, Aaron Burr l,
In 1896 John Adams received II votes
for President. Il. Jefferson IS, L. Pinck-
ney SO, Aron Burr 80, Samuel Adams Is,
O. Ellsworth IL, John Jay 5, S. John
son 2, George Clinton 7, George Wash
ington 2, g. c.. Pinckney 1, John Hay 2,
James Iredell-. Total electoral vote,
49, John adams was declared Presi-
ident and Thomas Jefferson Vice Pres
ident In 1900 Thomas Jefferson receiv-
ed 70 votes for President, Aaron Burr
70, John Adams IS, @. @. Plnckney 81,
John Jay 1. The electoral vote for JEFF
ferson and Burr being equal no choice
was made, and the House of Represen-
tatives proceeded to ballot for President.
On the thirty-siX ballot ten States vo
ted for Jefferson, four for Burr, and two
blank. Jefferson was declared elected
President and Burr Vice President.
+, Il Il
ed intense excitement. Up to that date
the States cast votes for two candidates
for President, the one receiving thehigh-
est number of votes to be President, the
next Vice President. In 1904 the votewas
cast as now for President and Vice Pres
ident Thomas Jefferson received 1872
votes for President and G. @. Pinckney
IA. George Clinton received 1872 votes
for Vice President and Rufus King IA.
In 1903 James Madison received 122
of the IT'S electoral votes, George Gin
ton 6, and G. G. Pinckney At. George
Clinton received 113 votes for vice Pres
ident. In 1912 James Madison received
1913 of the 271 electoral votes, and De-
Witt Clinton 80.
In 1916 James Monroe received 1873
electoral votes, and Rufus King 81. In
1920 Monroe received 231 of the 236
electoral votes. In 1924 Andrew Jack
son received 80 electoral votes for Pres
ident, John @. Adams 81, W. HI. Craw-
ford Al, Henry Clay 81, while John G.
Calhoun received 1872 votes for Vice
President The election of President
devolved upon the House of representa-
tives. Adams received the votes of ID
States, jackson 7. and Crawford 4. In
1928 Jackson received ITS electoral votes
and John O. Adams SO. In 1882 Jack
son received 219 electoral votes, Clay 40,
John Floyd IL, William Writ 7. Total
vote, 299 In 1886 Martin Van Buren,
received ITO votes, W. Ell. Harrison 70,
Hugh L.. White 26, Daniel Webster Il,
w. P. Maugain IL. South Carolina cast
her vote for Mugain, and Massachusetts
for Webster.
In 1910 w. H.Harrison received 234 of
294 electoral votes and VanBuren 60. In
1914 James K. Polk received 10 cleo
torial votes and Henry Clay 105; in
1913 Zachary Taylor received 163 votes
and Lewis Cass 1877; in 1852 Franklin
Pierce received 253 votes and Winfield
Scott AZ; in 1856 James Buchanan re-
ceived 173 electoral votes, J. @. Fremont
ia, and Willard Fillmore s.
In 1860 Lincoln received $50 of the
303 electoral votes, Breckenridge u,
and Douglas -. New Jersy divided
her electoral vote, giving to Lincoln
and to Douglas. Missouri gave her
votes to Douglas. In 1864 Lincoln re-
ceived 2I2 of the 234 electoral votes and
Mcclellan 81. One elector, from Ne
vada, died, SO the total vote cast was
233.
In 1868 Grant received 214 electoral
votes and Seymour 80. In 1872 Grant
received 296 of the 352 electoral votes.
The votes of Louisiana and Arkansas
were not counted. Of the Greedy votes,
| IS were cast for B. Gratz Brown, AZ for
T. A. Hendricks, 2 for Charles j. Jenk-
ms, of Georgia, and | for David Davis,
of Illinois. Georgia gave 6 votes for
Brown, for Jenkins, and for Greeley.
The votes for Greedy were not counted,
he having died before the opening of
the returns.
The population OF the United States
in 1870 was 30,115,64l. 1t is a curious
fact, if Hayes carries the twenty-one
States claimed, that in 1870 they had
10, 1876, 005sof the population, or a little
more than half of the Population of the
country. Grant had the electoral vote
of twenty-nine States in 1872, and OF
twenty six States in 1868. Lincoln had
the electoral vote of twenty-five States
in 1864, and of eighteen States in 1860.
The largest electoral vote ever cast for
one man was for Grant in 1872.