Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
Presidential Elections.

Teen original states nNU IdtlHeO lnc organic
law of the nation as adopted by the feder
al convention Of 1887. Washington and
Adams were chosen without opposition
for the first as we'll as the second term
four years later. In the third presidential
election, that of 179C, on Washlngton's re-
tiremcnt, opposing candidates were for
the first time in the field. John Adams Of
Massachusetts,, leader of the fcdcralists,
was elected president over his competitor,
Thomas Jefferson Of Virginia, who was
the author of what was called at first the
republican party. But Jefferson having
the largest electoral vote next to Mr..
Adams became, under the then existing
system Of choosing the executive, vice
president. There was an earnest struggle
at the fourth presidential election, in the
year 1900, the candidates being four in
number. President John Adams, Vice
President Thomas jefferson, Aaron Burr
Of New York, and Charles C. Pinckney OF
South Carolina. The election Of prcsi.
dent was thrown into the house of repre-
sentatives and resulted IN favor of Thomas
Jefferson, while the senate elected Aaron
Burr vicc-prcsidcnt. In consequence OF
this contest the twelfth amendment chang
ing the MODE of choosing president and
vicc-president was adopted.
In 1So4-the fifth presidential election
Mr.. Jefferson was reelected president with
Geo Clinton, of New York, vicc-prcsident,
cncountering but slight opposition. Chas.
G. Pinckney, of South Carolina, and Rufus
King of New York, opposing candidates,
received only II out of 176 electoral votes.
The sixth presidential election took place
in 1903, when James Madison was chosen
president over Charles T.. Pinckncy, will,
Geo. Clinton vice.president. The seventh
presidential election in 1912, resulted in
the reelection of president Madison, with
E.bridge Gerry, Of Massachusetts, vice.
president. Madison received 1928 electoral
votes to 50 for Dewitt Clinton, In 1916
at the eight presidential election, James
Monroe Of Virginia was elected president
with Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York,
vice president. Monrcc's unsuccessful
competitor was Rufus King Of New York
who received only G3 electoral votes out
of 2l7. Monroe and To,npkins were re-
elected in 1920, at the ninth presidential
election, practically without opposition, a
single electoral vote being cast for John
@. Adams. This was the "era Of good
feeling" At the next, or tenth President.
ial election, in 1924, there was a fierce
struggle, which resulted in throwing the
election into the House Of Representatives
After 1900 the presidential candidates had
been nominated by Congressional eau.
cuses, but in 1924 the caucus system broke
down. There were four candidates in the
field: Andrew Jackson received SO cleo
}oral votes, John O. Adams 81, William
Fl. Crawford Al, and Henry Clay ~.
None Of the candidates in this famous
scrub race" having received a majority
Of the electoral votes the election dcvolv
cd upon the House Of Representatives
which chose MI. Adams. At tho eleventh
presidential election in 1928, Andrew
Jackson and John G. Calhoun were reelected
president and vice president, beating John
Quincy Adams and Richard Rush.
The twelfth presidential election in 1885,
is remarkable because in that year th'
first national democratic convention wa
held. Andrew Jackson was nominated
a second term with Martin Van Bure,
for vice president. The candidates thu
nominated were each elected over thrc
competitors. The thirteenth presidential
election, in 1886, resulted in the election
of Martin Van Burcn-nominatcd by
national democratic convention in 1886
over three opposition candidates. In 183
the Wings held their first national cor
ventlon. They nominated Gen. William
H. Harrison, Of Ohio, for president ant
John Tyler of Virginia, for vice. presidenl
and elcted their ticket by large majorit
at the fourteenth presidential election
in 1910, beating Martin Van Buren,, witt
had been re-nominated for president b.
tic democrats. The fifteenth presidential
election, in 1874, resulted in the election
of James K. Polk, democrat, over Henr,
Clay. wing. The electoral vote Of New
York decided the contest, and in New
York few thousand votes determined tn
result. But for third party movemen
by the abolitionists who had nominated
James G. Birney for president at Buffalo
in 1843, Clay would have been elected
The sixteenth presidential election in 184e
resulted in favor of the wings, owing I,
the democratic free.soll movement. Th'
Wing candidates, Zachary Taylor an,
Nillard Fillmore, were chosen over Levi
Cass and William o. Butler, democrats
and Martin Van Buren, and Charlie
Francis Adams, free.soilers. AT the seven
tenth presidential election, III 1852, Frank