Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-04
Commentaries
scraps from, History.

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Pr:,;dea: and We, President ir1n Ma:hiog.
ten s.: time ;cwa - hat ol HaIriaoo
TheT r-m!nl H. % Mueh Of The times
through which We are NOW passing that i! &C.
Cured 10 Ill, lev Of The historical facts pre-.
sentcd Tould not be embarrassing 10 some Of
your rca1crs-.he younger voters !, least.
At tie s:a3e Of Washington Gr5t term there
were twelve candidates tGr the Two Offices
| they we're cot then voted tor separately by the
| people. The whole number Of electoral votes
vas 50. Washington VAS unanimously elect
| Cd, :acs!7iog 69 votes. john Adams, OF Mas.
:&abu,atts, rscci7ed tie next highes, ouuher
OF votes i2ij and became iice-presideGt. The
other candidates received from hiDe votes down
20 cue. 1o!G jag, Of New jersey, received
uiae votes. At this time Virginia cast ten
electoral Totez.-the sane a: Massachusetts and
PENNSYLVANIA.
At Washiogtoo's -e,onl aiac;iou H. again
received unanimous qoEe, there be!Gg l32
clec;0ts at this time. John Adams received
= votes, ana became Vice. President. fir.
gaia u votes were cast for Washington AID
George Giiot1u, OF New York. Mr.. CLIFTON
received 50 votes Virginia at his time est
the isrgcsE nunbcr Of votes, II Massachu'
sat!s was next, with 10 votes; tnaD PeunsyI-
vaois, with b. aud North Carolina and Nav
York, with l. each.
1t John Adams election there were tEir
te2u candidates for Tie two Cttices snd i33
votes N The electoral c?liege. Virginia, 4
votes were divided, tut mainly cast ior Ghos.
jefferson aud Samuel Adams, OF Massacbu
: sets. John Adam received Il "otes-hut ooc
more Than accessory for an election. Thomas
Jefferson received the next highest number
sud b2:aue Vice President.
At the next cl2c'lon (lSUll the whole NUN.
Der Of electors vas l5s. Thomas Jefferson and
Aaron Burt each received - votes. 30 choice
being made by the people, as the law thcn
stood Tie House Of Representatives proceeded
on February lih. 1871, t, The election OF .
President. Six days were spent IN taotlns
without 40 election, when Tie thirty s!xt! bal
lot vas had, resulting ia the election Of Tho5.
jefferson Tor President aud Aaron BUR- tUr
Vice President.
JetferSous reelection was the ilrst time the
people voted for he two officers separately.
Thee the whole nlnlbn. OF electors was ~.
Thomas Jefferson sud George C!l0ton c! New
York. each received lG2 votes, add =. 1.
l'iuci.cey. ct South Caroiiaa, and Rufus King,
or New York, each 1t votes. Flrginia voted
solidiy fer Jefferson aud C!non-24 votes.
la 1909 there were three candidates for
) President end five for Wee. President Elr.
: ginia voted soliIiy for MadiSoo and Geo. rt!n-
!; top, who wcrc both elected.
y la 1913 there were bu. two candidates lex
i each Office. James Madison was reelected,
with Eibridye Gerry, Of Massachusetts, Is
> Vice President. II is noticeable tina! this was
. the first time when Virginia. did not take the
lead 10 the number OF electors, her number be.
: ing 25 while that of New York vas 20.
la lSl7 two candidates appeared inr Pces,'
dent AID i've Tor Vice President. Virginia
cast her vote for james Monroe, Of Virginia,
! aud Dan d. Tonpkins, Of New York, who
! were successful.
T la 1921 John .. Adams opposed Mcn:oe' 5
re. election. lie received but electoral Vo.c,
and that was from New Hampshire. Mv. MOI,
: roe received 2}l votes, and Mr. IompAins vas
also +. elected Yjce-P President. Tier" j 10
notice on the journals OF Congress that either
Of these gentlemen took the oath Of cLrc az
that time.
!. 10 1925 Mr.. J. {. Calhoun va: eIectea riee
: President. but there vas no choice hy The
electors fer President, hence it devolged upon
the House Of representatives 10 choose tom
5 among the three highest on tho list CT tax &c
= voted for by the electors These were AGaraw
{ Jackson, WHO hal received 80 Voses; j. Z
:. Adams, 81 vo,es, and ~. Il. Crawford, IL
7oea. The choice OF The House Of Represent
ative5, Oh the first ballot, was Mr.. John =.
: Adams. Til1ioia was then third on tie lis,
as 70 tie plumber of ciecor5; New 4orl. had
; &c, Pennsylvania q. and Virginia q.
, In $50 Andrew Jackson opposed John y.
Ada@s I re .eiee,ion, and defeated him ty a
large j>rlty. J. {. Calhoun vas Reelected
. Viaa-P sdent
10 1889 Andrew Jackson va: reelected b a
!! large tjority, with hls1tin Van Buren, as
Vice President. New IcrE at this time tad
e c!c2'n7al votes, fenusy iVaria 81, Virginia
%. and OHIO q.
ial537 Van Buren, 5as elected ~ large
nsiority. There was no choics oy The electors
for Vice. Pcesident L. II. johnson, OF len
: lucky, who had taken the lead Was ;.!cc'"'! h.
The Senate Irsinia's vote Was Che 0biy orc
cast fer VIM. Smith, Of Alabama, for Wee.
President
1t Mr. Harrison eIectton, IN l34l, Vir
gioia's 7o.e vas cast soIidly for ilr. Fan Bu.
reu for President, With - votes Tor Z. n.
A johnson for Vice President, and ! vote for
, James l.. Polk Tor the saue ofi2c-.he only
. vote the latter received. Fir. .IGhn Tyler re
cei7ei the same vote for Vice. l-rcsirt, rha;
,lr. Harrison received i'9r President.
have % further data before liz Of til: sub
se1uent elections, but there are many IN our
mids. who have distinct recC!lac;ions Of ihe
contests -u:ceciiGg those above 'aentIoncG.
, pLGMli.
Gay>raor rl!deL has issued proclamation
regarding he :uiproner use Of rcoey II cleo
j ton Thc proclamation concludes: Vow,
, therefore, cal! upoo all district attorneys and
Other pablo otEcers 20 be vigiisut in detecting
: ani dlligc1; 10 prosecuting p":sons guilty. Of
tue cr:asc r@:e;rr! 10, within their respective
couulics and respectfully ask all good citizens
Ct the State to aid them in their cior!@
EAKTEcCAK. -Qlite large number Of cui
citizens report he.ing felt earthquake on
Tuesday evening last, between six and seven
o'clock-prohably about quarter past Elk.
Some ne. rd +. low rumblipp sound ike The roll