The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-24

noon of the 18th to noon of the 18th of
the month. Intense solicitude was felt
throughout the country, more particu-
larly because of the reputation of Burr,
who had suddenly sprung into promi-
nence as bold and unscrupulous leader.
The deadlock was broken on the thirty
eighth ballot, when Jefferson got Yer
mont, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Ten
nessee-ten States. Burr got New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Isl
and and Connecticut-four States
Delaware and South Carolina voted
blank. This contest made vividly ap-
parent the necessity of some law or rule
requiring the electors to state the Office as
well as the man for whom they voted, 80
that the tellers might know which was
for President and which for Vice.
Therefore, as soon as Congress met in
December, 1903, the Twelfth amend
ment to the constitution was proposed,
requiring separate votes, 80 certified,
for the two offices. The amendment
was ratified and proclaimed Sept. 25,
1904, in time for the Presidential cleo
ton of that year. The election of 1904
was almost informal. OF 176 votes JEFF
ferson had 162, and George Clinton for
Vice President the same. The other
fourteen were for Charles Coatesworth
Pinckney and Rufus King. There was
nothing of consequence about the count
ing, the President of the Senate, how
ever, for the first time, did not read the
certificates, but broke the seals and
handed them to one of the tellers, who
read the contents. On this occasion the
geographical order of the States was
officially recognized. On commencing
the presiding officer said +: "Perceiv-
ing no cause for preference in the order
of opening the returns, / will pursue a
geographical arrangement and begin
with the Northern States" He began
with New Hampshire, and this form of
calling the States was the rule until quite
ecently, when the alphabetical form
came into use. In 1908 Madison came
in as heir-apparent without serious op-
position, having 122 out of It's votes.
Now, for the first time, the distinction
was made by the electors of President
and Vice President, and George Clinton
votes to AZ for Rufus King. Charles G.
Pinckney had AZ votes for President.
At the counting, Feb. 8, 1909, the Sen
ate for the first time went to the hall of
the House of Representatives. Madi-
sons reelection in 1912 was also u mat
ter of course. He had 1873, and Dewitt
Clinton 80 votes. Elbridge Gerry had
131 and Samuel Ingersoll SO for Vice
President. Monroe's first election, in
1916, was all one-sided. He had 1873
votes, and Rufus King "a; Daniel d.
Tompkins had 1873 votes for Vice Presi-
dent.
FIRST OBJECTION TO THE VOTE OF STATE.
When the above votes were counted,
Feb. IL, 1917, Mr.. Taylor, of New York,
interrupted at "Indiana. The Senate
Immediately retired. and Mr.. Taylor
stated that his objection to the vote of
Indiana was that the electoral vote had
been cast before Indiana had been
admitted to the Union. The decla-
ration of admission was made Dec.
16, 1916, and the vote had been
given by the Indiana Electoral College
few days before. AS the vote of the
State could not in the slightest manner
affect the result, neither house took any
definite action, and the point, if there
was any, was not accepted. The Senate
returned, and the count was completed
and announced in the usual form. At
the count in February, 1921, similar
objection was made to the vote of Mis-
souri, but as every vote in the Union
Except single one from New Hamp-
shire) had been east for James Monroe,
and as there was no actual opposition to
Tompkins for Vice President, the obiec-
ton was not pressed. Missouri had
chosen electors for President some
months before she was fully admitted
as State.
ADAMS, JACKSON, CLAY, CRAWFORD.
In 1924, there was no choice of Presi-
dent by the people, and the excitement
about the result in the House, increased
by all sorts of rumors of bargains and
bribery, was intense. The usual joint
resolution was passed, and the houses
met Feb. 10 for counting, John Gaillard,
of South Carolina, presiding. On this
occasion the presiding officer opened
two packets from each State, the one
sent by mail and the one brought by
messenger. One of them was really a
Mr.. Gazeweil, the teller for the Senate.
while the other copy was followed by
Mr.. Taylor, of New York, and the fig
ures written down by Philip p. Barbour,
the teller on the part of the House. The
figures were also taken down by the
Clerks of the two houses. When the re-
port was finished it was read in detail by
Mr.. Gaillard-Adams, "a Jackson, 80 ;
Crawford, Al Clay, 81. He then an
nounced that no person had received a
majority of the votes given for President;
that Andrew Jackson, John Quincy
Adams and William FL. Crawford were
the three persons having the highest
number of votes, and that the remaining
duties in the choice of q President of
the United States devolved upon the
House of Representatives. He then de-
clared that John @. Calhoun, of South
Carolina, had received majority of the
votes of all the electors for Vice Presi-
dent, and was duly elected. The Senate
then retired, and the House at once pro-
ceeded to vote. Thirteen States voted
for Adams, seven for Jackson and four
for Crawford, and the speaker Henry
Clsy) announced that John Quincy
Adams had been duly chosen President
for four years from the Sd of March,