Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-07-15
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

coUcge in 1854 was 33l. OF these Lin
co n a al Johnson received 212, and
NJ, Ctelian aUd PeuGleton twenty-one.
The electoral votes during the contest
of 1872 numbered 800, of which Grant
and vii on received 300, and Greeley
and Blown sixty-six.
The result of the election Of 1874 was
a signal victory for Polk. The number
of electoral votes in 1874 was 275, of
which Polk and Dallas received 10, and
Clay and Frelinghuysen 105.
The first regular national convention
of which any record exists met in Phila-
delphia in September, 1880. 1t was call
ed the United States Anti Masonic Con-
vention, and was composed of ninety
six delegates.
Three Presidential aspirants and their
Vices entered the lists in 1856. At this
election there were 296 electoral votes.
OF these Buchanan and Breckenridge re-
ceived TIA, Fremont and Dayton got ia,
and Fillmore and Donelson received
eight.
In the election of 1910 the number of
electoral votes was 1914 Van Buren, re-
ceived sixty, Harrison 234. There were
four candidates for Vice-President.
Polk received one vote Tazewell, of
Virginia, eleven; johnson, forty eight,
and Tyler 234.
The electoral vote in 1848 was 300.
The contestants were two for each posi-
ton. For President, Zachary Taylor,
of Louisiana, received 1853 votes, and
Cass, of Michigan, 127. For Vice-Pres-
ident, Willard Fillmore received 1853
votes, and Butler 127.
The number of electoral votes in the
contest of 1852 was 296. OF these Pierce
and King received 234, and Scott and
Graham but fortytwo. In this contest
Pierce and King carried all the States,
except Tennessee, Kentucky, Massachu-
sets and Vermont.
The contest in 1928 was very lively,
and resulted in the ection of Jackson
by very large majority. There were,
i'll 1928, pol electoral votes, of which
Jackson received ITS and Adams eighty
three. For Vice President, Calhoun
received III votes; Rush, eighty-three,
and Smith, seven.
The Congressional caucus nominated
Madison for a second term in 1872 This
year ushered in the first attempt at q
nominating convention. The electoral
vote was pit, of which, for President,
Madison received 1913 and Clinton
eighty-nine. Gerry, of Massachusetts,,
was selected for Vice President over In
gersoll, of Pennsylvania.
The whole number of electoral votes
i'll the election of 1860 was 315. The
contestants were Lincoln and Hamlin,
breckenridge and Lane, Bell and Ever
EFT, and Douglas and Johnson. Lin
coin and Hamlin received $50 votes /;
Breckenridge and Lane, seventy-two F.;
Bell and Everett, thirty-nine, and
Douglas and Johnson, twelve.
In 1904 the contest lay between JEFF
fer5on and Pinckney for President, and
George Clinton and Rufus King, both of
New York, for Vice-Preside Mt The cleo
toral vote was this time 176. Jefferson
and Clinton each received 1852 votes. The
electoral vote In 1903 was IT'S, of which,
for President, Madison received 1872
ballots. Pinckuey was elected Vice
President.
In 1920 the electoral votes numbered
235, of which Monroe received 231, and
John Quincy Adams got single vote.
AS before, five men entered the lists for
V1ce-Presidential honors-Harper, of
Maryland, and Rush, of Pennsy lvania,
received one vote each; Rodney, Of
Delaware, got four; Stockton, of New
Jersey, eight; and Tompkins, of New
York, 218.
In the election in 1882, the electoral
votes numbered 289: For President,
Writ received seven votes; John Floyd,
OF Virginia, eleven: Henry Clay, forty
nine, and Andrew Jackson, PIG. For
Vice-President, Ellmaker received seven
votes; Lee, of Massachusetts,, eleven;
Wilkins, of Pennsylvania, thirty; Ser
geant, of same State, forty-nine, and
Van Buren,, 199.
There were, in all, in 1886, five candi-
dates for President, and in the election
Mangum received eleven electoral votes;
Webster, fourteen; White, of Tennes-
see, twenty-six; Harrison, seventy three,
and Van Buren,, 10. For Vice Presi-
dent there were four candidates;
Smith, of Alabama, received twenty.
three votes; Tyler, forty seven: Gran
ger, seventy seven, and johnson, of
Kentucky, LAT.
The number of electoral votes in the
contest of 1924 was 261, of which Jack
son received ninety nine; Adams, eighty
four; Crawford, forty one, and Henry
Clay, thirty-seven. For Vice President,
Calhoun received 1872 votes; Sandford,
OF New York, thirty; Macon, of North
Carolina, twenty four; Jackson, thir-
teen; Clay, nine, and Van Buren,, two
No election having been made, the con-
test went into the House of Representa-
tlves, and John Quincy Adams was
chosen.
There were thirteen competitors for
Presidential honors to begin with March
4, 1877, the struggle having been trans
terred from the Vice-Presidency to the
first office. The number of electors at
this time had increased to 1885, John
Adams secured seventy-one and Thomas
Jetfer on sixty eight. The other candi-
dates were Pickney, of South Carolina
Burr, of New York; Samuel Adams. of
Massachusetts,; Ellsworth, of Connecti-
cut; Jay, of New York; Clinton, of
the same State; tombstone and Iredell.
OF North Carolina, and Henry, of Mary
land.
There was large increase in the cleo
toral votes during the next four years;
IN l793 New Hampshire had six; Mas
sachusetts, sixteen; Rhode Island, four:
Connecticut, nine; Vermont, three; New
York, twelve; New Jersey, seven; Penn,
sylvania, fifteen; Delaware, three; Mary
land, eight; Virginia, twenty-one; Ken