Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-18

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calling the States was the rule until
quite recently, when the alphabetical
form came into use. In 1903 Madi-
son came ill as heir apparent without
serious opposition, having 122 out OF
167 votes. Now, for the first time,
the distinction was made by the cleo
tors of President and Vice President
and George Clinton was chosen to
the latter place by l13 votes to AZ for
Rufus King. Charles G. Pinckney
had Al votes for President. At the
counting, February s, 1900, the SEN
ate for the first time went to the hall
of the House of Representatives.
Madison's reelection in 1912 was
also matter of course. He had 1873
and De Wit Clinton SO votes. Eth
ridge Gerry had 131 and Samuel In
gersoll sc for Vice President. Mon
roes first election, in 1876, was all
one-sided. He had 1873 votes and
Rufus King "a; Daniel D. Tompkins
had 1873 for Vice President.
FIRST OBJECTION TO THE wore OF STATE.
When the above votes were count
ed, February II, 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 declaration of admission
was made December 16, 1916, and
the vote had been given by the In
diana Electoral College few days
before. As the vote of the new 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 Feb
ruary, 1921, a similar objection was
made to the vote of Missouri; but as
every vote in the Union Except
single one from New Hampshire) had
been cast fol- James Monroe, and as
there was no actual opposition to
Tompkins for Vice President. the OBJ
lection 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
President by the people, and the ex-
element about the result in the
House, increased by all sorts of ru-
mors of bargains and bribery, was
intense. The usual joint resolution
was passed, and the houses met Feb
ruary 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 read by Mr.. Gazewell, the teller
for the Senate, while the other copy
was followed by Mr.. Taylor, of New
York, and the figures 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 de-
tail by Mr.. Gaillard-Adams, 81
Jackson, 80; Crawford, IL Clay,
Al. He then announced that no
person had received a majority of
the votes given for President; that
Andrew Jackson, John Quincy
Adams and William H. Crawford
were the three persons having the
highest number of votes, and that
the remaining duties in the choice of
a President of the United States de-
volved upon the House of Repre-
sentatives. He then declared that
John G. Calhoun, of South Carolina,
had received majority of the votes
of all the electors for Vice President,
and was duly elected. The Senate
then retired, and the House at once
proceeded to vote. Thirteen States
voted for Adams, seven for jackson
and four for Crawford, and the
Speaker Henry Clay announced
that John Quincy Adams had been
duly chosen President for four years
from the Sd of March, 1925,
The colleges of 1929 and 1888 that
elected Jackson moved along in the
beaten track without incident worthy
of note.
NO CHOICE OF VICE PRESIDENT.
In the count in 1887, when Van
Buren, was elected President, there
was no choice for the second Office.
For President the vote was Van
Buren,, 10; Harrison, >73; White,
2G; Webster, IA, and Mangum, II.
For Vice President Richard M.
johnson had lat, just one-half the
whole number. The President of
the Senate John Belly declared Van
Buren, elected, and added =" AS no
person has a majority of the whole
vote for Vice President there is no
choice. Richard M. johnson and
Francis Granger have the highest
vote, and it is for the Senate to
elect" In such case the vote is not
taken by States, but each Senator
votes as he pleases. The result was:
Full Senate, 80; majority, q ;;
legal quorum, IS; present 40; for
johnson, 80; for Granger, 16, and
the presiding officer declared John
son duly elected Vice President.
There was little question about the
reception of the vote of Michigan,
the latest addition to Uncle Sans
family, but as her three votes made
no possible difference the objection
was dropped.