The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-17

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the majority of the States, the rail
roads control the government
Iron Age.
CurIOSfGIes of the EiecsO RAJ
Vote.
The electoral vote, as the case
now stands, is almost evenly di.
yivided between the two leading
candidates for the Presidency.
This is almost unprecedented in
the history of political parties il
this country. although the electo-
raj votes of previous years have
presented some curious phases.
In the first electoral college
George Washington received 6e
votes, or all the votes, for Presi
dent. John Adams received 81
votes for Vice President, Samuel
Huntington 2, John Jay 8, George
Clinton 3, John Rutledge 6, Ed.
ward Telfair 1, Benjamin Lincoln
L, and John Milton 9, John Han
cox 4, Harrison 6. Adams was
declared Vice President.
In 1892 Washington again re-
ceiyed the total electoral vote, 1872,
For Vice President Adams receiy.
ed II, George Clinton 81, Thomas
Jefferson 4, Aaron Burr l.
In 1896 John Adams received
IL votes for President, T. Jefer-
son 6S, Z. PickneY SO, Aaron Burr
80, Samuel Adams Is, o. Els
worth IL, John Jay 5, S. johnson
2,George Clinton 7, George Wash
ington 9, C. G. Pinckney 1, John
Hay 2, James Iredell-. Total
electoral vote, 139. John Adams
was declared President and Thos.
Jefferson Vice President. In
1900 Thomas Jefferson received
70 votes for President, Aaron
Burr IS. John Adams IS, G. G.
Pinckney Ga, John Jay 1. The
electoral vote for Jefferson and
Burr being equal no choice was
made, and the House of Repre-
sentatives proceeded to ballot for
President. On the thirty-sixth
ballot ten states voted for Jeffer-
son, four for Burr. and two blank.
jefferson was declared elected
President and Burr Vice President.
This was a memorable contest,
and caused intense excitement.
Up to that date the States cast
votes for two candidates for Pres
ldent, the one receiving the high
est number of votes to be Presi-
dent, the next highest Vice Presi-
dent. In 1904 the vote was cast
as now for President and Vice
President. Thomas Jefferson re-
ceived 1872 votes for President and
G. C. Pinckney IA. George Gin
ton received 1872 votes for Vice
President and Rufus King IA.
In 1908 James Madison receiv-
ed 122 of the 175 electoral votes.
George Clinton 6, and &. c.
Pinckney Al. George Clinton re-
ceived Ia votes for vice Presi-
dent. In 1912 James Madison
received 1913 of the PIT electoral
votes, and Dewitt Clinton SO.
In 1916 James Monroe received
1873 electoral votes, and Rufus
King "a. In 1920 Monroe receiv-
ed 231 of the 235 electoral votes.
In 1924 Andrew jackson received
SO electoral votes for President,
John Q. Adams 81, w. H. Craw-
ford Al, Henry Clay 81 while John
C. Calhoun received 1872 votes for
Vice President. The election of
President devolvcd upon the
House of Representatives. Ad-
ans received the votes of Is
States, jackson Z, and Crawford 4.
Adams was declared elected Pres
ident. In 1928 jackson received
17S electoral votes and John Quin-
CIV Adams SO. In 1882 jackson
received 2l9 electoral votes, Clay
40. John Floyd 1,William Writ Z.
Total vote, 2SS. In 1886 Martin
Van Buren, received ITO votes, W.
Fl. Harrison rs, Hugh L. White
26, Daniel Webster Il, w. P. Mau-
gain IL. South Carolina cast her
vote for Maugsin, and Massachu-
setts for Webster.
In 1910 w. H. Harrison receiv-
I'D 234 of the 294 electoral votes
Ind Van Buren, go. In 1874 James
z. Polk received 10 electoral
yates and Henry Clay los. In
L84S Zachary Taylor received 1913
7otes and Lewis Cass 127. In 1852
franklin Pierce received 263 votes
and Winfield Scott AZ. In 1856 |
Iames Buchanan received 173 |
electoral votes, j. C. Fremont la,
md Willard Fillmore s.
In 1860 Lincoln received $50 OF |
he 300 electoral votes, Brecken-l
.idge 70, and Douglas IL. New
Jersey divided her electoral vote,
giving fou. to Lincoln and 3 to
Douglas. Missouri gave her 9
7otes TO Douglas. In 1864 Lin
,oln received 212 of the 234 cleo
oral votes and Mcclellan 2I. One |
.Iector, from Nevada, died, SO as
he total vote cast was 233.
1868 Grant received 214 elector-
i votes, Seymour so. In 1872
Grant received 286 of the 352
electrical votes. The votes OF
and Arkansas were not
counted. Of the Greeley votes,
g were cast for b. Gratz Brown,
p for T. A. Hendricks. 2 Charles
jenkins, of Georgia, and ! for
David Davis, Of Illinois Georgia
rave 6 votes for Brown, 2 for
Jenkins, and for Greeley. The
,otes for Greeley were not counted,
le having died before the opening
# the returns. /