The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-20
THE HEAD OF THE NATION.


SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PRES
IDI-NTs AND THE PRESIDENCY.
FOrty-five millions of people. more or
less. are now talking about Pre- esideuts
and the Presidency and it is not out of
place to give some interesting facts. his
torical and constitutional, iu connection
Herewith
To begin. then. the word President.
derived from the Latin means to sit
before. e.. an audience. The free
translation of the term would De chair
JaJu. And the office OF chairman Is
to act as presiding officer or moderator
Of an asSembiage.
The President of the United States
holds his Office for four years. He must
be a native of the United States, and at
least thirty-fve years OF age.
He is not elected 10y the popular vote,
but by College of Electors chosen by
the people. Buchauau's popular vote
was about 2UO.GJ1 less than half the
total cast LincoIu's about 800, 900 less
than half and Hayes was I5G. 600 votes
behind the number cast for Iideu.
From 1888 to 1921 the President was,
In most cases, chosen by the legislature
of the States.
The title at first conferred upon the
President was Ills Highness the Pres
ldeut Of the United States and Protector
of our Liberties" " After while IL was
discontinued
The President receives q salary Of
500, coo a year. with the White House
Us residence free of charge, and light.
fuel and attendants thrown in.
Under the original provisions Of the
Constitution the person having the sec
Ond highest number of votes for Presi-
dent became Nicc-Presideut.
BY arrangement two men Of directly
opposite political views might, and, in
fact, did become elected 10 the Offices
of President and Nice-President in the
same administration.
The Presidents of the United States,
from the adoption of the Constitution
to the present, have been as follows:
George Washington, 1879 TO I79S.
John Adams, 1874 to 1901.
Thomas Jefferson. 1901 TO 1909.
James Madison. 1909 90 1917.
James Monroe. 1917 TO 1928.
John Quincy Adams. 1~25 TO 1920
Andrew Jackson. 1879 to 1897.
Martin Van Bureu. I~}7 Go 1871.
William Henry Harrison, 1871. when
he died, and was succeeded by John
Tyler, the Eice-President, who held Of
iice till 1915.
James Knox Polk. 1915 to 1919.
Zachary Taylor. 1S4y to July >. 1850.
when he died, and was succeeded by
MillaTd Fillmore. the Fice-PTesident.
who held Office TN 1888.
Franklin Pierce. lS53 % 1871.
James buchanan 1851 to 1851.
Abraham Lincoln, 1861 to April u.
1865, when he died, and was succeeded
Gy Andrew Johnston, the Eice-Presi-
dent, who held Office till 1859.
lysses :. Grant. 1859 to lS1I.
rutherford 3. Hayes, from 1877 to
ISL.
Nineteen Presidents in all, from the
close Of the provisional government till
the present.
According to the Constitution. the
President and Nica-Iresi3eut cannot be
chosen from the same State
OF the nineteen Presidents. seven
came from Virginia NasAiugtOu. JEFF
feIsOn, Madison. Monroe. Harrison.
Tyler, and Taylor two from Massa
Chusetts-J1m Adams and his son.
John Quincy Adams one from New
y orE-Nan Buren, one from New
Hamp mpshire- Pierce one from Mary
land-EillMOTe three from Tennessee .
-JacEsOu, Polk. and johnson two
from Illinoes-Lmc0lu and Grant one
from PeHusy buchanan and one
from JhiO-IIayes.
On his denomination for a second F.
term the total electoral vote was in
creased Ly the accession of new states
10 49, of which number Washington
received I52.
joln Adams, who was the next Pres
Iaeut il succession TO Washington. re-
ceived seyenty-ouc votes out of Il total
oil i3>.
IN the fourth Presidential contest
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr re-
ceived seveHty-three votes each. The
result being tie, there was. Of course.
40 election. and the choice Of President