Daily Republican., 1880-05-05
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the annexation OF Texas. AS genera
rule the Democrats vera in favor Of this
measure, while the WhiRs opposed 1t.
The csrrying of II out caused ths Mexi-
can war. The State cast. her vote for
Clay. The Electors were Alfred Dupont,
Thomas Davis and Knuch SpruaDce.
The sixtesnta presidential election
took place IL ls49. The candidates were
Zachary Taylor, Whig, and Lewis Cass
Democrat. The State cast her vote for
Taylor. The electors were Philip Rey-
bold, Samuel Cats and Gardener II.
Wright.
The seventeenth presidential election
took place in 1858. The candidates
were Franklin Pierce, Democrat, and
Winfield Scott, Whig. This state east
her vote for Pierce. The electors were
]. Merritt, Wm. J. Clarke and Henry
Bacon. Pierce was elected.
The eighteenth presidential election
took place in 1857. The old whig par
ty had now died. The tariff and Uni
ted States Bank we're no longer the is
sues. The Missouri compromise which
was made q condition for the admission
of the State Of Missouri, forbidding in
the future slavery north OF latitude 36
degrees so minutes was abolished upon
the organization Of the territories OF
Kansas and Nebraska and the question
as whether slavery should exist in them
or not was left to the people Of these
territories.
The day of the election It was alleged
that bodies OF armed Missourians crossed
into the territory Of Kansas, drove away
the settlers, and elected a body Of Mis-
souriaps to the legislature, who met
and removed the capital from the CEN
tire of the territory to the border of Mis-
souri, and there enacted the laws Of
Missouri as regards slavery to be in
force in Kansas. The issue of this cleo
tion was mainly whs.her these laws
should or should net be of force and ef-
fsot. The party organized against them
took the name of Republicans. There
was also new party organized in favor
of restricting the right of voting by for
eignsrs. Ii was called the American.
The Democrats nominated James Buch-
snan, the Republicans John G. Free
mont and the Americans Miliard Fill
more. The vote of the State was cast
for Buchanan, who was elected Mr..
Fillmore carried snly one State (Mary-
land.) The electors were Geo. c. Cor
don, DR.. Henry Ridgsly and Charles
Wright.
The Nineteenth Presid dential Election
tsok place in 1861. The candidates
were Abraham Lincoln, Republican.
The Democratic party split. One wine
nominated John C. Breckenridge. The
other Stephen A. Douglass. The Amer
leans nominated John C. Bell. The
State voted for Lincoln. The electors
were Samuel Jefferson, John Mustard
and Robert B. Houston. Lincoln was
elected.
Tho twentieth Presidential Election
took place in 1865. Abraham Lincoln
was again the candidate of the Repub.
licans. Geo. B. Mcclellan was the
of the Democrats. The war
of the Rebellion had in the meantime
broken out, and the principle issues
was whether the war should be oontin-
ued, and the Southern States allowed
to secede, or whether the war should
continue "ntil they were conquered and
restored by force. Lincoln was elected.
The Presidential electors were Victor
Du Pont. Ayers Stoekley and HARRISON |
Hickman. The vote Of the State was
for Mcclellan.
The twenty-frst Presidential election |
took place in 1869. The Republican |
was Ulysses s. Grant. The
Democratic, Horatio Seymour. This
State east her vote for Seymour. The
electors were Andrew C. Gray, James
P. Wild and William A. Scribner.
The twenty-second Presidential cleo
lion took place in 1878. The Republi-
oan candidate was U. s. Grant, the
Democratic, Horace Greeley. This
State cast her vote for Grant. Greeley
lisd before the meeting Of the Elscto-
raj College, and the Democratic vote
was given to variouG parties. Grant
was elected.
The twsnty-third Presidential cleo
ion took place in 1877. The Republi-
ian candidate was Rutherford 8. Hayes.
The Democratic candidate Samuel ].
rilden. This State cast her vote for
Cilden.