Daily Republican., 1880-09-02
DELAwAREs ! UrEs.

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: hOw DeIaW are Voted for Presi
don't From the Formation Of th'
Government 60 the Present Time
Delaware being one Of ths old origi
nal thirteen States voted for President
at every election that has been held in
the United States. At the first election
In 1889 she cast her 8 electoral votes
for Washington the first President and
!, for Vice President she voted for John
Jay Of New York. Washington got SO
votes for President 1t being unanimous,
and was elected, and John Adams was
elected Vice President. At the second
election for President in 1892, Delaware
cast her three votes Washington for a
second term and this time voted for
John Adams who was second time
elected Vice President.
In the third election for President in
1896, Delaware cast her votes for Jno.
Adams lor President, and for Thomas
Jefferson for Vice President, both Of
whom were elected. In 1900 Delaware
cast her 8 votes for John Adams for
President and C. C. Pinckney, Of South
Carolina, for Vice President /; neither Of
whom were elected, the successful can
didates being Thomas Jefferson for
President, and Aaron Burr. This was
the memorable election when Jefferson
and Burr each had 70 ELECTORAL votes,
aud the election, for the first
time in the history Of the nation, was
thrown into the House of Representa-
ti7es, when on the 36th ballot, 10 States
voted for Jefferson, 4 for Burr and 2 in
blank, thereby electing Jefferson Presi-
dent, and Burr Vice President. The
psrpetuity and stability of the Young
Republic was sorely tired al that time.
In 1904 an amendment TO the cousti
tuition had been adopted requiring the
States to vote separately for President
and for vice President. Delaware a.
this election cast her 3 votes for c. G.
Pinckney for President and Rufus King
of New York for Vice President. jeff
erson was elected receiving l62 eleoto
raj votes to IA for Pickney.
In 1905 James Madison, C. C. Pinck-
ney and George Clinton were candidates
for the Presidency and George Clinton
and Rufus King were candidates for
Vice President. Delaware cast her 3
votes for Pinckneygand King but Madi-
son and Clinton were elected, the first
receiving l22 votes and the latter ll3.
Delawares candidates received 81 votes
each.
In 1872 James Madison was again q
candidate for President and opposing
him was Dewitt Clinton Of New York
The opposing candidates for Vice Presi-
dent were Elbridge Gerry Of Massschu.
setts and Jared Ingersoll of Pensylva-
mia. Delaware at the time had two
members Of Congress and consequent
ly Four electoral votes. She voted a.
gain on the weak side giving Clinton
4 and Ingersoll 4 votes.
In 1916, James Monroe, Of Virginia,
and Rufus King we're the opposing can
didates for the Presidency, and d. d.
Tompkins, Of New York, and John <.
Howard, Of Maryland, were opposing
candidates for the Vice Presidency.
James Monroe was reelected, Delaware
again casting her votes reduced to three
for unsuccessful candidates. In 1920
James Monroe got a unanimous electo-
raj vote for reelection with the excep-
ton of one who voted for John Quincy
Adams. DelaWare's for Monroe but
complimented Daniel Rodney one of her
own sons with her votes for Vice
President, to which Office D. D. Tomp-
kins was elected.
Up to 1894 there appears to have
been no record of the popular vote of
the respective States, the most Of the
s tates, Delaware amongst them elect
ing their electors by their Legislatures
At this election Andrew Jackson, John
Quincy Adams, W. II. Crawford and
uenry Clay were candidates for Presi-
dent and J. C. Calhoun, N. Sanford and
several others we're candidates for Vice
President. Delaware cast vote for
Adams and 2 for Crawford for Presi-
dent, and for Calhoun and 2 for Henry
Clay for Vice President. The vote stood
% tor Jackson, 81 for Adams, Al for
Craw ford and 81 for Clay.
For Vice President the vote stood
1872 for Calhoun, 80 for Sanford, "a for
Macon, 13 for Jackson, 8 for VanBuren,
and 2 for Henry Clay. There being no
election for President for the second
and last time in the history Of the ma
ton, the election was thrown into the
House Of Representatives where in the
first ballot John Quincy Adams was
elected, he receiving the votes of 13
States, to I for Jackson and 4 for Craw-
ford. In 1928 Delaware's popular vote
for President was not recorded. In that
year Andrew Jackson and John Quincy
Adams we're the opposing candidates
for tn, Presidency.
Delaware gave Jackson 4349 votes
and Adams 4769 votes majority OF
400 votes for her choice. Her 3 elector
al votes we're cast for Adams for Presi-
dent, and for Richard Rush for Vice
President. Jackson was elected Presi-
dent and J. C. Calhoun was elected Vice
President.
In 1882 Andrew Jackson and Henry
Clay were the opposing candidates for
the Presidency, and Martin VanBuren
and John Sergeant we're candidates for
Vice President.
Delaware cast her three votes for
Clay and Sergeant, but Jackson and
Van Buren, were elected.
The popular vote of Delaware was
41lO for jackson, and 1915 for Clay. In
1885 Martin VanBuren, Democrat, and
William Henry Harrison, Wing, were
candidates for the Presidency.
The popular vote Of Delaware was 4l55
for VanBuren, and 473S for Harrison.
The electoral votes was cast for Has.
rison for President, and 3 for Francis
Granger. VanBuren MAS elected Presi.