Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-06
Vice Presidential Presidents.

OF our Vice Presidential Presidents Tyler
v as The first. He was che sen in 1910 on the
Whtg ticket with General Harrison, who was
sixty nine years old when he was In augurated.
Within few weeks afterwards he died from the
effects Of cold caught while going to market
in truly democratic fashion one raw March
morning. He fell victim to an overe timate
OF Oh. his constitution and physical powers. a.
suggf ,tlons were not only unnec led but
seemed to annoy him. He lay Ill In the White
House only Line days. He was the first Pre- IL
founding shock to the county. and when the
people twoke to the fact that another person
whom they had elected Vice President, and
Seeome they kneM only as Tyler
universal and anxious query, "Who is he
- what sort of man Is he7" But
the death OF Harrison had been anticipated
vas then at his horne on the Potomac rsnin-
su's, was sent for immediately In q govern
N, n steamer. He took the oath quietly and
that MI: Tyler, while perfoI ming the functions
OF President. ought to bear the title OF "Yice
PRESIDENT acting President" but Mr.. Tyler,
under TIE advice Of Chief Justice fancy at
announced that ne would retain the Harrison
cabinet, of whicn Daniel Webster was Secre-
tary OF State. The Ha,fison-Tyler wings were
the ticket With tie knowledge that he was rather
al errsiic rember OF the party. Within three
months mo MI. Tyler Vetoed two fsral measures Of
the Ven Buren, suo-treasury system and to the
e. Establishment of National Ban'-. By the
tue 18th Of september what turned out to be
final rupture between the new President and
and the wnig party began with the
lesgr stion OF ell the cabinet except Mr..
Weber, who did not remain much longer.
wings, but all the congressional Whiss,
excepting Henry A. Wise and Caleb
Gushing deserted Tyler Ter the WING Cor.
g1esmen bad issued In the autumn Of ls41 a
ke1entdy, oi Mary land, and calling for a caucus
committee, OF which Kenneth G. Raynor, now
IN government employ In Washington, Is the
received his main support from the democrats
Gen. Taylor was the Ssco1d presiden5 wac
DIED In Office. He was taken Iii With bilious
9th. Precedent Tayios's death, IKE that OF Of
Hari son, YVES expo cted for many hours before
u Or, urred lmmeciate after that event the
Vice President Millald Fillmore, gi,ing him
official notification of he vacancy, Of which In
MS tul ne gave Official notice to The houses OF
nSagss theh IN session over the
should take the oath as President at noon of
tne same day. 1t was administered in the hall
OF ofr me he Hose QnIo which the Senate had also
District. cranch, the fatherin-law, by
Imply JOCK ne oatf, but made no addreJ g.
and after akfng 1t re ired.
AS soon as ,llmore became President, Mr..
clayton. Seer tary OF State, sent In his re3ig-
ration and Daniel webster was appointed Ia
his place. few days afterwards an entirely
rev cabinet y as made, in which Mr.. Flllmores
law partner ara intimate friend and adviser,
Nathan Is. Hall, was placed as Postmaster
General Thereafter during Mr.. Fillmores
administration the breach between the stall
wars OF that day {the Seward ant. Slavery
Wh1gs) and the halt-breeds OF that day Nhe
Silver -Grays) Wtdened continually. The party
Which had elected Fillmore hated him when he
ret1red as intensely as Tyler had been hated.
Tne ADMINISTRATIONS Of these two Vice Pres1-
Dental Wing Presidents prepared the way for
the successes OF the democrats in the election
or Polk, who succeeded Tyler, and OF Pierce.
Who succeeded Fillmore.
Tine third Oh our Wee Presidential Presidents
And. CIV johnson, took the oath as Pre-ident as
quietly and privately % Tyler had taken It. His
quarrel with the Republicans was not OF such
sudden and rapid growth as the quarrcls OF Ty-
Ter and Fillmore with the wings, but it became
~ the cad quite as irreconcilabie, radical, aud
bitI2r. Johnson'S differences with his old party
lead ers. like those OF Fillmore, grew out OF big
refusal to wage war politically upon the south.
Ike Tyler. johnson formally joined the de no.
cratic party before he left the White House. and
Ike Tyler he sought, but sought in vain, a re-
domination from Democratic National Con.
yentlOD.