The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-26
Letters from the People.
THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENTS-FROM
WASHINGTON TO CLEVELAND.
fBY MUGWUMP.1

THE ELECTION OF PREsIDENTs-FROM
WASHINGTON TO CLEVELAND.
tBY MUGWUMP.l
EDITOR SIFTER:-I herewith hand you
list of Presidents and Vice Presidents
from the foundation of the government,
with the name of the party electing
them
! The first election occurred in 1889 Geo.
Washington and John Adams being IL
unanimously chosen. There were but
SO electors, mostly chosen by the State
legislatures, few States making their
choice through conventions. This was
very soon referred more directly to the
people, the electors merely registering
their decision. In 1892 Washington
and Adams were again unanimously c.
lectcd, fifteen States now voting with
1872 electoral votes.
For the third term. 1896. John Ad-
ans, Fcdcralist, received II electoral
votes; Thomas Jefferson, anti-Federal-
list 60; Thomas Pinckney, Federalist,
50 and Aaron Burr, anti-Federalist,
80. AT this election the person receiving
the largest number Of votes was chosen
President the next higher Vicc-Presi-
dent. III the fourth clection-1S00 the
the same candidates were in the field.
Jefferson and Burr each received 70
votes, while Adams received Ga and
Pinckncy 60. 1t took days, i'll the low
er house of Congress to decide between
Jefferson and Burr; finrlly on the Seth
ballot Jefferson was declared President
and Burr Nice-Prcsident. The anti
Fedcralist party wac new known as
the Republican party. There was much
dissatisfaction, in this election, over the
choosing the electors which resulted in
the adoption of the 18th amendment to
the constitution.
In 1891 Thomas Jefferson and Geo.
Clinton were the candidates of the Re-
publicans, and Charles G. Pinckney and
Rufus King of the Federalists. Seven
teen states voted, casting 1862 votes for
Jefferson and Clinton and IA for Pinck-
ney. The sixth election, in 1908, resulted
in the election of James Madison and
Geo Clinton: the former receiving 1913
votes, the latter l13, Pinckney and
King, Federalists received AZ each.
Clinton died before his term expired.
In 1912 Madison was reelected with
Elbridge Gerry as Vice-President, re-
ceiv!ng 1913 electoral votes to SO for De-
Witt Clinton and 81 for Jared Inger-
Soils States voting. War with Eng
land was formally declared this year.
The eighth election occurred in 1916.
James Madison and Danl. ID. Tomp-
kins were the candidates of the Re-
publicans who now began to be called
Democrats. The Federalists nominated
Rufus King who received only "a cleo
roral votes to 1888 for Monroe, 10 States
voting. In 1920 Monroe and Tomp-
kins were reelected, the vote being sub
SthhtidiII uUdUlIl1DuS. nt close OF
this term made the Republican rule "a
/ years in succession, under three Presi-
t dents, all citizens of Virginia. Twenty
four States took part in this election.
In 1924 four candidates were i'm the
field, dividing the electoral yole as fol-
, lows:
Andrew jackson 80,
John Quincy Adams. 81,
VIM. III. Crawford. fl.
Henry Clay, 81.
Neither having a majority it devolyed
upon the House of Representatives to
chose from the three highest. Thirteen
States voted for Adams and he was de-
clared elected. For Nice-President John
G. Calhoun receiving 1S2 electoral votes
was elected. At this election IL States
chose their electors by popular vote in
the other the legislatures chose them.
CONTINUED next week.