Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-04
.'ohn Adams Mortifying Defeas-The Va
rious Defeats Of Henry Clay-Men
Who Failed to Get the Nomins-
tion-Greeley's Fate.
New York Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.l

tion-Greeley's = Fate.
New York Cor Cincinnati Enquirerl
One of the saddest aspects of an election Il
the fact that one half Of the candidates must
IL disappointed No man ever likes to be
Lvaten, and political defeat is often Of a very
crushing character The first disappointed
presidential candidate was John Adams, who
i. 1909 sought a second term. He was how
ever, eight ballots behind his rivals, and this
was mortifying defeat Thencefor.h be
lived in retirement in his native town
Quincy, where he died twenty-six years
sfterward- He had passed so many years in
.iubhc life that his retirement was very irk-
some. He lived, however, to see his son in the
presidential chair, which did much to com.
Iensate for his own defeat The same can
vass which blighted the hopes of Adams
was equally fatal to Aaron Burr: for when
Adams was dropped Burr and jefferson We're
q tie, and when this was broken by
the election OF the latter. Burr was
politically shelved. Jefferson was reelected
with but little opposition Madison, who
succeeded jefferson, had 12a votes against
Charles c. Pinckney's AZ: but, as the latter
hardly hoped for success, he could scarcely
be called disappointed man Madison's
successor (Monroe) was also elected with but
little opposition; but when he retired a sharp
rivalry occurred, and its result WAS the cleo
Lon of John Quincy Adams.
Adams, like his father. was defeated in his
canvass for a second term, having only IS
votes against Jackson's Isl. He bore his de-
feat in philosophical manner and having
returned 10 Quincy soon accepted the con-
gresslonal Office, until removed by DEATH ex.
piring in the capitol which had witnessed his
.aorts in behalf of liberty On Jackson's
second presidential canvass it can hardly be
said that there was disappointed candidate,
for, though Clay was placed in opposition be
Lad no expectation Of success. When Van
Burens first presidential canvass took place
be had ls0 votes against 73 for Harrison,
who really had no hope of an election.
When, however, Van Burcn renewed that
can vass he found himself the victim of dis
appointment, his vote being only 70 against
81 for Harrison. The nezt disappointed
candidate was Henry Clay, whose defeat
seemed the more aggravating since it was
sIearly the result Of fraud accomplished in
this city, OF which ! was witness. The
polls were under the mastery Of the Empire
club, whose terrorism reached an almost in
credible extent. The defeat Of Clay was felt
pecially as he represented protection Of
American industry. Horace Greeley labored
through this canvass with almost incredible
ardor and devotion, and the lost cause" al
.aost crushed him How little he then
thought that he, too, would share ths sam
fate, though to more intensified degree.
Clay, and also his friends, expected that
he would again be put on the presidential
course, but when the next Wing national
convention assembled, Gen Taylor exploits
rendered him more eligible candidate, and
the great commoner" here received his last
disappointment. His record of failure in
this great expectation is certainly very re-
markable. In 1S24 he had 81 votes, and in
1852 he had 40 In 1S40 his name was
brought before the Wing national conven-
ton, and had he been nominated his election
would have been certain He was, however
Set aside in order to give place to Harrison,
and then came his defeat in 1874 In 1S4S he
was again set aside to give place to a mill
tary man What a record of disappointed
ambition! His service to the nation, how
ever, was really of higher order than that
of a mere president, and he holds q lofty
and permanent place in the annals Of Ameri-
can craftsmanship.
Cas-, who ran against Gen Taylor was
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