Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-02
CAMRAIgNs Of OaD H.



y wonder Ii there waasuch q hulIaba-
i.loo raised when Washington was runnino
Tor prcsidentF' said y0kng observer 70
bis father yesterday.
mo, my boy, there was no noise about
No drums, nor marching clubs. nor
torchlight processions2v
No, nothing Of the kind.
It must have been ii very dry cleo
mot SO awful dry. Tie country had
just got the war settled, and there was !
great deal to be done tcward establish
ing the government. People then took
an interest in national affairs for the love
they bore the country, aAd not for the
Offices the President had AZ his disposal. .
Isn't that funny2n
Yes, rather"
General Washington took leave of the
army December 4. 1888, aud finally ten
dered his resignation to 4he continental
Congress, then in scssioTI in Annapolis.
Md, December 90, 17Sg It was not
until May. 1887. that thesconvention as
sembled In Philadelphia 10 adopt a con-
stitutlon and form government. Cen
eraI Washington was male President of
this convention, and It isaaid that il was
mainly due to his coolness and firmness
that the convention did not break up in
row. He controlled this jangIing body
as nc did his undisciplincd army.
In 1888 he was elected President of
the United States without opposition,
overy State casting its vote for him ex-
cept New York. IL would have done so
had II not neglected to choose electors in
time. John Adams was elected Vice
President.
They did not take as rauch interest in
inaugurations and meetings. Of Congress
then as now. Although the constitution
provided that the first Congress should
convene In New York on the 4th day Of
March, 1889. 1t was not until April
that quorum of the House of Represen-
tatiyes was secured, and i've days later
before the Senate was ready for business
Affairs dragged along so slowly that the
Inauguration did not take place until the
30th day of April.
Washington made tour of the coun-
try during the first year he was President,
visiting all the States lhea in the union.
1t was not an electioneeFing tour, but q
tour of inspection He furnished his
own horses and carriage, this being the
only means of travelling in those days.
He introduced formal receptions to visi-
tors and representatives oil other govern
ments. He held reception for men on
Tuesday, and Mrs. Washington received
both sexes on Friday, and on Thursday
there was dinner perry for invited
guests.
Before the close Of tie first term he
made it generally known ahat he did not
desire reelection, partly because he
desired to retire to the quiet of his Mount
Vernon home and partly 60 stop the talk
about electing him for life. James Madi-
son and all the leading public men joined
not only in requesting him TO serve an
other term, but insisted 'that he should
do SO. He was reelected in 1892 with
out opposition. This election was fully
as tame IN affair as the first one, but the
capitol had become more of o social CEN
ire, md congressional affairs were of y
more interesting character, there being
already two parties in each house.
About the time Washington's second
term was closing the two parties, Fed
eral and Republican, were getting pretty
we'll warmed up. john Adams, the
vice president, represented the former,
and Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary
of state, the latter. They both entered
the field COR the presidency, and so did
Thomas Pinckney and AaSon Burr. Then
no candidate was name6 for vice presi-
dent the presidential caAdidate hasing
the second highest nuEnber OF votes
taking it. The friends of Adams and
Jefferson worked hard, and when it
came to vote Adams hAd seventy-one.
Jefferson sixty-eight, PinAney fifty-nine.
and Burr thirty, with few scattering.
Jefferson was profuse inshis congratula-
tions to Adams, which caused George
Clinton, Rufus King and Others to whis-
per sour grapes, 7 when the matter was
mentioned.
Jefferson had it in for adams, how.
ever. He was but little about the capt.
tol except when presiding in the Senate,
and took but little part ie politics. pre-
ferying rather to attend tG his Monticello
farm. It is said that he worked in the
field every good day and helped the
hands about the farm Wien it rained.
He would read newspapers and seldom
looked into book; yet To wrote consid-
cradle on commerce aud; kindred sub
iects. He got most Of us information
in relation 60 State Affairs from friends
who visited him or through correspond
ence.
The Federalists renoainated John
Adams and c. G. Pincknss. and the Re.
publicans. or Democrats. i they were
beginning TO be called, bFaught out JEFF.