The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-21


shs campaign of next year, faialists
aud superstitious politicians will do
we'll to study the lesson Mr.. Blaine has
already learned. In 1858 George WASH
ington, . letter sn' man, defeated John
Adams BY an electoral vote of 60 to "a,
and 10 1892 Washington again defeated
Adams by vote Of 1872 to ~. In 1904,
~ Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
each had IS electoral votes, there was
no election by the people, and upon
the thirty-sixth ballot In the house Of
representatives Thomas Jefferson was
elected. In 1908 Thomas Jefferson and
0eorge Clinton defeated Charles Coles
worth aud Rufus King by On electoral
vote of l62 to 14-in this case, the first
10 which candidates for president and
vlos. president were nominated aud
voted for, the last letter of both the
successful candidates' names ended
With sn.' In 1872 James Madison for
psesidest and George Clinton for vice.
president had l22 votes to AZ each for
9. @. Pinkuey for president aud Rufus
Kipg tor vice-presldent. Madison was
re>elected four years later. In 1928
Andrew Jackson and John @. Calhoun,
bott, names ending with IN defeated
John Quincy Adams and Richard
Rush for president aud vice. president
by an electoral vote of 178 to 50. In
1882 che candidates for president were
Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, John
Floyd and William Writ Of Maryland,
aud the candidates for vlce-presideut
were Martin Van Buren,, John Sergeant
William Wilkins, Henry Lee and
Amos Eilmaker, and of the 28S electo-
rat votes cast, Jackson had 219 and
Van Buren, ls9, both letter sn' fellows
again winning.
William Henry Harrison by q vote of
ITO to 20, and Richard NJ. johnson was
elected vics.president. over Francis
Granger, John Tyler aud William
Smith Of Alabama but In 1910 General
Harrison defeated Van Buren, by a
vote OF pa TO 60. The next letter 81
candidate was James Buchanan, who
defeated John @. Fremont and MiIlard
Fillmore. In 1860 the candidates were
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Ham,
lin-b0th letter 'n' nominees. Breckeu-
ridge and Lane, Douglas aud Johnson
and Bell and Everett, and In 1864 Lin
c0tn and johnson against Mcclellan
and Pendleton, all names ending with
the letter ~ the Republicans winning
by vote of 2l2 TO 81. The next letter
81 candidate was Samuel J. Tilden,
who defeated Hayes before the people
BY vote OF 2O2 to l67, but which an
electoral commission, with Senators
Morton and Frellnghuysen, both letter
20 statesmen, changed to 1856 for Hayes
to 1874 for Tilden.
There have been no letter sn' candl.
dstss since 1876, and only bad luck.
death aud defeat has attended the Re.
publican candidates since then.
s'So0n after the nomination of Grover
Cleveland met James G. Blaine and
strolied with him frequently on the
banks OF the Kennebec. Do one of
these occasions, after he had been PLAN
ming ind0sirlOusly for hours to secure
bis election, he said in tone Of des-
poudency that was painful: sThey cali
me the Henry Clay of the Republican
party. I believe, / am, and like Clay,
am destined to defeat. Twice Henry
Clay was defeated for the nomiuasion
when he could have been elected, and
/, too, have been twice rejected when
40 election was certain. Clay was
nominated upon the third trial and de.
tsated by nobody, and it seems Ger.
tain that ann to. be beaten by man
who I've years ago was the sheriff of
Q sixth class city,
Roscoe Conkliug Is represented as
sAytugs when this Blaine theory oil
good luck attending candidates whose
names ended with the letter sn' was
called to his attention: GAS the success
Of Msdtson and Clinton, jackson and
Calhoun, Lincoln and Hamllu, aud
Lincoln and johnson was 80 pronoun-
ceds why not make It double tn' ="
ticket la 1882 And that Is why the
ticket OF John Sherman for pr ,sident
and Robert T, Lincoln or Allison or
Harrison for vice. president Is gaining
% rapidly IN favor Ia the state of New
York."
This curious statement of Blaine's |