The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-08

jority Adams becams Wee President without
further voting.
scattered their votes less. Washington getting
the whole l52 and for the second choice Adams
having ~ George Gin. on, OF Now York 80;
jefferson, 4 and Burr. ]. But AZ the third cleo
ton the scattering was very noticeable, John
Adams having III; Jenerson, " Thomas
Pinckney. 90; Burr, 30 samuel Adams. Is;
Ellsworth, IL; jay, 8; Clinton, Y; Iredell.
3; Washington, Johnston. and John Henry.
2 each; C. c. Pinckney, I. The votes for
and North Csroiina. In the four n oIection
Jefferson and Barr tied at 73 votes each.
while Adams had 81 ana q. g. Pinckney 0I, with
for jay; VIII lreupon tho House Of Repre4enta-
tives elected Jeff. rscn. aud Burr, a matter Of
course. became Vice President As conse-
qusnce, the twelfth amendment OF the Consti-
tuti) Was adopted, giving Us our present sy stem
OF electoral voting for President and Vice Presi-
dent separately, and at the next election the
vote was Tor Jefferson and George Clinton, l62
each, against Pincknsy and King, Ia each.
There was curious division. however, In the
sixth election. Madison received l22 votes for
President and Tor Nire-Presid mt while Clinton
received ll3 for Vice President and for Presi-
dent. Vermont. throwing her votes for Madi-
son, had given the 8 for Vice President 10 Lang
don, while New York gave Is 20 Madison and TO
Clinton for Presiden but for Vice President
gave is To Clinton, 3 10 Madison, ard To Mon
roe. The concentrated opposition ticket was
that of Pinckncy and King again, who received
AZ votes each In Madis q second election FL
bridge Gerry for Vice President got l3l votes
more than Madison for President. Hence in
the opposition Jared myers oil for Vice President
got only SO votes while DE Witt Clinton for Pres
ident had 30.
Monroe in 1877 got 1s3 votes for President,
against Rufus Kings "a while ID. D. Tompkins
chosen Vice-President by l53 votes, against
four candidates, John r.. Howard leading with
%. At his reelection Monroe made thu great
sweep of 23l votes, against 1 for John Quincy
Adams, while To1npkins had 2ls against IA
scattering.
The succeeding election was among the most
singular in the record. Calhoun chosen
Vice President by lSi votes, against 7S divided
among Ave candidates; yet, for Pre- sident, Jack
son had but -, Adams 81, Crawford A. Clay 81.
The House then elected Adams. OF the votes
for Vice President Is contributed by four differ
ent States, had been for Jackson. In the next
election however while Jackson got IT'S votes,
against j. .. Adams -, Calhoun only got III,
against Rush's So Georgia giving her Votes for
Vice President 20 William smith OF South Caro-
lima.
In 1888 an electoral vote more like those OF
our own day was cast. six States gave their 40
votes 10 the ticket OF Clay and Sergeant South
Carolina gave III 10 Floyd and Lee Vermont gave
Z 20 Writ and Ellmaker. Ja;k on ana Nanl3uren
were elected, but while h former had 2l9 votes,
Pennsylvania's 80 were diverted TO wilkins Of
that State for Vice President, so that VanBuren
got only l59.
There was a general breaking up again'on the
next election in which Van Buren, got 40 votes
fer President Harrison, 70 White. 20 Wei ster,
IL Mangum H. For Vice PresidC mt. II. NJ. John
son had l47 Granger, II Tyler. AZ; William
Smith, %. Harrison turned tie tables on Van
Buren, with pa 20 90 in tie next election and
Tyler also hal 2 4 votes for Vice President with
IS for Johnson II for rszewell and for Pol
In lSf4 the vote was 10 for PO,k and Dallas,
against los for Clay and Freinghu ysen; and
thereafter went on habtually i'm the Electoral
College like concentration Of votes on two
tickess, with the well known exceptions Of the
sto my years preceding the civil war.