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of Congress, and after term in that body
returned to the House, where he remained
until chosen to the e-Presidency II
1886, when Van Buren, was made Presi-
dent. -Four years later the Democratic
ticket was again Van Buren, and johnson,
but this time it was defeated by Harrison
and Tyler, Wings. When johnson went
to the Vice-Presidential office the choice
was made by the Senate, no candidate hav-
ing obtained a majority of the votes cast
Johpson's opponents were Francis Gran
ger, John Tyler and William Smith. The
electoral vote stood: johnson, 147 Gran
ger, II; Tyler, IL Smith, %.
After filling out his term in the Vice
Presidency, Johnson had completed nearly
a third of century in his country's serv-
ice. Afterwards, he was chosen to the
Kentucky Legislature, and was member
of that body when he died, at the age OF
SO, in the year 1885,
The public life of John Tyler, the tenth
Vice-President, who went to the Presi-
dency ON the death of William Henry
Harrison, was given in the article on the
Presidents.
George NJ Dallas, the eleventh Vice
President, was the only man Pennsylvania
contributed to the second highest execu-
tive station. He served in the Senate and
as Minister to Russia before reaching the
Vice Presidency, and had previously held
exalted Office in his State. Eight years
after his retirement from the Vice Presi-
dency President Buchanan made him Min
lister to England, and he held that post
until succeeded by Charles Francis Adams,
who was appointed by President Lincoln.
Dallas never held another Office, dying in
1864, aged 70. Dallas had for years been
mentioned in connection with the Presi-
dency. In the Democratic Convention of
1913, which nominated Lewis Cass, he OBJ
tanned several votes.
| POLK, DALLAS AND THE TARIFF"
One of the chief claims of Dallas to re-
membrance is due to his connection with
the tariff of 1916. The campaign cry of
the Democrats in 1914, in Pennsylvania
and other manufacturing States, was
Polk, Dallas and the Tariff
of '42 ~ That meant protection.
as the tariff of 1912, which was
in force when that canvass took
place, was the most adequately protective
measure which had been adopted up to
that time. Dallas, it has been charged.
pledged himself to use his influence to-
ward maintaining that tariff, and the
campaign cry referred to was con-
sidered by thousands of voters outside
of the Democratic party as committing the
Democrats to the protective policy. This
issue won Pennsylvania to the Democracy.
Perhaps, also, it turned the scales in other
industrial States which gave their electoral
| IN nd naIl, Al.
Stree trade" tariff of 1916 came up in the
Senate. however, Dallas favored rather
than opposed it, and when the tie
was reached on the division in the
Senate on that measure he cast his decid-
ing vote for it, and thus sent it to the
President, who made it into law. For this
act Dallas was applauded by Democrats
and accused of treachery by the Wings.
The tariff of 1916 was lowered, in some OF
its schedules, by an enactment of 1857,
but, in many Of Its features, it remained in
force until swept from the national statute
book by the Morrill, tariff of 1861.
WILLARD FILLMORE AND wM. r. KING.
The twelfth Vice-President, Willard
Fillmore, who was chosen in 1S4S on the
| ticket headed by Zachary Taylor, went to
| i II.
One of the ablest, most experienced and
most conspicuous men of his time was
William Rufus King, who stands thir-
teenth on the list of Vice Presidents
King, who was native of North Caro-
lima and who represented that State for
SIX years in the popular branch of Con-
gress, resided in Alabama during the
greater part Of his life, served successfully
after leaving that office as Secretary OF
Legation in Russia, as Senator from Ala
bama from 1919 to 1914, the last six years
of which time he was President pro tenn,
as Minister to France for two years, and
then again as Senator until elected Vice
President in 1852
King was the only man ever chosen to
the Vice-Presidency who never performed
the duties of that post. He was in Cuba
for his health on Inauguration day, and a
special Act of Congress having been
passed to permit it, the oath of office was
administered to him there on March 4,
1858. A few weeks later he left for the
United States, and died on April 18th, the
day after he reached his home in Ala
bama, aged II.
For more than forty years William r
King had been in public life, during tn,
latter half of which period he had beer
one of the most prominent men of hi:
party. He was the third Vice-President
who died in Office President Pierce, ir
his first annual message to Congress, paiC
glowing tribute to his ability and public
spirit, and eloquent eulogiums to his mem
DRY were given in both branches of Con
gress.
The record of John c. Breckenridge, tn
fourteenth on the list of Vice Presidents
Defeated Aspirants" for the Presidency
ALL GONE BUT ONE.
, Only one man who has ever filled tn
Office of Vice President, exclusive of Lev
p. Morton, is still living This is Hanni
bal Hamlin, who stands fifteenth on tn
roll in numerical order. Hamlin's public
, career began fifty-three years ago, whel
, he entered the Maine Legislature. From
/ 1843 to 1857 he was in Congress, first il
/ the lower branch and then in the upper
resigning in the latter year to take tn
Governorship, and, after filling term il
that Office, again entered the Senate wher,
he continued until he went to the Vice
Presidency in 1861, at the beginning O
the Lincoln Administration.
This was the eliminating point O
Hamlin's public career. He had at frs
been Democrat, but when the Republi
can party was founded he became mem
Der of that organization, and has been on,
Of its conspicuous members ever since
vIcE-PREsIpENT HAMLIN.
As Vice President, Hamlin preside,
: over the Senate during the most eventfu
and exciting period in the annals of tn
, National Legislature. This was in tn
war era. At one time or other in the fou
, years ending in 1865 some of the ables
: and most distinguished men whose name
were ever borne on the rolls of the Senat
, were members of that body Among then
: were Stephen A. Douglas, who died thre
D months after Hamlin went into Office Ly
: man Trumbull, Jesse d. Bright, ex-Vice
a President John G.. Breckenridge, Carrot
e Davis, VIM. p. Fessenden, Lot NJ. Morrill,
S Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson, Zacharial
4 Chandler, John P. Hale, Preston King
Reverdy johnson, E. d. Morgan, Johl
Sherman, Benjamin F. Wade, Edward I
Baker, David Wilmot, Andrew johnson
: Jacob Collamer, Solomon Foot and jaime
, r. Doolittle.
Of the men whose names are here men
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