New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24

the Sonata through the influence Of his political
enemy, John C. Calhoun, had rejected his nomination.
He returned to be nominated and elected 10 MI the
place Of Calhoun as ylce-Presdcn which led to his
nomination and election as President inc removal
of Arthur as Collector OF the Port of New-fork his
nomination for the Vice-Presidency and succession
through Garfcd's unfortunate death to fill the place
of Mr. Hayes who had removed him, Is still fresh In
! the public mind
J There seems to be current opinion that states
man who accepts Cabinet position has little chance
/ OF becoming President, yet Monroe had been both
Secretary of War ard secretary Of state and the lat
ter position had also been filed By Jefferson Madison
| John Quincy Adams, Van Duren and Buchanan
Though Mr. Harrison at the recent election received
little less and Mr.. Cleveland little more than IS
| per cent of the popular vote, the Presdcnteiect
carried nearly 80 per of the States and received
over So per cent of the electoral vote. 1t
has teouenty happened that the successful candidate
did not receive a majority Of the popular vote. Such
was the case with Polk, Taylor, Buchanan, Lincoln
| when first elected, Garfield and Cleveland In 1854
In two other the successful candidate did not
receive the highest plurality; those of John Quincy
| Adams and h b. Hayes
| The highest per cent of the electoral vote
| received by any President was that OF
Monroe in his second candidacy, 1923; and
| Washington for his second term ranks next,
having received 97.77 per cent The lowest per
cent of the electoral vote received by any successful
candidate was that of John Quincy Adams, 3o.1s,
while Jackson, the defeated candidate received 6s1o
| per cent of the electoral vote.
If Mr. Harrison the average number Of words
in his inaugural address found In the twenty eight
nauguras of mis- predecessors, his address will con-
tain o3Oo words very In length to the inaugural
address of John Adams, which contained 2,3l1 words.
Eleven inaugural addresses have been LONGER than
this the longest, that Of william Henry Harrison, con-
tanned s,5T5 words. In that address the pronoun
occurred thirty eight times, exactly the same number
as in his predecessors, Van Burens inaugural, though
the latter was less than half long. President
Lincoln in his first inaugural of 3,6ss words used the
FIRST personal pronoun forty three times, and only
In his second inaugural. Arthur used the pronoun
but once also In his inaugural The average number
of times this word in the twentyeight initial
speeches of Presidents IS seventeen
For the first sixty-eigh years Of our Government
the Executive sent 47e addresses and messages to
Congress including in this number all of sufficient &C
count TO be oonsdercd-or average Of ght
for each term Of four years Polk sent the greatest
number during the troublols period of the Mexican
war efghty-seven. Els predecessor Tyler, sent
seventy four messages to Oongss Very few Of these
wore veto messages, since all Presidential vetoes from
v.sb,ng,or to Cleveland agprsgato but 112. Mr..
Cleveland has vetoed 9se bills Adams, Jefferson
John Quincy Adams, Van Buren,, Harrison, Fillmore
and Garfield did not exercise this prerogative at all
Monroe once only, Washington twice, Madison ana
Polk three each, Buchanan and Arthur four each,
Taylor six, Tyler nine, Pierce ten Jackson eieven'
Hayes twelve, Johnson twenty-one and Grant twenty
ehvo.
question of more interest, in certain quarters at
least that of removals. For the first forty years Oh
the Government but flour Office holders were re
moved by the Executive, and not above half OF these
for political reasons Jefferson, who made thirty'nne
Of these removals, expressed himself In ieter ~
follows Good 10 whom there is no oo1eeuon'
but & difference of political opinion practised on only
so far as the right Of private citizen VIII justly arc
mot nroper subjects for removal And John quincy
Adams refused to dismiss any man ron on0o VI az
count Of his political views
The tallest President was Washington whose stature
WAS six feet four inches, and the shortest james
Madison, who was not above I've and one-hat net
in height Jefferson Monroe, Jackson, dyier lAnoon'
Garfield and Arthur all six feet or over 'ohn
Adams. his SON John Quincy, and General Taylor are
zach ss TO have been five feet eight inches, the same
J height as tho Presdenteleot. AS regards weight
Jankson though six feet and inch IN height, was
urobably the highest ayoirdupos, as he only turned
the scale at las pounds President Clevciana' "Aen
inausurated. is said to bavs weighed 24o pounds,
| bns has probably increased somewhat since
All of the Presidents with two exceptions, nom
| washington TO lincoln, had oustomarily smooth
| shayen faces. The exceptions were John quincy
Adams and Van Buren,, who wore high side whisKers
President johnson was usually smooth shaven Also
NJ, lincoln wore chin and aide whlskers. The Prcs
follows the example Of General Grant, Hayes
and Garfield In wearing q mustaohe and full beard
President Artbur's mustaohe and whiskeEs VIII DO
remembered and Mr.. Cleveland Is the only Presfdent
who has worn mustache simply
Mr. Harrson's eyes blue, agrce.ng IN THIS 10
snect with majority Of the Executive eyes MI.
Cleveiand's arc brown, as were also Arthurs, ana
aronr the dark eyes we're those Of Hr. HArfsons
Grandfather Tho darkest eyes were those OF Presi-
Sent Pierce which were intensely black as was also
HE hair A number Of other Presidents, II viii be
remembered have had dark hair, though IN large
majority of cases IL was either gray or became gray
while IN the Executive chair Jefferson had req hair'
which chaneed 10 silver whit. I'm color.
The Presidents, as rule, have dressed win UNI
form proprety General Taylor may DO regarded as
an exocntton. as he preferred fatigue suit or
49, s,5t very much too large for him 10 order to DO
comfortable" -.
All os the Presidents have been married men oxceps
prcbanan whose romance has been frequently alluded
~ Wm,am Henry Harrison had the largest family
ten ch,Idren nine Of whom reached adult age.
Nono of the Presidents were rich as wealth now
.,ad none 81 them milionalres. The Prcsidenteect
is said 10 be worth about S29ooo' oarnel, oian'
Lincoln, Johnson, Pierce, Taylor foh' n' so-"o,
President Harrison, Jackson ana nohlOe "e'o N0. -
them probably wealthier than this wneh 'hey
upon the duties Of the Executive. Washington Jener
son, John Quincy Adams, Van bulo,' iso oo c Sna
buchanan were severally worth upward OF S2ooooo'
Ex- President Hayes and Mr.. CleVeI4hu arc sau 70
In comfortable ~ not eriuent clrcuns'A40''' Ai''
Arthur left an estate worth slbo'ooV'
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