Evening journal., 1894-10-29

Thomas r. Bayard in Error.
The address Of Ambassador Thomas +.
Bayard, In the Opera House, on Friday
night, was an eloquent one That was to
be expected from the OK senator, the ex
secretary Of state and the man whose
polished sentences have charmed the
English aristo cracy and added lustre to
the dinners given by tho nobility over
the water. His reputation for eloquenoe,
and his superb mastery Of the English
language warranted just such an grafton.
IL the accuracy. Of It's ancient history,
however, it was deficient.
Let us quote from Mr. Bayard's speech
The time has been when this state put her
single vote In the hand Of one man, aud that
man, the father of my father, caused the
election Of Thomas Jefferson and The defeat
81 Aaron Burr for the presidency.
Is this true7 Let us consult history
Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr John
Adams, Charles G. Pinckney and John
Jay were candidates for the Presidency
in 1900 Jefferson and Burr represented
the old Republican party, and Adams
and Plnckney the Federalists.
Prior to 1904 each Elector voted for
two candidates for President. The one
who received the greatest number Of
votes, II q majority, was declared elected
President, the next highest vice-Pres-
dent.
In the election Of 1900 sixteen states
voted; the total Of the electoral vote was
1888. There was tie vote between
Jefferson and Burr, who both represented
the same political party for the Presi
dency, and the choice devolved upon the
House Of Representatives.
Thirty six ballots were taken before
q choice was reached and then Thomas
Jefferson was chosen by the votes Of
Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Penn
sylvania, Tennessee. Vermont and Vir-
ginia, q total Of TO- Aaron Burr received
the votes OF Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island, a
total Of four, while South Carolina and
Delaware. represented by Mr.. Bayards
fathers father. lodged the issue by vot
ing blank Thus history does not bear
the ambassador out In his statement.
The case Of Thomas Jefferson and
Aaron Burr Ia not parallel one to that
which Mr. Bayard desired to make for
Mr. Samuel Bancroft, Jr The conditions
are entirely different. Thomas Jeffer.
son and Aaron Burr both belonged to
the same political party, which had
carried the election, and tho only
question was, which of the two should
be Presidents And II Delaware and
South Carolina BY casting blank ballots
contributed to the election OF Thomas
jefferson as President, they likewise
contributed TO the election of Aaron
Burr as Vice President The election Of
both Jefferson and Burr was assured and
the father Of Mr.. Bsyard's father simply
had no choice ss to which Of the two
became President and which Vice
President. There was no question
whatever Of party supremacy
Let us 60 little further along the
pages Of history. In 1924 Andrew Jack
son, who then headed the Republican
party, John Q Adams, Coalition, William
II. Crawford and Henry Clay, both
Republican, were the candidates.
Twenty four states were represented in
the Electoral College. Old HEX
DRY got 90 votes, Adams e4,
Crawford Al. and Clay 81, and
the choice devolved upon the House OF
Representatives. A choice was made
on the first ballot and the
vote stood Adams, 13 states,
Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana.
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri,, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio
, Rhode Island and Vermont. jackson, Z
states, Alabama, Indians, Mississippi
. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Caro-
/. lima aud Tennessee. Crawford, states
I. Georgia, North Caroline, Virginia anc
Delaware The representative Of Della
ware didn't even vote for the man II
p, whom Democrats, the country over, tax,
! pride, and under whose administration
I the party assumed the nsme II has born,
30 long and defended 50 staunchly.
4 These are the only cases in the histor,
I. d the country where the election OF
, President devolved upon the House o
4 Representatives, and in both cases the
: party % which the majority ia the House
belonged had won In the election, and /
y was only fractional fight. There prob
ably never win be an election where part
supremacy is involved, thrown int
the House and no one need have the leas
! fear Of such result in the next Pres
I Dental election
Y The fact that the Anarehlstg and 81