Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-10
Elections for rs Years.

AZ Iuc pT6SiuC1Jldt election OF 1874,
the first of which record is kept of the
popular vote, there were four candidates
for presinent. Andrew jackson received
1882 votes, John @. Adams 1852
William H. Crawford a ,2S2, and Henry
Clay 1851, But in thi contest there
were no recognized parties, no conven-
tons and platforms. and the election
'1egenerated into personal contest.
In 1928 jackson and John Quincy
Adams were the only candidates for
president. Four years later jackson and
Clay. In 1886 Martin Van Buren, and
William Henry Harrison were the only
candidates,
In the campaign OF 1910 the abolition
lists held liberty party convention and
cast 1869 Votes for James G.. Birney OF
New York. Harrison and Van Buren,
were the other candidates. In 1914 Polk
and Clay were the chief candidates.
Birney was again the nominee of the
liberty party convention, and received
h-,OOO NOtCS'
At the election of 1913 TAYLOR and Cass
divided the great bulk of the popular
vote, but Van Buren,, as the candidate
of the free soil convention, polled 291,
263 votes. Four years later the free soil
vote went to John P. Hale and fell to
1856, 149. Franklin Pierce was the demo-
cratic candidate, and Winfield Scott the
whig.
In 1856 the republican party came in
60 the field with strong organization,
and for the first time since 1924 there
was a substantial division of the popular
vote between more than two candidates.
In 1860 four candidates divided the vote,
and as a result Of the split of the demo
cratic party, Lincoln became president,
the war was precipitated, the union pre-
served and the black man was freed.
These terrific issues so cemented party
factions and obliterated minor differences
that the election of 1864 found only two
candidates in the tield-Lincolna and Nc
Clellan. In 1868 Grant and Seymour
were the only candidates. In 1872 Grant
and Greeley divided the popular vote,
save for slight diversion of29, 489 votes
to @, Conor, nominee of the labor reform
convention, and a smaller diversion OF
$500 votes to Black, prohibition candi-
date.
In 1876 the popular vote was divided
among four candidates. The democratic
cast 4,284,757 votes for Tilden; the re-
publicans threw 1893, 959votes to Hays;
the greenback vote of 8l,740 went to
Peter Cooper, and the prohibitionists
case 1922 votes for Smith.
At the election of 1880 the greenbacb
votes were thrown to Weaver, and in
creased to sos, 578. Neal Dow was the
prohibition candidate, but figured only
in the scattering" col@mn.
In 1884 the greenback vote fell to 49,
$40, Benjamin F. Butler being the nom
inee. The prohibition vote was thrown
to John 2. st. John and increased tC
$50, 1863.
In 1888 the popular vote was substan'
TALLY divided between Cleveland and
Harrison. Streator, nominee of the I'M
ion labor convention, received l46, S3G
votes, and Fisk, the prohibition nom
inee, polled 246, 876.
In 1892 the popular vote showed great
err division than it had shown before
since 1860. Weaver, populist candidate
for president, received 1,04l, 02S votes.
In 1896 the popular vote was divided
substantially between Mckinley and
Bryan, l06,l99 for the former, $780,
$50 for the latter. Palmer, gold demo
crat, was supported by 1881 votes
and lowering, the prohibition candidate
mustered 49, 1857.