The Portland daily press., 1899-03-21
CONCERNING VICE PRESIDENTS.

CONCERNING VICE PRESIDENTS.
There is much comment In the papers
at this time on the subject of the re-
nomination of Vice. President Hobart. 1t
has not been usual TO renoIninate the
Vice Presidents. Up to 1904 the man re-
ceiving next TO the highest number of
votes for President became Vico Presi-
dent. Thus, in the election of 1900, which
had to be decided by the House of Rep
resentatives. Thomas jefferson received
the highest number of votes and lecame
President, while Aaron Burr. his rival.
became Vice President. In 1904 the Con-
stitution vas amended so that the two
offices should he independent in the vot-
ing Gorge Clinton was elected Vice
President in 1904, when jefferson was
re elected; and again was elected on the
ticket with james Madison in 1905 But
Clinton was displaced by Elbridge Gerry
Of Massachusetts,, in Madison's second
term, for which the election was held IN
lS1a In 1916 Daniel d. Tompkins of New
York was running mate of James Mon
roe and he was continued in that position
for the second term when Monroe was
re elected in 1920. In 1924 Adams and
| Calhoun were elected; and In 1873 Juok-
son and Calhoun were chosen. Thus Cal
| noun succeeded himself as Vice Presi-
dent but as in the case of George Clinton
the head of the ticket was changed Cal
houn was d very able man; but jackson
made it too hot for him and in 1882 Mar
tin Van Buren, of New York was selected
as the candidate for Vice President with
jackson. AT this time the national con-
vent1ons for the nomination of candidates
were instituted before that nomination.
having been made by Congress. In 1886
Martin Van Buren, was elected President
and Richard Nj. johnson of Kentucky
became Vice President In 1910 the DEM
oorats renominated Van Buren, but the
convention could not agree on a candi-
date for Vice President and had to leave
| the question to the several states john
son was generally voted for however re-
ceiving the votes of all the states that
went for Van Buren, except the eleven
votes of North Carolina and one in Vir-
ginia. Van Buren, however was not
elected. In 1914 Polk and Dallas made
the run successfully; but in 1S4S the DEM
ocrats made up an entirely new ticket,
Cass and Butler, who were beaten by the
! Wing nominees Taylor and Fillmore.
The death of Taylor made Fillmore Presi.
dent In 1852 Pierce and King We're elect.
ed; but in 1856 the Democrats had no use
| for either and nominated Buchanan and
Breckenridge Breckenridge was nomi-
mated for President in 1860 by one of the
Democratic factions. In 1864 Vice Presi
dent Hannibal Hamlin was superseded
on the Lincoln ticket by Andrew John
son and in 1872 Schuyler Colfax was SUI
per Sc ded on the Grant ticket by Henry
Wilson. The Hayes and Wheeler COM
biuation of 1876 lasted only four years
and the successful Garfield and Arthur
| association of 1880 was broken by the
death of Garfield during his first term.
In 1883 Vice President Hendricks was
superseded on the Cleveland ticket by
Allan q. Thurman; and in 1892 Vice
President Levi p. Morton was superseded
on the Harrison ticket by Mhitelaw Reid.
In 1896 Vice President Stevenson had no
chance of going on the Democratic ticket
Thus it will be seen that no Vice Presi-
dent has been rs-nominated since the
days Of national conventions; that only
one, Mr.. 1ompkins, has ever served a sec
ond term with the same President and
that two others served second terms al
though with changes of Presidents.
While there seems to be no very neces-
sary reasons for this 1t is true that the
country gets through with Vice Presi-
dents in one term. This disquieting line
of precedents probably worries Vice Presi
dent Hobart more than any opposition
thnt has vat dpyploDed