Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-30
HOBART VICE-PRESlDtNT.
THAT HE WILL BE RE-
NOMINATED.
But Three Men Have Served Twice as
Nice-President, John Adams George
Clinton and John e. oaD--Mc.
Kinley Likes HobaIS.


that come up from Washington to the eff
feet that President Mckinley and senator
Hanna were to confer 'bilp in Thomas
vile over the dosirability of having Vice
President fObdls rcn1mnated with Me-
kinney next year, says the New York
Mail and Express. No one who knows the
relations between the two men concerned
VIII hesitate to predict that If the cast
ing vote of the next national convention
should be accorded William Mckinley 10
name the NiCe-Presidcnt his choice would
be Carrot y. Hobart. If there Is ono
Characteristic moro marked in our Presi-
dent than anothcr it Is his steadfastncss
TO h,S friends The Vice President Is his
personal as well as political friend. and
the two men, if living, are just as certain
to be named together by the national con-
vontion next year as that Mckinley him
self will be.
1t is singular circumstance, however
That we have to go back to the first Pres
ident of this country to find a Nicc-Pres-
idcht serving two consecutive terms with
the President. George Washington is the
only chief executive we ever had with
whom any Nicc-President was ever twice
elected. John Adams served with him
ana then succeeded him. Though Jeffer-
son, Madison, Monroe, jackson, Lincoln
jand Grant also shared with Washington
the honor of two consecutive terms, and
cleveland had two separate terms, not
one of the had the same Vice President
with him through his presidential career.
Lincoln did not want Hannibal Hamlin.
ana was responsible for the change to
Andrew johnson, which certainly was not
a happy one; but Grant took no actil %
part in retiring Schuyler Colf.N, whom
the Philadelphia convention, in 1872 turn
ed down for Henry Wilson. Nor did Ben
lainin Harrison seek the retirement of
PRESIDENT
noapoiN convention in 1S92, when
Nhltclaw Reid was named IN Morton $
place. There was a fairly-wel defined
opinion before the convention met that
Mr.. Morton felt that success at the polls
was impossible and hcnce he was ndif
ferent to a denomination. His own STATE.
which four years later supported him fer
the presidency, did not present his name
at Minneapolis foe denomination.
The fact ia that John Adams. George
Clinton and John G. Calhoun are the only
men ever elected twice to the Nicc-Presi-
dency-Adams with WASHINGTON. Clinton
with Jefferson and one term with Madi-
son, and Calhoun with John @. Adams
and Andrew Jackson during the latter
first term. Hence. while eight Presidents
have had two elections. only three Vice
Presidents have been so distinguished
Nevertheless, seven Nice-Presidents have
aftotWard become PreSidentS-Johr
-A'tlilS succeeded WASHINGTON, nom
jefferson succeeded Washington Thomas
Buren, succeeded jackson, John Tyler al
ter W. H. Harrison, Willard Fillmore ar
ter Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson af
ter Lincoln, and Chester A. ACthur after
Garfield OF these, however. Adams, JEFF
fersun and Van Buren, were the only ones
who were elected. the others succeedin
only by reason Of the death of the chic
executive. John C. Breckenridge of Ken
lucky. who served with Buchanan, is tn,
only Nice-Pfosident ever nominated after
ward for the presidency and failing o
election. He poled $4,000 votes in tn,
first Lincoln campaign. John Adams wa,
candidate in four national campaigns
and was successful in three being de
feted for recollection in 1850 by his Vice
President, Thomas Jefferson. Thomas A
Hendricks was vice-pre sidential candi
date with Tilden in 1876 and with Cleve
land in 1881, after having been nominate,
as presidential candidate in 1872, thougl
he withdrew Andrew jackson and Gro
Yer Cleveland are the only men who wer
three times candidates before the peopl
for the presidency. and each was success
, full twice.
II is an unfortunate fact that the per
sonal relations between our President
and Vice presidents have seldom bee
particularly cordial. The former ofto
resented the ambitions of the latter, an
certainly ignored the claims to recoyni
ton as a factor in administration policies
This was especially true of Lincoln an
Iian,in and of Cleveland and Hendricks
and of Cleveland and Stevenson. thong
Hendricks died before the situation 90
. beyond mere comment Harrison an
Morton got along fairly we'll becaus
Morton m de no EFFORT to cncroach upo
presidential territory. No two men /
the Sc offices. however, have ever been :
cordial in their relations and unified |