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called upon to decide between them, the
balloting being by states. The balloting be-
gan February IL and continued until Feb
ruary H. 1901, thirty-six ballots being cast
On the last ballot ten states voted for JET
ferson, four for Burr. two blank, thus elect
ing Jefferson who had a majority of the
states. Burr became Vice President Elect
ors were chosen by the legislatures IN
Connecticut. Delaware. New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina ana
Vermont.
Fifth Election.
Before the fifth election came the Consti-
tuition had been amended so that electors
voted on separate ballots for President and
Vice President. The congressional caucus
of the neutrality-suspicious. renominated
jefferson, and with him. for Vice Presi-
dent. George Clinton of New York. The
federaists named Charles C. Pinckney of
South Carolina and Rufus King Of New
York. Seventeen states voted with 1i6
electoral votes. Ohio had been admitted
with three votes. The rest of the increase
came from the reapportionment of repre-
sentatives in Congress based upon the cen
sus of 1900. jefferson and Clinton received
1872 electoral votes and Pinckney and KING
fourteen. The federalists carried only the
states of Connecticut and Delaware and
two districts in Maryland, that state for
many years choosing those of its electors
corresponding to the representatives in the
congressional districts. This is undoubted-
ly the most crushing defeat any party ever
received, unless that administered to the
wings in 1852 may be deemed proportionate-
ly as disastrous. Electors were chosen by
the legislatures in Connecticut, Delaware,
Georgia. New York. South Carolina, Ten
nessee and Vermont.
Sixth Election.
When the time for the sixth election ar
rived Jefferson decided to follow the ex-
ample set by Washington not to serve
third term. His party thereupon nominated
James Madison of Virginia for President
and renominated Clinton for Vice Presf-
dent. The federalists named the ticket of
four years before. Madison received 122
for President and Clinton 113 for Vice Pres
ident: cne elector in Kentucky failed to
appear and vote. The six electors of Yer
mont and the three of Ohio voted for Mad
ison for President. and for john Langdon
of New Hampshire, the first president pro
tempore of the Senate for Vice President
Clinton. however. had his feelings soothed
for falling behind his leader by the fact that
six of the electors of New York voted for
him for President. These electors divided
their votes for Vice President equally be-
tween Madison and Monroe. Pinckney and
King received forty-Seven votes each Elect
ors were chosen by the legislatures in Con-
nectlcut. Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts,
New York, South Carolina and Vermont.
Seventh Election.
Madison received the unanimous vote OF
the caucus of his party for denomination at
the seventh election. Clinton being dead
Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, from
whose surname the word "gerrymander'
was formed, was nominated for Vice Pres.-
dent. The federalists nominated Dewitt
Clinton of New York, one of the most emf
nent sta tesmen of his time and Jared In
gersoll of Pennsylvania, an eminent jurist
Eighteen states voted, having 21S electoral
votes Louisiana had been admitted with
three votes and the rest of the increase
came from the new apportionment OF
representatives under the census of 1910
Madison and Gerry received 12S electoral
votes, Clinton and IngersolI eighty -nine
one elector in Ohio failing to appear and
vote. Electors were chosen by the legisla-
lures in Kentucky, Delaware, Georgia,
Louisiana, New jersey, New York North
Carolina, South Carolina and Vermont.
Eighth Election
Madison being ineligible for reelection un-
der the unwritten law which limits the Presi-
dent to two terms, if he can get the second
one. the democratic-republican caucus nomi-
mated for President James Monroe of Virgin
la over William H. Crawford of Georgia
and Daniel Tompkins, governor of New York
during the second war with England, over
Simon Snyder, governor OF Pennsylvania.
The federaists made practically no fight.
They supported Rufus King of New York
for President and had no candidate for
Vice President. Monroe and Tompkins re-
received 1S3 electoral votes. King received
thirty-four. For Vice President, John Eager
Howard of Maryland, one of the heroes OF
the revolution and federalist leader. re-
ceived the twenty-five votes of Massachu
setts; Connecticut divided hers between
James Ross of Pennsylvania, a former
United States Senator, and John Marshall
of Virginia, chief justice of the Supreme
Court, and Delaware gave her three to
Robert G. Harper of Maryland, who had re-
signed from the Senate to be candidate for
Vice President. One elector in Delaware
and three In Maryland failed to appear and
by the legislatures in Connecticut, Della
ware, Georgia, Indiana. Louisiana, Mas
sachusetts, New York. South Carolina and
Vermont When Congress came to witness
the opening of the votes by the Vice Presi-
dent objection was made to counting the
vote from Indiana on the ground that it
was not yet a state OF the Union. There
was some debate upon the proposition, but
Indianas vote was counted. This was the
first time any objection was made to the
reception or counting Of the vote OF any
state or what purported to be the vote of a
state Of the Union.
Ninth Election.
Monroe's two terms as President COM
prises the period known in American poll
tics as the "era Of good feeling" The
slight opposition he had met with in 1916
had entirely died out four years later at
the ninth election. There was no opposf-
ton to him and practically none to Vice
President Tompkins. No one was romf-
mated against them. The close Of the war
OF II led to q very large immigration into
the western and southwestern territories
One consequence was the admission Into