The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-15
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PRESIDENTS AND POLITICAL PARTIES.
From Washington to Jefferson there
was really but one political party-the
Federalist. AT the first and second
presidential elections there was but one
candidate, Washington, who received
all the electoral votes. Previous TO
1904, each eector voted for two candi-
dates for President. The one who re-
ceived the largest number of votes was
declared President, and the one who re-
ceived the next largest, vice-president.
Electoral votes at the first election
were: George Washington, 50; John
Adams, Mass, 81; John Jay, N. S.,
8: R. H. Harrison, Md, g.; John Rut-
ledge, S. c., 6; John Hancock, Mass,
4; George Clinton, N. T., 3; Samuel
Huntington, Conn.,, 2; John Milton,
Ga, 2; James Armstrong, Ga, Benja-
min Lincoln, Mass, and Edward Tel
fair, &C., one vote each. Washington
was on all the tickets, and he was
therefore unanimously elected. John
Adams had the second highest number
of votes, and was therefore elected
vice. president.
There was no such thing as a presi-
days, and no one but Washington was
thought of for President.
At the second election in 1892, Geo.
Washington, Federalist, was again
unanimously elected, receiving 1872
votes. For vice president, John dams,
Federalist, received II votes; George
Clinton, N. Y, Republican, so; Thomas
Jefferson, Va, Republican, 4; Aeron
Burr, N. Y, Republican, 2 votes. John
Adams was chosen vice president.
AT the third election in 1876, John
Adams, Federalist, received II votes,
Thomas Jefferson, Republican, 6S;
Thomas Pickney, S. c., Federalist,
50; Aaron Burr, Republican, 30; Sam
uel Adams, Mass, Republican, 10;
Oliver Ellsworth, Conn, Independent,
Il; George Clinton, Republican, z;
John Jay, Federalist, 5; james Ire
dell, N. c., Federalist, 3; George
Washington, John Henry of Nd, and S.
johnson of N. c., all Federalists, vote
each. John Adams was chosen presi-
dent, and Thomas Jefferson vice presi-
dent.
AT the third election, in 1900, Thorn
as Jefferson, Republican, received 70
votes; Aaron Burr, Republican, 70;
John Adams, Federalist, IS; Charles
G. Pinckney, S. c., Federalist, Ga;
John Jay, Federalist, l vote. There
being tie vote for Jefferson and Burr,
the choice devolved upon the House of
Representatives. Jefferson received the
votes Of 10 states, and Burr of q. So
Jefferson was chosen president and
Burr vice president.
If all the Republicans had voted for
Jefferson or Burr, the Republican can
didate would have received 146 votes
and would have been elected.
At the fourth election in 1904, the
constitution had been amended 80 that
each elector voted for president and a
vice-president, instead of for two can
didates for President. The result was
as follows: For President, Thomas
Jefferson, Republican, 1862; Charles G.
Pinckney, Federalist, IA. For vice.
president, George Clinton, Republican,
1862; Rufus King, N. Y, Federalist, ID.
Jefferson and Clinton were elected.
At the fifth election in 1908, James
Madison, Republican, received 1872;
Charles G. Pinckney, Federalist, Al
For vice-president, George Clinton
Republican, received 113; Rufus King
FederalIst, Al; John Langdon, N. H.
8; James Madison, 3; James Monroe, 8
Madison was chosen President, anC
Clinton vice-president.
AT the sixth election in 1912, Madi
son, Republican, received 1913; De Wit
Clinton, N. Y, Federalist, SO. Fol
vice-president, Elbridge Gerry, Mass.
Republican, 13l; Jared Ingersoll Penn.
Federalist, Sc. Madison was chosen
president and Gerry, vice-president.
AT the seventh election, 1916, James
Monroe, Republican, received 1873: Ru
fus King, Federalist, 81. For vice
president, Daniel D. Tompkins, N. Y.
Republican, received 1888; John Edgar
Howard, Md, Federalist, %; James
Ross, Penn, 5; John Marshall, Va,
Robert G. Harper, Md, 3. Monro,
waslchosen President, and Tompkins
vice president.
The "era of good feeling" prevailed
at the eighth election, 1920, and James