Evening star., 1900-11-08

the Union of the states of Missis-
slppi, Illinois, Alabama and Missouri.
had hitherto constituted part of
Massachusetts. had now succeeded in
the desire they had felt for some time
To nave themselves detached from Massa-
chusetts and erected into a new state
One elector in Mississippi one in Pennsyl-
Vanla and one in Tennessee failed to appear
and vote. So only 132 votes were cast. Thus
twenty-four states voted at the ninth cleo
uon, having 30 electoral votes. OF these
Monroe received all except one which was
cast for John Quincy Adams by an elector
IN New hampshire, who declared that no
one should share with Washington the
honor OF unanimous election. Tompkins
received rs votes. Richard Stockton of
New Jersey former United States sena-
tor, received eight votes in Massachusetts:
Daniel Rodney of Delaware, former gov
ernor and later United States senator
received the four votes of that state One
Maryland elector voted for Richard G.
Harper, who was voted for by the Della
ware electors at the previous election. The
elector OF New Hampshire who voted for
Adams for President also voted for Rich
ard Rush of Pennsylvania, who had been
attorney general of the United States, and
who was destined for future cabinet hon
ors, for Vice President.
Tenth Election.
There having been no party divisions at
the election of 1920, the nomination of can
entire failure. a SHINY attended caucus
named William H. Crawford of Georgia
for President and Albert Gallatin of Penn
sylvania for Vice President No heed was
paid to its action. The campaign degen-
Grated into personal contest, in which the
leading candidates for President We're An
drew jackson of Tennessee, John Quincy
Adams of Massachusetts, William II. Craw-
ford and Henry Clay of Kentucky Gala
TN dropped entirely out of the running.
Twenty-four states voted, having PSI cleo
toral votes Electors were chosen by the
legislatures in Delaware, Georgia, Lou
ISiana, New York, South Carolina and Yer
mont. OF the electoral vote Jackson had
W, Adams 81, Crawford IL and Clay 81.
AS no candidate had a ma iority of the
electoral vote, the election devolved upon
the House of Representatives. which was
limited in its choice to the three highest
candidates. Adams received the votes of
thirteen states, Jackson of seven and Craw-
ford of four. For Vice President John c.
Calhoun of South Carolina received 1s2
electoral votes and was elected. Nathan
Sanford of New York, United States sena-
tor both before and after this election
received 30 votes for Vice President I from
Kentucky. from New York and 16 from
Ohio. Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina
the original father of the House. received
"A votes from Virginia. Martin Van Bu-
rem OF New York received nine votes from
Georgia Andrew Jackson received 13,
from Connecticut, 1 from Maryland 3 from
Missouri and from New Hampshire
Henry Clay received from Delaware One
eleetor in Rhode Island failed to appear
and vote for any one for Vice President
Since the Tenth Election.
The tenth election closes the perior when
the electoral vote furnishes the only means
of gauging election and the eleventh begins
that in which the popular vote assumes i'm
pcrtance, even if not the determining fac
tor In the result. The latter period has al
ready been reviewed in these columns In
this latter period the candidate receiving
the greater number of popular votes has
also received a majority of the electoral
votes. though there have been exceptions
AT the tweuty-third election, 1875 Samuel
j. Tilden had majority of 1:J0 900 of the
popular vote, but after a contest lasting
almost to the hour Of inaugura ton his op-
pcnent Rutherford 3. Hayes. was declared
elected. the electoral vote standing 1S5 to
1Si. The admission of Colorado In that
year. with the three votes which were cast
for Hayes, was the real determining factor
il this election. 1t was admitted by dem
ocrat1c House and a republican Senate
Those Presidents who received less than a
majority of the popular vote are commonly
sI;oken of minority Presidents, though
of course, they had majority of the cleo
toral vote. The first of these was John
Quincy Adams, national republican: Polk
Buchanan and Cleveland the latter both
times). democrats; Lincoln, Hayes. Gar
field and Harrison, republicans. OF course
these minority Presidents were made such
by the presence of minor parties who car
ried away enough popular votes to leave
the successful candidate in a minority of
that vote, except in the case Of Hayes and
Tilden. All of which but emphasizes the
fact that 1t Is the electoral vote that counts.
EDWARD WRIGHT BRADY.