The evening times., 1900-07-09

Conventions for the nomination OF Presi-
Dental and Vice Presidential candidates
and the adoption Of party platforms were
Republic OF the United States II was not
until 1872. in fact. that all Presidential
candidates were nominated by national
conventions, and one OF these conventions,
that % the Young National Republicans.
was held in Washington May Il. 1892.
The first Presidential election which &C.
CURED in the States that had ratified the
Constitution was on the first Wednesday
in January (the Tth), 1859, and on the
first Wednesday in February the electors
made choice for President and Vice Presl-
dent The vote as counted on April 6.
1879. was: George Washington, Of Vir-
ginia. So; John Adams. OF Massachusetts,.
"a; Samuel Huntington. Of Connecticut. 8:
John Jay. OF New York. 9: John Hancock.
Of Massachusetts. (: R. H. Harrison, OF
Maryland. 6: George Clinton. Of New York,
3; John Rutledge. OF South Carolina. 6;
John Milton. OF Georgia. g James Arm
strong. Of Georgia, I. edward Telfair. Of
Georgia. l. Benjamin Lincoln. OF Mas
sachusetts. ! There was no convention.
voted but there appears 20 be no record
Of the popular vote Electors were chosen
BY the Legislatures OF Connecticut. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware South
Carolina. and Georgia. II was in the cleo
ton Of 1892 that party organization began
to manifest itself. the anti FedeI ali5t5
uniting and taking the name OF The Demo-
cratic Republican party. Beth the FEEDER
alists and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SUD
ported Washington for a second term. hut
in the matter Of the Vice Presidency the
FedsraliCjs supported John Adams and The
DemocrsticRepublicans George CLIFTON, OF
Kew York The election occurred on No
yembeT s. 1882. and the vote as counted on
February l3 1888. was. Washington. 139:
John Adams. u. George Clinton. so;
Thomas Jefferson. l. and Aaron Burr. l.
IN the election OF 1896. although there
WIS neither convention, platform nor nom
inetion, the Democrats supported JeneTs
and Burr and the Federalists Adams aud
Pineknoy. Adams receiving Il votes and
jefferson Is. In the election OF 1900 he
candidates were selected by a caucus OF
pembers OF Congress. the Federal-sts
again putting forth Adams and PinckEey
and the Democrats Jefferson and Burr. The
election took place OF November (. and the
vote as counted on February II. 1901. was:
jefferson 3. Burr %. Adams s.. PinCkney
81 and Jay l.
No one having received q majority Of the
votes cast. the House proceeded on the
same day 70 elect a President and Vice
President.
On the first ballot eight States voted for
Thomas Jefferson. six for Burr. and the
votes OF Two were divided The baIloting
continued until Tuesday. February L,
whey on the thirtv-sixth ballot ten States
voted for Jefferson. four for Burr. and two
in blank
TIE candidates OF the two parties in the
campaign OF 1904. lS0S. 1872 and 1916 were
nominated by Congressional caucuses. but
in the election Of 1920 no candidates were
nominated in this way by reason Of the fact
that there was 10 opposition 10 the re-
election OF Monroe and ThompkiIs-
Before the Presidential campaign OF tS24
Al effort wss made 70 revive the caucus
system but without avail and il is said OF
TIE election that it was a personal CON
tess between Henry Clay. John Quincy Ad-
am William H. Crawford. and Andrew
Ckson. John C Calhoun being generally
supported for the Vice Presidency. Ths
vote for President was: jackson 90: ADJ
ans 81. Crawford. Al. aud Clay. - The
vote for Vice President was: John c. Cai-
houn. IS2. Nathan Sanford, OF New York.
80. Nathaniel Macon. Of North CaroIinz
q; Andrew Jackson, Is; Martin Van BL-
rem =: Henry Clay. 2. None OF the Pres.-
Nenlldl CaIuluAtes E6NiuS a udJOIAlg Alc
election was by the House OF Representa-
tives. and. thirteen States voting for Ad-
ans seven for Jackson. and four for
Crawford. Adams was elected Calhoun
was chosen Vice President b. the electoral
college Tse popular vote of the election
Of 1924 Is the first of which there appears
10 be a record. IL was as follows: Jackson.
l55. .s72 Adams, los. .321; Crawford 442S2;
Clay. 1852
In the election OF 1923 the candidates were
chosen BY common consent. the Legisla'
lures Of several CT the States having ex-
pressed q choice The Democrats named
Jackson and Calhoun and the National Re-
publicans or Wings. named John Quincy
Adams end Richard Rush The electaraI
vote for Jackson was lis and for Adams
sS. and the electoral vote for Calhoun was
III and for Rush So. The popular vote
was jackson, 647 23l. and Adams. 500 097
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