The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11

nois. Alabama and Missouri. The people OF
Maine. a region which had hitherto con-
stituted part of Massachusetts. had now
succeeded in the desire they felt for some
time. TO have themselves detached from
Massachusetts and erected into new
State. Thus twenty-four States voted at
the ninth election. having 235 electoral
votes. One elector i'm Mississippi, one in
Pennsylvania and one ia Tennessee failed
10 appear and vote. So only 90 votes were
cast. OF these Monroe received all except
one. which was cast for John Quincy
Adams by an eiector I'm New Hampshire,
who clared that no one should share
with Washington the honor OF an unani-
nous election. Tompkins received us votes.
Richard Stockton. of New Jersey, former
United States senator, received eight votes
in Massachusetts: Daniel Rodney. of Della
ware, a former Governor and later a United
States senator received the four votes of
that State. One Maryland elector voted for
Richard G.. Harper. who was voted for by
the Delaware electors at the previous cleo
tion. The elector of New Hampshire. who
voted for Adams for President. also voted
for Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, who
had been attorney general OF the United
States, and who was destined for future
Cabinet honors, for Vice President.
TENTH ELECTION.
There having been party division at
the election OF 1920 the nomination of can
didates by congressional caucus proved an
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 degener-
ated into a personal contest, in which the
leading candidates for President were An
drew Jackson of Tennessee, John Quincy
Adams of Massachusetts,, William III. Craw-
ford and Henry Clay of Kentucky. GaIlatin
dropped entirely out of the running. Twen-
ty-four States voted, having 261 electoral
votes. Electors were chosen by the Iegisla-
lures in Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana,
New York, South Carolina and Vermont.
OF the electoral vote Jackson had &c.
Adams 81. Crawford IL and Clay 81. AS no
candidate had majority of the electoral
vote the election devolved on the House OF
Representatives, which was limited I'm its
choice TO the three highest candidates.
Adams received the votes of thirteen States
Jackson Of seven and Crawford 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 senator both before
and after this election, received thirty
votes for Vice President-seven from Ken
lucky, seven from New York sixteen from
Ohio. Nathaniel Macon, of North Caro-
lima. the original father of the House. re-
ceived twenty-fOur votes from Virginia.
Martin Van Buren,, of New York received
nine votes from Georgia. Andrew Jackson
received thirteen-eight from Connecticut,
one from Maryland, three from Missouri
and one from New Hampshire. Henry Clay
received two from Delaware. One eIector
in Rhode Island failed to appear and vote
for any one for Vice President
SINCE THE TENTH ELECTION.
The tenth election closes the period when
the electoral vote furnishes the only means
of gauging elections and the eleventh be-
gins that in which the popular vote as
sumes Importance, even if not the deter
mining factor in the result. The latter
period has already been reviewed in these
columns. In this latter period the candi-
dates receiving the greater number of pop
ular votes has also received a majority of
the electoral votes, though there have been
exceptions. At the twenty election.
1876. Samuel ]. Tilden had a majority of
10000 of the popular vote, but after a con-
test lasting almost to the hour of inaugui-
ration his opponent Rutherford b. Hayes
was declared elected, the electoral vote
standing 1S5 to 1S4. The admission of Colo
RADIO in that year with three votes. which
were cast for Hayes, was the real deter
mining factor in this election. 1t was adj
mitted by a Democratic House and Re-
publican Senate. Those Presidents who re-
ceived less than majority of the popular
vote are commonly spoken of as minority
Presidents, though. of course. they had a
majority of the electoral vote. The first
of these was John Quincy Adams. National
Republican; Polk. Buchanan and Cleveland
(the latter both tines, Democrats; Lincoln
Hayes Garfield and Harrison, Republicans
OF course, these minority Presidents were
made such by the presence of minor par
ties. who carried away enough popular
votes TO leave the successful candidate in
minority of that vote, except i'm the case
of Hayes and Tilden. All of which but
emphasizes the fact that it Is the electoral
vote that counts.
EDWARD WRIGHT BRADY.