The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-15
I'm Office Held by
Eminent americans
From the New York Sun.

lie TALK we hear now about the practical
irsignifcance of the vice president of The
4 United States ard the unftness of the post
for statesmanlike abilities has no justiica-
tion in the history of that exalted office. From
the very foundation of the republic the place
has been occupied by an unbroken succession Of
men of a distinction in political annals not
exceeded by that Of the presidents themselves.
OF the twcnty-four men who have held the of.
fee Of vice president, four-John Tyler, Mllaid
Fillmore, Andrew johnson and Chester Alan Ar
thur. have succeeded TO the presidency through
the death of the elected occupants and three
John Adams, Thomas jefferson and Martin Van
Burcn-haye been elected subsequently to the
presidency. Here is the whole list and it will
he seen tc contain the names Of men ilustTious
in our history:
John Adams. William r. King.
Thomas Jefferson. john G. Breckenridge.
Aaron Burr Hannibal Hamlin.
George Clinton. Andrew johnson.
ElbridGe Gerry. Schuyler ColfaX. =.
Daniel d. Tompkins William A. Wheeler.
John c. Calhoun. Chester A. Arthur
Martin Van Buren. Thomas A. Hendricks.
Richard NJ. johnson. Levi p Morton.
John Tyler AGlai 4. Stevenson.
George NJ. Dallas. Garret A. Hobart.
Mllard Fillmore
familiar to everybody. George Clinton ought
to be as well known, more especially to New
Workers. but probably his is mere name TO
most Of this generation, though in his time he
was one Of ehe great political pesonages Of
this state, Of which he was the first governor,
in l777, and held the Office by successive cleo
tions until 1895, and afterward, in 1901 vas
again elected TO the place. His political influ-
cnce in this state was always commanding. u
he had lived in our time he would have been
called a boss; for he represented one OF the
three great families, which up to the beginning
OF this century struggled for the political
mastery-the Liyngstons, the Schuylers and the
Clintons
Elbrdge Gerry was famous in the revolution.
AIRY history of Massachusetts,; was a delegate TO
the continental congress associated with Han.
cock and the Adamses, was one OF the signers
Of the declaration of independence, and as
governor Of Massachusetts, gave his name to the
partisan districting OF a state, known as gerry
Wandering. A notable figure in our history
was Elbridge Gerry,
Daniel ID. Tompkins was a parsonage in New
York; a graduate OF Columbia college, a dis,
tinguished lawyer of this town, a Judge Of the
Supreme court, governor Of the state in sue.
cessiye terms from 1907 to 1917, and great po.
litical leader. lie burdened himself with a
load OF debt by most honorably pledging his
personal credidt TO sustain the government dur.
ing the war of 1872, the New York banks hay.
ing refused to lend money on United States
treasury notes without his endorsement In
1917, before resigning the goyernorship to take
the vice presidency, he sent a message to the
legislature recommending that day he fixed
for the abolition Of slavery in the state, and
accordingly the assembly deereed that all
slaves should be free after July 4, 1927 Tomp.
kins was an abler man than James Monroe,
who was elected president, but the northern