The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-25
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT VICE
PRESIDENTS.OF The UNITED STATES.
From John Adams, the Running Mate. OF
Washington t. the Late Garret q. f1o-
bart Something Of Their Per
sonal characteristics.

It being certain IN all human probability
that President Mckinley and Colonel W.
J. Bryan will be the respective candidates
OF the Republican and Democratic Daf1les
next fall for the presidency. and that the
nominations VII be by acclama,ion, ms
TACT gives unusual interest at this time,
in view Of the approach of the Repnoii-
can ana Democratic nominating conVen-
tons to the vice-Presidency
This office was provided dor oy me
Constitution TO ensure succession IN Inc
Presidency, yet 1t 50 happens ihat curing
a part OF eleven Of the terms OF the Pres
idency OF the United States. as 1xeo py
the Constitution, the Vice-Prcs!dential Of
rfcr ms been vacant. Tho first Vice
President to die In Office was George Gin
ton, OF New York. who died April 70.
ISL. The next ce-President to die dur
ing his term of Office was ElbridGe Ger.
~ OF Massachusetts,. who died Novem-4
Der q. aS14. And thus 1t happened that
at this early day in the history OF me
Government. during Mr.. Madison's admin
istration. there were no incumbents an the
yice-Presiaentia1 chair. John c. Calhaun,
OF South Carolina, was the yice-President
under John Quincy Adams, serving dur
ing the whole of Mr.. Adams term, and
was chosen yice-President when Andrew
jackson was elected President In 1S29. but
Mir. Calhoun resigned IN 1851 to accept
an election TO the United States Senatc.
The next vacancy in the E1ce-Pres!den-
iial Office occurred on the Attn OF April,
ISL, when John Tyler, OF Virginia, sue
cecded TO the Presidency on the death of
General William Henry Harrison. who
served as President but one month. When
Mr. TYLER reached Washington in April,
lSaI to assume the duties OF the Pres-
idency, for at the time of President Har-
rison's death DE was at his nome at
Charles City county, Va. Many sugges-
lions were made to him as TO the uue ne
should, assume. Some suggesting mat
he should declare himself the acting Pres
ident. others vicc-President. acting as
President Mr.. Tyler promptly declared
himself the President Of the United STATES,
and the precedent has been followed oy
the other three N1ce-Presidents. who nave
succeeded to the Presidential Office. by
reason of the deaths OF the Presioents
chosen by the people.
WILLARD FILLMORE
The next vacancy in the Vice-Prcsiden-
tial Office occurred on the 9th of July. 1850
when Zachary TAYLOR, then President OF
the United States, died, and Millard Fill
more who had been chosen V1ce-PreSl-
dent. with TAYLOR as President at the cleo
ton in 1S4S, assumed the Presidential Oh
flee.
In 1852 Franklin Pierce, of New lamp
shire. was chosen President OF the United
States and William r. King. then a SEN
.ator of the United States and citizen OF
Alabama, was chosen Nice-President. MI
King was in feeble health. went to Cuba
An the winter of 1853. was sworn into ONCE
there. and died beyonds the limits OF the
United States on the 18th of April. 1851.
IN 1853, during the civil war, Abraham
Lincoln was renominatcd for president
1Jo,& hal M
lin, who had been chosen on the ticket
with Lincoln in 1860 was dropped and
Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, was chosen
President of the United States. AS
every school-boy knows, the death OF the
great and lamented Lincoln on the l3tn
.of April, 1sG5, devolved the Presidential Of
flee on Andrew Johnson, OF tennessee,
who served until March 4, 1869
In 1S7s Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts,
was nominated by the Republicans for
the Vice-PresJdency. as the running mate
of General Grant for the Presidency Inc
Grant and Wilson ticket was successful.
Mr.. Wilson died at the capital of the ma
ton on the ed Of November, 1850.
In 1850, the Republicans of the United
States nominated James A. Garnelo anu
Chester A. Arthur for President and wee
President, respectively. The ticker was
successful and Garfield was inausurated
under, as WAS supposed. happy omens,
March 4, 1sS1. But on July 1851, ne was
stricken by Griteau's bullet and fingered
unconscious until the 18Th OF september,
1881 when ne died, so that for more than
two months and a half, the stricken Pres
ident was unable TO discharge slnsie
duty, and yet the Government moved
along in its accustomed groves and no de-
.rinoent befell the republic. Chester A.
Arthur became President on the 19th OF
September, 1SS1, and again was the VICE
Presidential Office vacant.
TdIE OFFICE VACANT.
In 1854, Grover Cleveland. Of New iork,
and Thomas A. Hendricks, OF lnoiana'
were nominated Of President ana wee
President respectively. They were CHOSEN
by, the people and duly inaugurated. But
in Ass, November 25th, Mr.. Hendricks
died at his home in indianapolis. and again
The yice-Presidential office became and
remained vacant, for there is no power
under the Constitution, to I'LL q vacancy
In the vice-Presideacy. And lastly he
death of the ylce-President OF the Onteu
States. Carrot A. Hobart who was chosen
with President Mckinley in 1886. occurred
An November last Mr. Hobart was the
first citizen OF New Jersey ever 70 occups
This hics, Office, though in 1874. Theodore
1relinEhuysen was the running mate OF
Henry Clay, ms In 1856. William l.. Dayton
was the running mat OF John G. Fremont,
vet both were defeated. Aaron Burr. who
was yice-President under Jefferson's hrst
administration from 1So1-ea. was born IN
New Jersey, but was citizen OF Nc"
York at the time of his election TO ana
p.nIlst nc held the office of Vice-President
Altogether the vice-Presidentlal Office has
been a,nfilled for over 30 years of the IL,
eince the first election OF Washington as
President. or more than one-fourth OF the
tirne. New York has had one-taifd or
eight OF the twenty-four Vice-Presidents
OF the United States. to-wit: Aaron Burr,
THE TYPE OF THE PREVAILING
GRIP.
From New York IIeraldo
ALTHOUGH Grip prevailed in mild form
during the late autumn months, 1t has