The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
How Maryland Has Cast Her
Electoral Vote.

| lOllONSs
l7S9-George Washington, of
Virginia. and Robert Hanson
Harrison, of Maryland, 6 votes.
1793-GeOrge Washington and
John Adams, s votes.
1197-John Adams, Z; Thomas
Pinckney, 4; Thomas Jefferson.
4; Aaron Burr, 3; John Henry, of
Maryland, ..
1S9l-John Adams, 5; C. C.
Pinckney, 5; Thomas Jeffer son,
.; Aaron Burr, 5.
The tie vote of the electors for
jefferson and Burr in 1901 threw
the election for President into
the House Of Representatives
and caused a change in the cleo
toral system. The twelfth
amendment to the Constitution
was adopted requiring the Flee
tors to vote separately for Presi-
dent and Vice President, but not
altering the system otherwise.
This constitutional recognition
OF the existence of parties fixed
the future nudity of the Electors.
and their nullity gradually oh,
Scured the position of the PreSi
dent of the Senate. Before 1901
no one knew positively what the
vote of any Elector was until
the certificate was opened; after
that year the votes of the Flee
tors were really known before
they were cast, and for several
months before they were formally
counted by the President of the
Senate.
1S05-ThOmas jefferson f % r
President and Geora e Clinton
for Vice. President. o votes each:
G. G. Pinckney and Rufus King,
(Federalists), . votes each.
1S09-James Madison an d
George Clinton, 9; G. G. Pinck
ney and Rufus King, ..
1S13-James Madison and Ed
ridge Gerry, s; De Witt Clinton
and Jared lngersoll (Federalists) g,
D. :"
1S17-James Monroe and
Daniel ID. Tompkins, Demo
crats), s.
1921 = James Monroe (Presi-
dent), II; Daniel ID. Tompkins
(Nice Presidency, 10: Robe t
Goodloe Harper, of Maryland, l.
1S25-For President, Andrew
jackson, s; John q. Adams, 3;
William II. Crawford, /. For
Vice President, John G. Calhoun,
10; Andrew jackson, l.
1S29-President Andrew Jack
son, 5; John Q. Adams, 6. Vice
President. John G. Calhoun. 5:
Richard Rush. 6.
1S33-President. Andrew Jack
son, 3; Henry Clay, ). Vice
President, Martin Van Buren,. 3;
John Sergeant, 5.
1S37-William Henry Harri
son and John Tyler, 10.
4! lS4l-William Henry Harrison
and John Tyler, 10.
1Sl5-Henry Clay and Tn.
FrelinghySen, s.
1S49-Zachary Taylor and
Willard Fillmore, s.
1858 - Franklin Pierce a n d
William r. King, 5.
1357-Millard Fillmore and A.
j. Donelson, s.
At the election in 1856 Mary
land was carried by the Know
NOthings, and was the only State
to cast its electoral vote for Fill
more and Donaldson.
1S61-John G. Breckenbridge
and Joseph Lane, 5.
1865 = Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew johnson, Z.
1S69-Horatio Seymour and
Frank p. Blair, Z.
lS73-Thomas A. Hendricks
and b. Gratz Brown, 8.
Horace Greedy carried the
State, but died before the Flee
toral College met.
1S77-Samuel j. Tilden and
Thomas A. Hendricks, s.
1SS1-Winfeld S. Hancock and
William II. English, 8.
1885 = Grover Cleveland and
Thomas A. Hendricks, s.
1SS9-Grover Cleveland and
Allen G.. Thurman, s.
1S93-Gr1ver Cleveland and
Adlai f. Stevenson, s.
1S97-William Mckinley and
Garrett A. Hobart, s.
1901-William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt.
In the beginning the Maryland
Electors were chosen on cen.
eral ticket as at present, but in
1875, at the suggestion of Gov
ernor Stone, the law was chang
ed and the vote was by districts.
| This method continued for about
90 years, when the general ticket
was resumed.
A Night of Terror.