The National tribune., 1908-07-16
LEWIS CASS.

LEWIS CASS.
the State. He became member OF
the Continental Congress, voted for the
Declaration of Independence, and was
commissioned a Brigadier-General in
the army, but felt that he could be oil
more service as Governor of New York,
to which office he had been elected. He
was remarkably efficient in this position,
overcame the Vaccinations of the Tory
majority, and held the office for Is
years 1t is said that he had the most
troublesome and weighty task OF any
man in the country, except the COM
mander-in-Chief of the Army. lie felt
that his services and abilities made him
worthy of the first place, and he was
among those voted for at the first Pres
idential election. He only received three
votes, however, which did not even put
him in the running for Vice Presi1a
He reappeared as a candidate in the
next election, when his vote was in
creased to so, but he was distanced by
John Adams for the Vice, Presidency.
The third election saw him again in the
field, when he received bur seven cleo
toral votes. This seems to, have dis
gusted him with political life. ond he
retired to private pursuits, but in 1901
York, and in 1904 ran for Vice Presi-
dent on the ticket with Jefferson and
was elected. In 1908 he was candi-
date for President against Madison on
the Republican ticket, and received six
electoral votes to Madison's 122. He
was however, reelected Vice President,
and held that office until his death, April
20, 1912.
Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson had long and
stormy struggle before he finally sue
eeeded to the Presidency. He was first
voted for in 1892, when he received
four electoral votes. Four years later
he got 6S electoral votes, which, being
three less than John Adams. gave him
the Vice Presidency. In 1900 he and
Aaron Burr each received the same
number of votes, 70, and then came
che bitter struggle between them as to
which should be President and which
Vice President This was finally settled
by the House electing Jefferson. In 1904
he had practical walk-over.
Charles C. Pinckney.
est of South Carolinians, had particu
larly long and disappointing quest for
the Presidency. He was a Federalist
and was first voted for by that party in
1900, when he received Ga votes out of
1873, or nine less than would have en-
titled him to the Vice Presidency. The
Federalists renominated him in 1904
when he received but IA votes He was
again the Federalist candidate in 1908.
when he received AZ. Pinckney lives in
the memory of his countrymen for his
manly reply to the French demand for
money, War be 1t. then; millions for
defense. sir, but not one cent for trib-
ute" He came home from France, and
was commissioned Major-General in
the army raised to defend the country.
John @. Adams.
John @. Adams. the "oId Man Flo
quent' of the House of Representatives,
the brilliant, accomplished, cranky old
Yankee. who knew more about public
business than any of his colleagues, and
never let an occasion pass without re-
minding them of 1t, VINO was in every
party and felt himself too good for
each, had many vicissitudes in his quest
for the Presidency The first time he
ran against Monroe and received one
electoral vote. The next time he ran
against Jackson, Crawford and Clay.
and received "a votes to Jackson's 80,
and was elected by the House of Repre-
sentatives, since Jackson had failed to
receive the required majority. The third
| time he ran against Jackson, but only
received SO votes to Jackson's 178. Then
he dismissed the Presidential bee from
| his bonnet, was elected a member of
the House of Representatives from
Massachusetts,. and continued in that
position to his death, passing his time
most agreeably in sticking pins into his
pretentious colleagues. No man in the
House of Representatives knew the
weak spots of those around him as well
as he, nobody could touch them more
successfully. and no one could come off
more VIGOROUSLY in bouts with them.
| Henry Clay.
The man who was oftenest for years
in peoples minds as an ideal President
and who missed that honor by the mer-
est chances, was Henry Clay, the ideal
| politician, leader and orator. Henry
Clay had every element and talent of g
great popular leader. The orphan sor
of poor Baptist preacher, he rose tc
be a great lawyer by sheer force OF
ability and will, and soon drifted into
politics, went to Congress, was soor
elected Speaker of the House, became
a leader of the old Republicans, ant
practically forced the war with Eng
land. In securing the treaty of peac'
he clearly outclassed the British Com
missioners, and brought home unexpect
eddy good terms. In 1924 he was on
of the Republican candidates for Presi
dent, and received 81 votes to 90 TO
Jackson and Al for Crawford, the othe
two Republican candidates. In 1892 h
was the candidate for the Republican
opposed TO Jackson, and received
votes. He was not at first prominent II
the newly-formed Wing Party, and di
not appear as a candidate in 1896, an
e was defeated for the nomination Il
, 1910 by Gen. William H Harrison. L
: 1874 he was the unanimous choice O
4 the Wings. and received 105 votes t
: ITO for James X. Polk. His electio
I had been confidently anticipated. bu
3 his defeat was due to his inJudiciou