Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
SOME DATA ABOUT
VICE PRESIDENTS
FIVE HAVE BECOME EXECUTIVES
ONE SECURED RE-ELEc-
TON.
wEBsTER'S TWO CHANCES.
Great Statesnan's Life Ambition Could
Have Been Realized Had He Ac-
cepted Second Place.
TYLER AND JOHNSON UNPOPULAR.

The vice president of the United
States has two functions TO perform
he nresiIes over the Senate and sue
eAeds to the Presidents Office. should
If he vacated by death or disability, by
i,npeachment or by resignation. As heir
10 the presidency, he must possess the
SAME qualifications as the President.
He must be native born citizen of the
United States. 35 years of age, and have
been for fourteen years resident within
the United States. He is chosen at the
same time. in the same manner and by
rha same electors as the President In
view of the fact that nve of the twenty
FIVE men who have been elected Presi-
don't have died during their term of
office. thus permitting five men who had
heen elected to the second place TO reach
the first. it would seem that much care
would be given TO the selection of the
vice presidential candidate. In practice
+his has not been so Two of the vice
presidents elevated to the chief magis-
tracy through the death of Presidents
have signally discounted the party to
which they owed their office by opposing
its policies
of the FIVE each cherished the natural
ambition to succeed himself in the regu-
lar manner. But of them all only one,
Theodore Roosevelt, has realized the
ambition.
Opposed Own Parties.
John Tyler of Virginia and Andrew
Johnson of Tennessee, had too fla
GRAVITY opposed the parties which elect
ed them vice presidents to hope for a
nomination to the higher Office. Ches-
Ter A. Arthur, nominated with James
A. Garfield TO soothe Roscoe Conkling'S
disappointment in not. securing n third
term domination for Gen. Grant, hoped
for conlmendation, but failed to win it.
Willard Fillmore and Theodore Roose-
welt received the presidential nomination
through the regular channels, but Fill
more failed of election. But one man.
first made President through the death
of his predecessor, has later been elected
10 the office. Other Presidents have,
however, served as vice president before
reaching the higher Office. John Adams,
vice president while George Washington
presided as chief executive, succeeded
Washington to the high office.
He was in turn succeeded by his vice
president Thomas Jefferson. Andrew
Jackson, who called the first DeU.ocratic
national convention in order chat it
might nominate Martin Van Buren, as
vice president on the Democratic ticket
with him, practically named Van Buren,
as his successor. These three, with the
u five who succeeded through the accident
eli death, make a total of eight vice pres
ments who have assembled to the presi-
\ deucy.
Webster's Two Chances.
When William Henry Harrison of
Ohio, was named as the Wing candi-
date in 1910, John Tyler, who had al
4 ways displayed Democratic sympathies,
I though he had been of the Calhoun fac
ton and so opposed to Jackson and Van
u Buren,. wept because Henry Clay, who
was the favorite Wing candidate, had
n been kept from his own. After several
nHayailing efforts 70 get someone to take
the nomination for vice president, Tyler
Was named for it III the hope that he
II 'yCald win the votes Of those Democrats
opposed to Van Buren,. Thurlow Weed
81 bad asked Daniel Webster if he would
8 consent to be the nominee for vice presi-
u dent on the ticket with Harrison, but
" Webster refused. as he did eight years
later, when Zachary Taylor was the
81 presidential candidate. Had he accepted
VI the nomination either time he would
n have realized his lifelong desire of being
IL President, for both Harrison and Taylor
died before the expiration of their term
N Of office.
81 John Tyler succeeded President Har-
g rSon in less than a month after the in
n auguration. He was the first vice presi-
81 dent TO attain the presidency through the
death Of his predecessor.
Gen. Harrison's cabinet had decided
81 that Tyler's official title should be vice
81 president" But he decided otherwise
Nj aud declared himself as he was, Presi-
M dent by right of the constitution. All
an TIE cabinet excepting Daniel Webster
resigned. Tyler aroused the fury of the
n wing party, which had nominated and
81 elected him as vice president, by his at
RI utQde toward the tariff and United
81 States bank
Democrats Spurn Tyler.
I'd lie hoped that the Democrats would
gre him the presidential nomination,
# winch his quarrel with his own party
IN pfeeluded him from even asking, but
vas disappointed. Like the two Ad-
M ahSes, he did not attend the Inaugural
s# non Of his successor. 1t is said that he
@ :elt the white house early on the morn
# 'Is OF March and drove to the wharf
" the Potomac river steamer to take
M passage for his Virginia home. The
an "l4t was leaving. Someone called
A Hoa on there, President Tyler is
lining The captain, Clay Wing,
# lnoatea back: "Ex-President Tyler be
5 i@nse@' Let him stay.' ami the pfesi-
'Trdal party was left on the wharf.
Two men nominated for the office of
ma ~ PRESIDENT have refused to accept
ua9hor: At Democratic caucus held
VI l, n y ashington May II. 1912. James
iil@alSgn received the unanimous vote of
'le caucus. 81 votes, for President. John
i-"a-Son OF New Hampshire was nom
- Tor vice president. receiving "a
ne si.e y votes. Langdon declined the
II, IN At second caucus held in
~ Etbridge Gerry was nominated.
@ n1gs,, elected and served as Madison 5
# possible successor.
MI To- Ia the Democratic convention of 1914
3 T -..s4 states Senator Silas Wright Of
}ar, 1'Fk was nominated as vice presi-
H., u the hope that the friends of
z Br-.. baren would be placated. Van
5arti-, Ald been defeated for the presi-
ss s ~ nomination by the enforcement
81 rSat EWo-thrds rule despite the fact
2 Mn commanded a majority.
WI frs, lard Fillmore served three Of the
ela~,.55 EARS 20 which Zachary TAYLOR was
hs ~ Al the Wing convention of 1852
81 aar5;,,s = candidate for the presidential
49, ,5.s ion and on the first ballot com
E foe-rl 1915 votes. One hundred and
o. ee were necessary to a choice.
va. as aity-third ballot Winfield Scott
sa G9lt.ih3ted. In 1886 Fillmore won
asr.,. 'seled nomination, but the Whfg