Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24

John G. Fremont, as its candidate. a.
ready showed a lasty growth.
Senate Elects Vice President.
Only once has it been necessary FOR
The Senate TO exercise its right to elect
the vice president, right conferred bs
lle twelfth amendment ii no candidate
fer the vice presidential office receives 4
majority Of the votes. This happened III
1887. when Richard NJ johnson. nom,
mattel on the same ticket with Martin
Van Buren, received just ODE half of fhe
294 electoral votes The amendment pro-
vides that from the two highest numbers
on the list of those voted tor as vice
president, the Senate shall choose the
vice president. To do So quorum at
senators must be present and a majority
q the whole number is necessary TO Il
Refused by Telegraph.
ne convention of 1914 was the first
% nave its proceedings reported By
teiesfaph' From Baltimore to Washing
Ton the news of Wright's nomination
was sent over the mysterious wire. In
ulenant at what he considered a base
betrayal OF Van Buren,. the senator de-
cHhed the nomination by electric teIe-
graph, thus distinguishing himself as
certainly no man had ever dnne before.
III the twenty-six men VINO have filled
the office Of vice president. four have
been selected for a second term. John
Adams served as Washingtons poten-
tlaI successor throughout the first Pres
iqeht TWO presidential terms. George
Illnton. of New York, a candidate both
times that Adams was chosen. was elect
ed 10 the second place with Jefferson
ana James Madison, dying before the
Close of his second term. Clinton, Will
nam K. King, vice president while
franklin Pierce was president; Henry
W ilson, elected vice president with
Grant the second time: Thomas A. Hen
drlcks and Garret A. Hobart all died
before the completion of their terms Of
ONCE as vice presidents. John G.. Cal
noun, the last of the four men honored
by election to a second term as vic pres
iident, resigned during his term of 6ffice
because OF differences between him and
the President, Andrew Jackson. During
ms hfst term as vice president John
quincy Adams was the executive DAN
lel H. Iompkins, vice president during
Monroes era, served two terms. The
number four is small as compared with
the number of men who have been given
second term as President-ten in ALL
Line of Succession Fixed.
In 1892 Congress passed an act pro-
vlding that the president Of the Senate.
ana after him the speaker of the House,
should succeed to the presidency in case
that the President and vice president
should not be able to perform the duties
Of the office When Vice President
Hendricks died in 1885 it was seen that
the death of the President would place
the government in the hands of the Re
publicans, though the people had voted
that the Democrats should be in power
for four years. In January, 1886, Con-
gfess passed a new presidential success
sion act by which. after the President
and vice president, the members Of the
cabinet succeeded TO the presidency-the
secretary of state, the secretary of the
treasury, the secretary of war. the sec
rotary of the navy, the postmaster gem
eral, the secretary Of the interior and
the attorney general, iii the order of the
creation of the departments down to the
time of the act, which does not include
the later departments of agriculture and
of commerce and labor.-Detroit News.