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of nearly 100000. and good majority of
electors. 2S having $50, 1J2 being required
to elect. The second ticket had ~, the
third 50. and the fourth but II.
For the twentieth term. 1869. there
were but 23i electoral votes cast, for
eleven southern states were otherwise en-
gagged. In the twenty-five others over
four million votes were cast. Mr. Lincoln,
with Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. re-
publicans. polled in twenty-five states over
2.2OO000 votes with 212 electors. George
B. Mcclellan of New Jersey and George
II. Pendleton of Ohio, democrats. had over
1,sOO. 900 votes and II electors from three
states.
The Grant Administrations.
In the election for the twenty-first term,
1S69-13, of the thirty-seven states. three,
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas. did not
participate. In the popular election over
j, ,7OO,0 600 votes were polled for 294 electors,
over 100000 for PA electors for Ulysses
s. Grant OF Illinois and Schuyler Colfax Of
Indiana, the republican candidates. The
democratic ticket, Horatio Seymour of
New York and +. p. Blair, jr., of Mis-
souri,, ran over 100000 behind, with so
electoral votes.
At the twenty-second election for the
term of 1877 over six million was the
vote. and thirty-one of the thirty-seven
Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. the re-
publican candidates. This ticket polled
near 3,6O00OO votes. a plurality of 762.OOO
over Horace Greeley of New York and
B. Gratz Brown of Missouri. on the demo-
cratic and liberal republican ticket.
Charles OConner OF New York and
George W. Julian of Indiana. democrats,
received about 10000. James Black of
Pennsylvania and A. III. Colquitt of Geor-
gia. on the temperance ticket. 5000. and
9th fod fnr In
college, MIR Greeley having died, no votes
were counted for him. For Grant and
Wilson 2S6 were cast: B. Gratz Brown
received Is for President and a for Vice
President; Thomas A. Hendricks of In
diana received AZ for President: Charles
]. jenkins Of Georgia. >. and David Davis
of Illinois, /. For Vice President. other
than the votes for Henry Wilson and B.
Gratz Brown, each were cast for Julian
and Colquitt 3 each for Palmer and Thos.
E. Bramlette of Kentucky and l each Tor
y. p Banks Of Massachusetts, w. S.
Groesbeck of OLio and Willis b. Machin
of Kentucky.
The filling Of the next term was ac-
four days before inauguration day, March
4, 1877. There were 800 electors chosen
by nearly S,5O0,OO0 voters in the thirty
seven states. and there were four tickets
in the field-Rutherford B. Hayes of
Ohio and William A. Wheeler of New
New York and Thomas A. Hendricks of
Indiana. democrats: Peter Cooper of New
York. greenbacker and Green Clay Smith
of Kentucky. prohibtionist. The popu-
lar vote gave Mr.. Tilden plurality of
over fourth of a million getting in
round numbers nearly 100000 and the
republicans received over 4.0330 Coop
er polled near 10000 and the prohibition
lists nearly 10000.
The Electoral Commission.
In the states of Florida, Louisiana, Ore
gon and South Carolina more than one set
of electors were returned. and in Decem-
ber committees were appointed by Senate
and House TO consider how the question
could be settled In January, 1877. these
committees reported a bill providing for
an electoral commission of five justices of
the Supreme Court. five senators and five
members of the House of Representatives
to determine which returns should be
counted. This commission on February
organized with Justice Clifford presi-
dent and February 8 decided that the
Hayes and Wheeler returns from Florida
were the lawful votes. and March l de-
cided that returns from Louisiana and
Oregon should be SO counted These gave
the Hayes ticket 1SJ electoral votes, a
ma jority of one.
President Grant. in approving the act.
noted that it provided only for deciding
tnat election, ana from tile ldcl tldl
questions can arise, he expressed the hope
that the necessity be supplied by perma-
nent general legislation.
Garfield Defeats Hancock.
The twenty-fourth term, 1SSl-5. was pre-
ceded by an election in which over nine
million votes were polled in thrty-eight
states. And it was close contest be-
tween the principals. each voting the
same number of states. and but differ
ence of 1900 in the popular vote. But
for James A. Garfield of Ohio and Ches-
ter A. Arthur of New York, on the re-
publican ticket, there were 214 electoral
votes cast; Winfield S. Hancock of Penn
svlyania and W. Fl. English of Indiana
1l5. At the polls greenback ticket
headed by J. b. Weaver of Iowa received
over 100000 votes. and there were also
over 1900 scattering votes.
over ten million voters were at tine
polls in 1884. Grover Cleveland of New
York and Thomas a. Hendricks or IN
diana, OH the democratic ticket. were
elected. having received 219 of the 4ol
electoral votes: James G. Blaine of
Maine and John A. Logan OF limos,
republicans. received 1S2. The former
carried twenty states and the iattcr
eighteen The popular vote was $500
900 for Cleveland. over 4,SJO.0Oo Tor
Blaine. $4,000 for Butler and West Of
the peoples party and 10000 for st.
John and Daniel of the prohibitionists
Before the end of this term provision
was made for filling the offices in case
of removal by death, resignation Or
inability, or both, by members of the
cabinet and more explicitly defining
the mode of procedure and directing liz
case of contests how they are to be
settled. Under these provisions the
twenty-siXth election was held in 1888.
Over 100000 votes were polled for
4O1 electors. the leading candidates be-
ing Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and
Levi p. Morton of New York, repubIl
cans; Grover Cleveland of New York
and Allen G. Thurman of Ohio, demo-
Gratis. Each ticket polled nearly 5.o00,-
900 votes the first named having a plu-
rality of 9S,00o. carrying twenty states
with 233 electors and the latter eight
cen states. with 16S votes. The prohI-
bitionists polled 244 900, under the lead
of Gen. C.. b. Fisk, and united labor
cast for a. j. Streeter 10000 votes.
The first hundreds years under the
Constitution had been rounded out and
the unique plan of selecting rulers had
accomplished it's purpose i'll seating a
President twenty-six times, eight serv-
ing tow terms. and four dying I'm office.
In this period the number of states
had increas sed to thirty eight, with 4o1
electors, chosen by 100000 voters.
Cleveland's Second Election.
In the next election. 1882, Grover Cleve-
land of New York was the democratic
candidate for President, Adlai Z, Steven