The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-04
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ONLY THREE VICE PRESIDENTS
HAVE xrTEawsRD BEEN
ELECTED PRESIDENTS o. The
UNITED STATES


WASHINGTON. March when
Thomas 4 Marshall entered upon
the duties O. vice president today he
found the forefzxaers who drafted
tne system Of government cons<ztur~
sd him reserve. Eifh few duties 70
perform and little responsibility 10
shoulder, unless called upon 70 III
q vacancy In the presidency
The manner OF election OF this Of
6cer i similar 70 that prescribed
for choosing the president. and his
term, fixed by the constitution Is for
the same period. In case. however.
the situation should arise that none
CT. the candidates voted for has . ma
sDriFy Of the electoral votes. the final
-sslection OF vice president Is lefr
with the senate. whereas that Of
president must be made b. the house
John Tyler. Of Virginia, VAS the
first vice president % succeed ID the
presidency by right Of bis office VII
liam Henry Harrison, having been
elected as ninth president Of the
United States died On april 1. 1871.
pne month after his Inauguration. and
TWO days later Mr- Tyler took the
oath Of Office as president He served
out the term OF nearly four years.
Zachary TayIor's death On July .,
1860. caused the duties Of The office
70 evolve upon Vice President Nil
lard Fillmore, OF New York
An assassin's bullet elevated An
drew johnson 70 the presidency. Abra-
ham Lincoln. the 18TH president. was
shot On the night Of april i. 1865.
and died the following morning. Gr.
johnson taxing the cath of Office +
same day Mr. johnson lad yer.
turbulent administration ana was tie
nrsf and tsus far Ehe oaly oecapant
: 81 the N House 10 face an IN
: peac1Me1s .s.ss. The Fots ahea ~
kea lacked Esw s. ss tFo-thir4s
required % Eg1vlct. and ar Johnson
served out the terra aeer his re-
IraAesat. ne was elected to serve In
: the very same boay Bg which he had
been tried. He died while serving IN
. the senate
Chester s. Arthur, OF New york.
was the fourth American 10 inherit
the Presidency James 4 Garfield.
the z0th president, was shot b. an
g ASSASSIN jury >. 1881, bat fingered IN
I'll September - Of that year.
The assassination Of president VIII
Fam Mckinley placed Theodore Roose
I 1st ID the White House. Mr &c
3 knley was shot while attending the
q Pan-Aaerscan Exposition At BuEfaso
4 New York. Septem Der s. 1861. and
aled September Il, Mr. Roosevelt
Z taking the oash Of Office that sans
le day ia BsEfaIo.
10 The vice presidency. since Ii,
a early days Of the republic, has no
u proven very successful trainin.
= school Tor the presidency. Only tire
&c 81 the vice presidents-exception be
ST ing made OF Mr. Roosevelt. who fiji
- ~ tALS oA&-GS Dt-CEe DelAS erected u
it-haFe al the expiration OF theil
ID terms, been elected 70 the presidency
ID John Adams, who was vice presiden
II during both terms o. Washington va
st. elected third president OF the In tet
it, States. Thomas Jefferson served a
Us vice president under Mr.. Adams, de
- feated the latter when he ran for re
a election, and Martin Van Buren,, hay
Of ing filled the vice presidency during
ut the second administration Of AndreE
~ Jackson, Was elected % the presideu
ng q at the expiration Of Jackson
50 term
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