Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-21
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS
l. The Adans-J ackson- Crawford-CIay Race of 1924
by FREDERICK ]. HASKIN--

as the Tennessee idea" Andrew Jack.
son had been a great soldier. Every
body recognized that fact and every
body praised him for the strategy Of
the Horseshoe and the military genius
Of the Battle of New Orleans. But
he had little or no experience in state.
craft, notwithstanding n short service in
both houses of Congress. The conserva-
tives all over the country held up their
hands in holy horror and cried out :
This man is not 1T to be President.
He is undignifed. He can't speak
French. he doesn't know the classics.
He wouldn't know how to act at din
ner party. He is unspeakable."
For a time the three members of Mon
roe's Cabinet and the Speaker Of the
House who were running for President
declined to pay much attention to the
Jackson candidacy, which was regarded
as a joke At this time. 1t must be re
membered, there was only one party. The
old Federal party organization had dis
appeared and Monroe had received every
vote but one in the electoral colleges Of
1870. yhe Democratic party had every
thing its own way
TENNESSEE IDEA
CANS KING CAUCUS.
The Tennessee idea was crystallized in
a set OF resolutonr passed by the State
Legislature, and sent TO the Legislatures
Of other states for approval, denouncing
king Caucus" Presidential nomlna-
lions had been dictated by the congress
sional caucus, but the method was already
becoming unpopular. The Tennessee
idea spread, and with its spread the
Tennessee candidate became stronger.
The Hero Of New Orleans appealed 10
tn popular mind. even II he was unpopu-
lar with the statesmen.
Early In 1924 King Caucus made lis
last stand, only sixty-six OF the 26I
members OF Congress attending the meet
ing which solemnly declared william Ii.
Crawford. secretary Of the treasury, 70
be the regular Democratic Republican
nominee for President. Democratic Re
publican was the official name OF the
rarity, although either name was used
popularity. The old conservative organi-
zatlon made a firm stand for Crawford.
He had the support OF Thomas Jefferson.
the founder OF. the party. OF President
Monroe, and OF ell the ultra conserya-
tie forces But JaeksOE's strength began
teal politicians Of the East were not
slow TO recognize the fact. A Jackson
convention was held at Harrisburg, Pa,
which adopted a resolution denounclng
sho scheme Of succession. 10 the Presl-
dency by a Cabinet officer George II.
Dallas WIS then boss IN Pennsylvania and
be handed the state over TO Jackson.
whereupon Calhoun, whose IN a n
strength had heeu In Pennsylvania. with
drew from the race and was accepted
by everybody as candidate for Vice
President
Jackson was hailed as the Peoples
Candidate" on the one side ana de-
nounced as an audacious and presump-
tuous ignoFamus on the other. There
were then twenty four States IN the
Union. IN ten OF these. presidential cleo
tors were chosen by popular vote for a
general ticket. ia the fashion now univer-
sally prevailing. In seven, the electors
were voted on by districts. And in the
other seven, the electors were chosen by
the Legislatures and the people had no
vote for President at all. These states
were New York, Delaware. Georgia,