Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
The History of Presidential Elections
K-The Rise of the Wings
FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

we're counted It was found that Van
Buren, had carried IS out of the IS
states. although a few popular votes,
rightly placed, would have given the
allies a ma iority South Carolina, tie
electors being chosen by the Legislature.
voted for Willie P Mangum Of North
Carolina.
When the votes we're counted in
Congress Henry Clay had secured the
passage of a resolution to ascertain
whether any electoral votes had oeen
cast by persons holding positions OF
profit or trust under the Government:
The resulting investigation disclosed
that several deputy postmaster5 and
nension agent we're among the electors,
but their votes were counted, just the
same.
Virginia Opposes Johnson.
Virginia made good its threat not
IN s1Inr,ort Johnson for the vice presi-
idencv and gave g electoral votes to
William Smith Of Alabama. This threw
the election of the Vice President. into
the Senate-the only time in the his
tory of the country that such thing
has happened. When the Jackson
CLAW. Crawford Adams contest was
thrown into the House it did not affect
the vice presidency, because Calhoun,
having his name on more than one
ticket, got a majority OF the electoral
votes. In 1880, when there was con-
test between jefferson and Burr the
election of jefferson to the presidency
automatically put Burr in the Vice
presideucy-a thing impossible under
the Constitution rs it now stands. In
this case the Senate chose johnson.
No campaign in the history Of the
country ever was disgraced by more
villihcation than this contest for the
succession to Jackson. The Van Buren
crowd accused everybody in opposition
of being bribed by the United States
Bank to become the creatures OF the
British RothSchilds, who were presented
as the real owners of the bank. Nicholas
Biddle, and Biddle's Bank were attack
ed with more venom than ever before.
Wing Party Organized.
On the other hand, the Wings, as the
opposition were beginning to be called,
could not allow themselves to be out
done. They attacked Jackson, accus-
ing him of every species of corruption
and wickedness. One paper rejoiced
that the DAYS of the wicked are few and
wished that it might be so in the case
of Old Hickory. They could not tell
which had taught the other his wicked
ness between Jackson and van Buren,
averring that both were SO stepped IN 1t
that there vas no distinction.
During the campaign the several can
didates we're questioned upon the issues
before the people Not one Of them
lodged and their answers were widely
circulated. They related to the bank
issue the expunging of the resolution Of
cersure which Congress had adopted
against Jackson, the apportionment of
the public lands among the States and
the distribution of the surplus in the
Treasury.
Jackson never took any keener delight
in any victory won by himself than in
that of electing Van Buren,. Before the
Inauguration he said that it would be
a great pleasure to him to go up to the
Capitol to see the Senate witness the
inauguration of a President whom 1t
had refused to confirm as Minister to
England. with the oath of Office adj
ministered by Chief Justice Roger B.
fancy, whom it also had once turned
down.
Jackson did not exercise any particu-
lar regency over Van Buren,. He retired
to his home, The Hermitage just out
side of Nashville, but he did live long
enough to dictate the election Of still
another candidate for the presidency
and cnce more to defeat his ancient
enemy, Henry Clay, for that high office.
Tomorrow; Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too