The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-29

date. His predecessors had oeen pa
Now the people were to elect a
born fighter, the first President who
had worked with his hands, who
had killed man in a duel, who
was rough and rugged and often
went a week without shaving, who
chewed tobacco and told dirty sto-
rieS
Clay Goes With Adams
Jackson's popular victory of 1924
had foretold the result. Clay, who
had brought about Adams election
by the House in 1924, was made
Secretary of State in what the
Jacksonians called corrupt bar
gain" became Adams reelection
campaign manager in 1928.
The campaign issues were almost
entirely personal. The Adams-Clay
crowd called Jackson "a usurper, an
adulterer, a cock-flghter, a brawler
and drunkard."
Pamphlets were issued attacking
the character of his beloved wife,
Rachel, who smoked d corncob pipe
but whose chastity is generally con-
coded.
Adams was called a stingy Puri-
tan, a people-hating aristocrat and
"corruptionist."
Scandal Is Rife
Numerous scandals were raised.
JacksonianS talked of Adams con-
duct in the immoral courts of Eu-
rope-only to counter the oppositions
of deSerters in the Florida Indian
War, and his marriage to woman
before she was properly divorced.
Adams had the most prominent
politicians on his side, but Jackson
had the smartest, led by Martin Van
Buren, of New York, known as "the
Red Fox" or the Little Magician"
Vice President John G. Calhoun,
who had been double crossing Adj
ans for four years to feather his
own political nest, was accepted.
Many other members Of the Adj
ans administration also deserted
him, some in knowledge that Jack
son, the probable winner, would
divide the spoilS of office.
Adams Refuse to Truckle
The congressional nominating
caucus was dead. - Adams and
Jackson were nominated by State
Legislatures and mass meetings.
Adams seems to have had little
hope of election having been only
a minority candidate in 1924 and
minus the qualities that attract
popular support. He refused to
conciliate or truckle to the politi-
clans.
Clay would have been nominated
for Vice President with Adams had
he desired and William Henry Har-
rison, later President, was said to
have sought the nomination but
Secretary of the Treasury Richard
Rush was nominated because his
home State of Pennsylvania was
supposedly doubtful.
Adams and Rush carried New
England New Jersey Delaware
and districts in New York and
MarIand. The Jackson Calhoun
ticket took the rest. The count:
Popular Electoral
jackson ............... $4,000 17s
Adams .............,. $4,000 SO
Mob Marches on Capitol
Jackson's hordeS of admirers
marched on the capital. Washing
ton society threw cat-f1ts. The
White House doors were thrown
open for the inaugural reception
orgy. punch bowls were upset,
glasses broken and muddy boots
stood on damask chairs to glimpse
the new President, who was nearly
mobbed. Tubs of punch were taken
out on the lawn to distract the
throngs.
Then jackson put into effect his
slogan, ITO the VictorS. Belong the
Spoils." and Turn the Rascals
Out" Those turned out of Office
included many roscals, but they hal
all been against Jackson, who didn't
intend to be double-crossed by Fed
eral oficeholders as Adams had
been.
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