The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-10
By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE

; President Roosevelt, like four of < the most famous two-term presi- . dents of the United States, pick his successor in the White House? So far no one apparently has
 been singled out in such fashion ; as to suggest that Mr. Roosevelt was attempting to develop a. New Deal crown prince1 and to build . him up in public opinion for the , 1840 Democratic Presidential nom ination. What might happen in the next four years, however, promises to be matter of considerable spec ulation. 'ss itgfiasss T,yi The two men hailed as the patron saints of the Democratic party, . Thomas Jefferson and Andrew ; Jackson, openly designated their
 choice of "heir" Theodore Roose- welt virtually dictated Republican selection of William H. Taft. James Madison, ''timid little husband" of 1 the famed Dolly Madison, put on pressure ferp James Monroe as his successor s-i 5 sA
 1 Jefferson Over Rode Protests
 Many members of Jefferson's Re
 publican-Democratic party were op- posed to Madison. Several Repub-
 lican Congresesmen- joined in issu-
 ing a formal protest against his sell
 ection as the party's standard
 bearer, but the prestige of the sage
 of Monticello easily prevailed lief
 ferson also was said to have ar
 ranged that Monroe follow Madison I in the White House, and it was
 understood between the latter two \ that the Madison administration | would exert all of its influence to
 perpetuatet -the Virginia dynas- i ty1e.q ssseaie s.as sssa I sisAndrew Jackson, idol of the I plain people, has been rated by ], some historians as the most brazen
 dictator of the White House suc- 1 cessiun.sl Besides naming Martin Van Buren of New York as his heir ! apparent, sOid Hickory was re-
 pprteded to- have laid down pro- I gram of succession for 24 years Jtcksen himself, years, Van Bu- fen, yearss and Thomas Benton dS years: ,ezs4s. ~5.s gsga. @sglackseR Dynasty Died ! That4rsport was never verified :, however, and the Jackson "dynas- i ty''s slasteda only l2 years. Van Bu-
 ren failnga of re-eleection. There
 had beela cunsiderdable opposition
 to Van Bnrcn's first nomination
 and election, l'but Jackson's extra
 ordinary popularity with the elec-
 torates put him over. k.ssA
 l The next President to be re-elect-
 ed $ was Abraham Lincoln, assas- isinated less than six weeks after hislpsecoud inauguration Whether
 he would have indicated a possible
 successor for post-war,, Republican leadership is unknown e- a I Sensaticnala revelations. of graft
 and corruption involving members ? of the cabinet and congressiona < leaders, brought disrepute to tht 4 second administration of war hert a Ulysses S. Grant The Republicans q were split into three groups at the
 end of. the. term, and President Grant made no overt effort to sig nifty hiss choice for the 1876 nom nation.
 {. sss Panic Upset Cleveland \ .Grovers Cleveland ran into tho SI 1893 business panic in his seconc
 term. The Bryan-free silver ele.
 ment. dominating the 1896 "cros. 1of gold" convention, repudiatee Cleveland's leadership of the Dem.
 ocratic party-particularly becaus, { of his rigid advocacy of the gole VI standard.
 Fl William Mckinley, first of tn, front porch" campaigners, wa.
 assassinated six months after hi, second inauguration. He had evi. ! denced no preference for success tor. To the dismay of Mark Hanns
 and other old guardsmen, Vice, ] President The ore Roosevelt N stepped up to the Presidency ana
 was elected to that office in 1904 al As his second term was drawing to close, the popular Teddy pick t ed the similarly popular Bill. f Taft for the 1908 nomination. Witt
 Roosevelt's support, Taft won tn,
 nomination ''in a walk" on the frs ,, ballot. Their subsequent estrange T ment became one of the most dra u matic chapters in American politi E cal history ss, s. ss sas Fl rWiisen Remained Silent Woodrow Wilson was a second
 term president who spurned impor