The Practical Politician; A Digest of Ready Information as to the Fundamental Differences Between the Great National Political Parties, Their Rise and Progress, with Past and Present Issues with a Review of the Local Political Situation (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1892 Excerpt: ... ploying labor in the different States of the Union. Resolved, That this conference condemns in unmeasured terms the action of the directors of the Columbian Exposition on May 19, in refusing the minimum rate of wages asked for by the labor organizations of Chicago Resolved, That the Attorney General of the United States should make immediate provision to submit the act of March 2, 1889, providing for the opening of Oklahoma to homestead settlement, to the United States Supreme Court so that the expensive and dilatory legislation now pending there be ended. CHAPTER XIX. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS FROM THE BEGINNING, WITH VOTE, DATE AND POLITICS. First Election, 1788.--George Washington, Federalist, elected without opposition, receiving 56 electoral votes. John Adams was chosen Vice President. Second, 1792.--Same result as first, the electoral vote having increased to 77 and all cast for Washington. There is no authentic record of the popular vote prior to the election of 1824, at which point it begins in this Chapter. Third, 1796.--John Adams, Federalist, elected, receiving 71 votes to 68 for Thomas Jefferson, Democrat-Republican. The latter was chosen Vice President. Fourth, 1800.--Thomas Jefferson chosen, receiving 73 votes to 65 for John Adams. Aaron Burr elected Vice President. Fifth, 1804.--Thomas Jefferson re-elected, his opponent being C. C. Pinckney, Federalist. The vote stood 162 to 14. George Clinton elected Vice-President. Sixth, 1808.--The candidates were James Madison, Democrat-Republican, Charles C. Pinckney and George Clinton, Republicans. The vote stood respectively 122, 47, 6. Clinton again chosen Vice President. /Seventh, 1812.--James Madison again elected, defeating De Witt Clinton, Federalist, by a vote of 128 to 89. Vice President, Elbri...