Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-02 | Page 21 | Just History

1 Just History By Albert F. F Philips James Madison was twice elected president of the United States His first election was in 1808 1508 when the Republican party was divided by his nomination James Monroe In Virginia taking the field a as an Independent candidate and George Clinton in New York being supported sup sup- ported by some Republicans for president instead of vice president He was regarded as ns the Father lot of the ilie Constitution in that he was tho the originator of the movement that led to the formation of the Union but while he was reputed t to have ha taken taleen the principal part inthe In Inthe Inthe the shaping of the constitution tho the claim made for him was not nt a fact He was the lieutenant of Jefferson Jotter Jeffer son in public life and came to be regarded as a cofounder with wih Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jot ferson of the Democratic party part Opposed to him In the first campaign campaign cam cam- paig 1803 1808 the te sixth election electon for president was Charles C. C Pinckney of South Carolina and Rufus King Icing of New York who were Informally nominated by the Federalists the same who had opposed Jefferson in 1804 Seventeen states participated participated In the election In 1808 1505 and the result of or the election electon was as For Por Madison In Vermont Yermont 6 New NewYork NewYork i York IS 15 out of ot 19 electoral votes New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- a aland land Virginia North Carolina I South Routh Carolina Georgia Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio a total of For Pinckney New Pinckney-New New New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- Delaware vare Maryland Mayland and North Carolina a total of 47 For Clinton New Clinton New New York 6 Ele Electoral toral votes for vice president Clinton president Clinton 13 King 47 John Langdon 9 Madison Madson 3 Monroe 3 In 1812 the seventh election electon for president Madison was wa again re- re nominated as was Gerry Gerl Gerlof of Massachusetts The latter later had been a a. member of or the continental congress from 1776 to 1780 and 1783 to 1785 and arain from 1789 to 1793 He Ic was also a commissioner to France Madison and Gerry were named by a a. caucus of ot COI- COI con gressmen The Tho coalition Federalist and candidates were DeWitt DWitt Clinton of New York and Jared Ingersoll Ingersol of Pennsylvania Eighteen states participated In the election electon Madison adison carried the states of oi Vermont Yermont Penns Pennsylvania hanla Virginia North Carolina Soul South Carolina Georgia Kentucky ky Tennessee I I Louisiana Luisiana and Ohio and also re received received received re- re six of the eleven en ele electoral votes from Maryland Marland tarland a total of electoral votes Clinton carried New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Nev NewYork York New Jersey Jerse Delaware and five of tho electoral votes of Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land a total of 89 electoral votes For vice president Gerr Gerry received received and Ingersoll 86 Gerry Gery did not live livo 10 through trough the lion tion ton It I might be remarked that a mythical animal called caled gerrymander gerry gerr mander was composed of ot the surname surname sur stir name of Gerry who at the tho time was governor of ot Massachusetts an and the last syllables of the word salamander The ho redistricting oi of at the state was so distorted in Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas Mas- a- a showing the thc that a map districts was declared to resemble a monstrous animal animal It wa was during Madison's Madison s administration admin admin- I that the war of ot was vas tat carried on and when the White Whit WhiteHouse House was burned by the British He was 58 68 years of age when he hi became president president In the selection of his cabinet he did not depend upon himself himsel alone and the result was that a I cabinet was forced upon him hint that did not represent his preference Two years ears after his election ho removed his secretary secre secre- tar tary of ot state Robert Smith who was regarded fl as all Incompetent Madison's second election electon came caine in the early period of ot the tho second War between England and the tile United Sta Stases Stages es The problems the then confronting the country were sen sed ous Gus oneS ones That Tat of ot tho renewal o of the charter of ot tIle the United States bank was one ono which convulsed financial and business circles Madison adison lacked the necessary sand to carry cary out measures and correspondence was his diplomatic extraordinary voluminous and i when a crisis came he e could not I noel meet it H He did d d not want to accept war var teet with wih i. i England nt nd did not Until J he either he-either te either had to do so penU permit tho bo Federalists e cr st a i restoration Q of f i S i power Clay in the meantime t to the tho front as commoner l ato nation and he saved the omi naton thre threat threatt when hen it was with defeat Madison's nomination tor f rj second term did not come comB i t after he had decided uP upon n a war policy and l lay May ay 12 1811 he was vas Republican candidate as the unanimous vote president declining by to vote ote 1 J member Owing to the death of ot cu noa om who died In office a a. new neVi tori lion tion had to be bo made for ton president and John Langdo and sw had twice b been en elected Hampshire and who wh from first New senator to be the senate as tern of ot the pro ter He declined the nonI nong noni nomi and Elbridge Gerry was was a The campaign t tIssue the war and andt P between Issue with the result resul th tl parties partes party was victor Ms IJ Madison being electoral college In hi the Clinton while Gerr to 89 81 for tor president received three Vice Ico more than Madison did tor for pi den dent Maryland divIded d it Is sl six sis for tor Madison five fhe for forIt S SIt last campaign i w It was the lat Federalists figured Th Th Thai j tho the end ended d on December 24 2 1814 tho the treaty at Ghent The The CO o othe the tS war was M Mid M d fled at his home In fed June bJune 1886 of general neVi T I wife Hs paI dIed In 1849 1849 l