Show TO THE VECTORS VECTORS- VICTORS I TIll victors belong the thel the the- l J spoils Although Andrew Jackson was the first arst exponent c of that political creed he was not the first man to express It In so many words The Theman Theman Theman man who did was William L Mar Mar- Marcy Mar Mar-cy cy of New York leader of a faction In the Democratic party when Polk was Ivas President The division in the tile Democratic ranks was over the distribution ot of federal patronage and It centered as It has so often otten since in New NewYork NewYork York state The faction action led by Marcy was called caned the Hunkers who were supported by and who were given that name be because because because cause they were always Inclined to hunger or hunker for tor or office The other faction action led by SIlaS Wright was composed of dis- dis disappointed dis disappointed appointed Van dis dis- dis disappointed disappointed appointed because Van Buren whom Jackson had made his sue suc successor cessor had bad been refused a second term by the party which took Polk Polka a dark horse instead This fac faction tion was called the Barnburners because because like the Dutch farmer In New York state who burned his barn to get rid of ot the rats in it they declared they were ready to burn burn bum their barns to get rid of othe the rats the upstart Hunkers As a matter of ot fact they did just that in the campaign of ot 1848 Op Op- Opposed Opposed posed to slavery they joined forces Yo with I h the Liberty party took the name of the Free Soil party And nominated Martin Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts This split In the Democratic party resulted In a vic vic- victory vic victory tory for Gen Zachary Taylor tile the Whig candidate Along with Hunker and Barn burner i is another interesting name once applied to the Demo Demo- Democrats Democrats growing out of the rivalry of these two factions In the cam campaign of ot 1843 1840 the Whigs called their opponents the because at a meeting of the New York Democrats t the e two factions were trying to get control of ot the tha meet meet- meeting meeting ing One gang turned oil off the gas gaslights lights and In the darkness the oth- oth other oth OUI other er gang which had come prepared for Just such a stunt took from their pockets tho the new friction matches called struck them and by thus lighting the room were able to continue the session and dominate it it 0 o Western r Union |