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Show First Presidential Elections. In tho early days of tho republlo I tho electors wero chosen by tho legls-; legls-; latures ot the different Btatea and i voted wlthoat any formal Instructions for two persons, the person receiving ' tho highest number of votes becoming i president and the neit highest vice-president vice-president At the first election, In 1789, thero wero ten states voting and 69 electoral votes. Oorgo Washington Washing-ton received all tho electoral votes, 69, and John Adams of Massachusetts received re-ceived 34 votes: John Gay of New York, 9; John Rutledgo of South Carolina, Caro-lina, 6; John Hancock of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, 4; Samuel Huntington of Connecticut, Con-necticut, 2; Georgo C'.nton of New York,' 3; John Milton of Georgia, 3; James Armstrong ot Georgia, 1; Benjamin Ben-jamin Lincoln of Massachusetts, 1. So Washington bMimo president and Adams vlco-prceldont. This practice continued several years. |
