TRANSFER FROM C. D. DEG 13912 PREFACE. 329.73 M This, the fourth and thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged edition of "The National Conventions and Platforms of All Political Parties," has been made as complete and reliable as possible; and to this end all available records have been searched for useful and confirmatory information; but some things connected with the earlier presidential campaigns are lost, so far as either official or newspaper record of them is concerned. Into this little volume have been gathered such of the most important things referring to La presidential campaigns as are likely to prove needful to public men in their political work. Very many of the 'names and incidents recited are are not matters of public history, but are culled from the almost forgotten things connected with national conventions and elections. An Appendix of useful information and an exhaustive Index add greatly to the value of the work. Confident that it will prove helpful to students of political history and to all others desiring information on public questions, it is submitted to the consideration of the public. Rademaekers Apr '19 2 T. H. McK. Election of 1789 No CONVENTION. NO PLATFORMS. NO NOMINATIONS. The first presidential election occurred in the states which ratifled the Constitution on the first Wednesday of January, the 7th, 1789, and on the first Wednesday of February following the electors made choice for President and Vice-President The selection of candidates to be voted for by the electors chosen included Washington, but no agreement was reached as to what candidates were to be voted for. The names of those voted for are given in the table below. TEN STATES ONLY VOTED, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and New York not voting at this election. Electors were chosen by the legislatures in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey, and South Carolina. The result of the vote, as counted on April 6, 1789, was as follows: NOTE. The voting at this time by the electors was according to the old clause of the Constitution (art. II, sec. 2), which required the electors to vote for two persons, the one receiving the majority to be President, and the one receiving the next greatest number to be Vice-President. The President elect and Vice-President elect were notified of their election by special messengers of the Senate. During this period Congress was divided politically as follows: |