! The Federalists did nothing whatever to nominate opposition candidates, but they all voted for Rufus King for. President. The election occurred on November 5, 1816. NINETEEN STATES VOTED. The states choosing their electors by the legislatures were Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, and Vermont. The vote, as counted on February 12, 1817, resulted: James Monroe was elected President and Daniel D. Tompkins as Vice-President. During this period Congress was divided politically as follows: A congressional caucus, held in the spring of 1820, was attended by only a few members, and it was resolved that no nominations should be made. were Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, South Carolina and Vermont. The vote as counted on February 14, 1821, follows: James Monroe was elected President and Daniel D. Tompkins as Vice-President. * One elector in each of the States of Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee died before the meetings of the electors. + The one vote cast for Adams was to prevent Monroe from sharing with Washington the honor of a unanimous election. During this period Congress was divided politically as follows: During the spring of 1823 an effort was made to revive the congressional caucus system. On February 14, 1824, 66 members of Congress met in the hall of the House of Representatives-about one-fourth of all the members, 261 being the total membership of the two Houses. At this caucus William H. Crawford, of Georgia, was nominated for President and Albert Gallatin, of Pennsylvania, for Vice-President. The caucus adopted a resolution commending Messrs. Crawford and Gallatin as the national candidates, and added the following: "In making the foregoing recommendation, the members of this meeting have acted in their individual characters as citizens; that they have been induced to this measure from a deep and settled conviction of the importance of union among Republicans throughout the United States, and as the best means of collecting and concentrating the feelings and wishes of the people of the Union upon this important subject." The caucus proved to be a failure in this campaign, and as there were no recognized parties, the presidential elec |