The vote, as counted on February 13, 1793, resulted as 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. George Washington was elected President and John Adams as Vice-President. During this period Congress was divided politically as follows: Election of 1796 NO CONVENTIONS. NO PLATFORMS. NO NOMINATIONS. The Republicans, now organized, rallied in an effort to defeat the Federalists. It was late in the year before the Farewell Address of Washington was made public. (It was dated September 17, 1796.) Without either caucus or convention the candidates had been already designated by popular agreement. The Democratic-Republicans supported For President, Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia. For Vice-President, Aaron Burr, of New York. The Federalists For President, John Adams, of Massachusetts. For Vice-President, Thomas Pinckney, of South Carolina. The election occurred on November 8, 1796. Electors were chosen by the legislatures in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont. The following is the result of the vote, as counted on February 8, 1797: 15 3 71 68 59 30 15 11 7 5 3 2 2 2 1138 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. John Adams was elected President and Thomas Jefferson as Vice-President. During this period Congress was divided politically as follows: Election of 1800 NO CONVENTIONS. NO PLATFORMS. Early in the year 1800 the Federalist members of Congress held a conference in the Senate chamber for the purpose of settling the candidacy of Mr. Adams for a second term. No account of the proceedings of this conference was ever published. The Federalists selected For President, John Adams, of Massachusetts. For Vice-President, Charles C. Pinckney, of South Carolina. The Democratic-Republican members of Congress held à caucus and secret meeting somewhat later, probably the last of February, 1800. The candidates selected at this caucus were For President, Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia. For Vice-President, Aaron Burr, of New York. The election occurred on November 4, 1800. SIXTEEN STATES VOTED. Electors were chosen by the legislatures in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Vermont. The vote, as counted on February 11, 1801, was as 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. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr having both received the same vote, and therefore, under the law then in force, no choice having been made by the people, the House proceeded on the same day to elect a President and VicePresident, as follows:-On the first ballot eight states voted for Thomas Jefferson, six for Aaron Burr, and the votes of two were divided. The balloting continued until Tuesday, February 17, 1801, when, on the 36th ballot, ten states voted for Thomas Jefferson, four for Aaron Burr, |