its second nominations, 84, 85;
its platform in 1844, 85–88;
its leaders denounced by Greeley, 90.
Adams, Charles Francis, a candidate for the nomination of President
by the Liberal Republicans, 229.
Adams, John, his first election to the Vice-Presidency, 2–4;
his second election to the Vice-Presidency, 4–6;
his election to the Presidency, 7–11;
supported by Washington as the Federalist candidate, 8;
the campaign the most defamatory in American politics, 9;
his vote in the third Electoral College, 10, 11;
defeated for the Presidency, 12–20;
his ungracious departure from the Executive Mansion, 20;
his after-life and death, 20.
Adams, John Quincy, defeated for the Presidency, 35, 37;
his election to the Presidency by Congress, 39–46;
his popular vote, 42;
his vote in the tenth Electoral College, 43, 45;
the real author of the Monroe Doctrine, 46;
defeated for the Presidency, 47–51;
a model President, his after-life and death, 45, 46.
Adams, John Quincy, receives the Vice-Presidential nomination of the
Democratic dissenters in 1872, 238;
offered the nomination of the Presidency by the same party, 238.
Adams, Samuel, his vote for the Presidency in the third Electoral
College, 10, 11.
Alien and Sedition laws, passage of, and their purposes, 12, 13.
Allen, Philip, at a national Whig convention in 1848, 107.
American National party, its candidates and platform in 1876, 260;
its candidates and platform in 1880, 283;
its candidates and platform in 1888, 330–332;
splits on a question of voting, 331.
American Prohibition National party (a split from the Prohibition
party), its candidates and platform in 1884, 304, 305.
Anti-Mason party, its birth and power, 52, 53;
calls the first political national convention ever held in the
country, at Philadelphia, 52;
its nominations, 53;
its ticket adopted by the National Republicans in several States,
54.
Anti-Monopoly party, its candidates and platform in 1884, 299–301.
Armstrong, James, his vote for the Presidency in the first Electoral
College, 3, 4.
Arthur, Chester A., his election to the Vice-Presidency, 274–284;
succeeds to the Presidency after the death of Garfield, 286;
his admirable administration, 286, 287;
the author meets him at a dinner given by Cameron, 287;
his life after his retirement from office, 287.
Ashman, George, permanent chairman of Republican National Convention
of 1860, 157.
Banks, Nathaniel P., his vote for the Vice-Presidency in the
twenty-second Electoral College, 241.
Barnburners, the, 98, 99, 107.
Bell, John, the nominee of the Constitutional Union party for the
Presidency, 173, 174;
the author’s account of his debate with Johnson, 204.
Bentley, Rev. Charles E., the nominee for the Presidency of the
“Broad-Gauge” Prohibitionists, 386;
his popular vote, 391.
Benton, Thomas H., at a national Whig convention in 1848, 107.
Bidwell, John, nominated for the Presidency by the Prohibition party,
351;
his popular vote, 259.
Birney, James G., the candidate of the Abolition party, his first
defeat for the Presidency, 65, 71, 72;
his second defeat for the Presidency as the candidate of the
Liberty party, 90, 91.
Black, James, nominated for the Presidency by the Prohibition party
in 1872, 228;
at the Prohibition National Convention in 1888, 329.
Blaine, James G., compared with Henry Clay, 244–246;
at the Republican convention at Cincinnati in 1876, 247–249, 252;
his efforts to secure the Republican nomination for the Presidency
in 1880, 270, 274;
defeated for the Presidency, 288–315;
he favored the nominations of General Sherman and Robert T.
Lincoln, 288;
his nomination, 289;
his popular and electoral vote, 308, 309;
why he was defeated in New York State and lost the election,
309–312;
how he treated the Cleveland scandal, 312;
he declines the Presidential nomination in 1888, 315;
his after-life, 315.
Blair, Francis P., shelters Johnson during his incapacity after his
inauguration, 204;
nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the Democrats in 1868, 216.
Booth, Newton, receives the “Greenback” nomination for the
Presidency, 257.
Bramlette, Thomas E., his vote for the Presidency in the
twenty-second Electoral College, 241.
Breckenridge, John C., defeated for the Presidency, 166–176.
Brooks, John A., nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the Prohibition
party, 329.
Brown, B. Gratz, the nominee of the Liberal Republicans for the
Presidency, 229–231;
nominated for the same office by the Democrats, 238;
his vote in the twenty-second Electoral College, 241.
Bryan, William J., his defeat for the Presidency, 361–394;
his nomination by the Democratic party, 371–373;
his nomination by the People’s party, 378;
his remarkable campaign, 390;
his popular vote, 391;
his electoral vote, 392;
the remarkable political independence shown in the contest, 392–394.
Buchanan, James, his election to the Presidency, 130–153;
favored by the Southern Democrats, 130, 131;
his nomination at Cincinnati, 131, 132;
one of the most desperately fought conflicts in American politics,
145;
his popular and electoral vote, 148;
far-reaching effects of his quarrel with Forney, 149–151;
his political methods compared with those of the present day, 151,
152, and note;
his determination to end the slavery agitation, 152;
his reputation, character, and death, 153.
Buckner, Simon B., the nominee of the “Sound Money” Democrats for the
Vice-Presidency, 383.
Burchard, Rev. Samuel D., his effort to restore public confidence in
Blaine’s integrity jeopardizes his election to the Presidency,
310–312.
Burr, Aaron, his vote for the Presidency in the second Electoral
College, 6;
his character, 9;
his vote in the third Electoral College, 10, 11;
his election to the Vice-Presidency, 12–20;
his infamous attempt to defeat Jefferson in the Electoral College,
17, 18, 19.
Butler, Benjamin F., the nominee of the Anti-Monopoly party for the
Presidency, 299;
receives the Presidential nomination of the National (“Greenback”)
party, 301;
his popular vote, 308, 309.
Calhoun, John C., his first election to the Vice-Presidency, 39–45;
his second election to the same office, 49–51;
Jackson’s quarrel with, 52.
Cameron, Donald J., at the Republican convention of 1876, 248, 249;
the chief factor in securing the election of Hayes, 265;
his dinner given in honor of Arthur, 287;
his strained relations with Harrison, 337, 338;
his defeat of the Force bill and how it affected his political
fortunes, 339, 340.
Campbell, Judge, his appointment as postmaster-general by Pierce
revives Native Americanism, 128.
Cass, Lewis, how he came to be nominated and defeated for the
Presidency, 98;
at a Whig national convention in 1848, 107;
popular and electoral vote cast for him, 112;
his popularity in the West, 113.
Chamberlain, Edward M., nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the
Labor Reform party in 1872, 227.
Chambers, B. B., “Greenback” candidate for the Vice-Presidency, 281.
Chase, Salmon P., his anticipated nomination for the Presidency by
the Democrats, 211, 212;
how his defeat by Tilden was avenged by Conkling, 268, 269.
Clay, Henry, his first defeat for the Presidency, 39–45;
his vote for the Vice-Presidency in the tenth Electoral College, 43;
his second defeat for the Presidency, 53–57;
his third defeat for the Presidency, 75–93;
his reply to the address of the Kentucky electors, 92, 93;
compared with Blaine, 244–246.
Cleveland, Grover, his first election to the Presidency, 288–315;
the spirited and earnest character of the campaign, 288;
his nomination, 294;
his popular and electoral vote, 308, 309;
how he gained the vote of New York State, 310–312;
Dana’s estrangement from, 312–315;
his treatment of the Blaine scandal, 312;
devoted to his official duties, 314;
his defeat for the Presidency, 316–336;
his unanimous nomination, 316;
character of the campaign, 332;
his popular and electoral vote, 333;
why he lost the election, 334;
governed by his convictions, 334;
his social and political character outlined in the author’s
intercourse with him, 335;
his second election to the Presidency, 337–360;
his nomination, 343–345;
character of the campaign, 358;
his popular and electoral vote, 359;
his contests for the Presidency like those of Jackson, 360;
compared with Harrison, 361;
a review of his administration, 362–365;
his administration condemned at the Democratic National Convention
of 1896, 371, 372.
Clinton, De Witt, defeated for the Presidency, 29–31.
Clinton, George, his vote for the Presidency in the first Electoral
College, 3, 4;
in the second, 6;
in the third, 10, 11;
his first election to the Vice-Presidency, 22–24;
his defeat for the Presidency and his second election to the
Vice-Presidency, 25–27;
died in office, 28.
Cochrane, John, nominated for Vice-President by revolting Republicans
in 1864, and his withdrawal, 192.
Cockran, Bourke, his speech against the nomination of Cleveland at
the Democratic National Convention of 1892, 344.
Colfax, Schuyler, his election to the Vice-Presidency, 210–220.
Colquitt, Alfred H., his vote for the Presidency in the twenty-second
Electoral College, 241.
Conant, John A., receives the Vice-Presidential nomination of the
American Prohibition National party, 304.
Conkling, Roscoe, his efforts to secure the nomination of Grant at
the Republican convention of 1880, at Chicago, 270, 271, 274;
his breach with Garfield, 284, 285;
his strained relations with Arthur, 286;
his retirement from politics and his death, 285, 286.
Constitutional Union party, its convention at Baltimore in 1860, and
its candidates and platform, 173, 174.
Contested Presidential elections, and the statute relating to,
401–404.
Cooper, Peter, receives the “Greenback” nomination for President, 257.
Corwin, Thomas, his illustration of the Taylor-Cass campaign in a
speech in Ohio, 113, 114.
Cowdrey, Robert H., nominated for the Presidency by the United Labor
party, 327.
Cranfill, J. P., the Vice-Presidential nominee of the Prohibition
party, 351.
Crawford, William H., defeated for the Presidency, 39–45.
Curtin, Andrew G., his visit to Johnson accompanied by the author,
205–207;
a candidate for the nomination of Vice-President in 1868, 210;
a cabinet position refused him by Grant, who appoints him
minister to Russia, 222;
his courage in opposing pernicious pension legislation exposes the
cowardice of Congressmen, 364, 365.
Curtis, James Langdon, nominated for the Presidency by the American
party, 331.
Dallas, George M., his election to the Vice-Presidency in 1844, 75–93.
Dana, Charles A., the story of his bitter estrangement from
Cleveland, 312–315;
his ability and character, 313.
Daniel, John W., elected chairman of the Democratic National
Convention of 1896, 371.
Daniel, William, the Vice-Presidential nominee of the Prohibition
party in 1884, 305.
Davis, David, works for the nomination of Lincoln, 157;
nominated for the Presidency by the Labor Reform party, 227, 228;
favored as the nominee of the Liberal Republicans in 1872, 229;
his vote for President in the twenty-second Electoral College, 241;
his declination of service on the Hayes-Tilden Electoral
Commission, and its results, 264.
Davis, Jefferson, his tribute to Lincoln, 200, 201;
Johnson puzzled how to dispose of him, 206, 207.
Dearborn, Henry A. S., nominated to the Vice-Presidency by the Native
American party, 110.
Depew, Chauncey M., at the Republican National Convention of 1888,
319, 320.
Donelson, Andrew Jackson, receives the Vice-Presidential nomination
of the American National Council, 142.
Dougherty, Daniel, his memorable speech before the Democratic
National Convention of 1880, 278, 279.
Douglas, Stephen A., his defeat for the Presidency, 166–176.
Dow, Neal, the Presidential nominee of the Prohibition party in
1880, 282;
at the Prohibition convention of 1888, 329.
Electoral and popular votes for Presidents and Vice-Presidents,
with their States and parties, 395–397.
Electoral College, vote of the first, 3, 4;
of the second, 6;
of the third, 10, 11;
of the fourth, 15, 16, 18;
of the fifth, 24;
of the sixth, 27;
of the seventh, 30;
of the eighth, 34, 35;
of the ninth, 36, 37;
of the tenth, 43, 45;
of the eleventh, 51;
of the twelfth, 56, 57;
of the thirteenth, 64;
of the fourteenth, 73;
of the fifteenth, 91;
of the sixteenth, 112;
of the seventeenth, 127;
of the eighteenth, 148;
of the nineteenth, 175, 176;
of the twentieth, 193, 194;
of the twenty-first, 217, 218;
of the twenty-second, 241;
of the twenty-third, 264;
of the twenty-fourth, 283, 284;
of the twenty-fifth, 308, 309;
of the twenty-sixth, 333;
of the twenty-seventh, 359;
of the twenty-eighth, 392.
Electors, how the functions of, were first exercised, 11, 16.
Ellmaker, Amos, nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the Anti-Mason
party, 53;
his vote in the twelfth Electoral College, 56, 57.
Ellsworth, Oliver, his vote for the Presidency in the third Electoral
College, 10, 11.
English, William H., his defeat for the Vice-Presidency, 279–284.
Evans, Samuel, receives the Vice-Presidential nomination of the Union
Labor party, 325.
Everett, Edward, nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the
Constitutional Union party, 173.
Federal party, the, preferred by Washington, Adams, and Hamilton, 2,
5, 7, 8;
opposed by Jefferson, 5, 7;
its policy, 7, 8;
passes the Alien and Sedition laws, 12;
its bitter opposition to Jefferson, 21, 22, 23;
practically overthrown by the success of the war of 1812, 32;
perishes with the election of Monroe, 39.
Fenton, Reuben E., his reluctance to aid in the nomination of Greeley
to the Presidency, 230.
Field, James G., receives the People’s party nomination for the
Vice-Presidency, 353.
Fillmore, Millard, his election to the Vice-Presidency, 105–112;
he succeeds to the Presidency after the death of Taylor, 116;
he reverses the policy of the administration, 116;
his defeat for the Presidency, 130–153.
Fisk, Clinton B., nominated for the Presidency by the Prohibition
party, 329;
his popular vote, 333.
Floyd, John, his defeat for the Presidency, 56, 57.
Foote, Rev. Charles E., candidate of the Liberty League for
Vice-President in 1848, 111.
Forney, Colonel John W., obtains the consent of Grant to accept the
Republican nomination to the Presidency, 203.
Franklin, Benjamin, solicited to become the competitor of Washington,
3.
Free-Silver party. _See_ People’s party.
Free-Soil Democratic party, its first convention and nominees, 107,
108;
its platform, 108–110;
its candidates and platform in 1852, 123–126.
Fremont, John C., his defeat for the Presidency, 130–153;
his nomination by the first Republican National Convention, at
Philadelphia, 136–138;
his nomination endorsed by the anti-slavery seceders from the
American National Council, 143;
visited by the author, 147;
his nomination for President by revolting Republicans to defeat
Lincoln, and his final rejection of it, 192.
Garfield, James A., his election to the Presidency, 270–287;
his nomination, 271–274;
character of the campaign, 283;
his popular and electoral vote, 283, 284;
his character, 284;
his disagreement with Conkling, 284, 285.
Gerry, Elbridge, his election to the Vice-Presidency, 28–31.
Gould, Jay, what a dinner with, cost Blaine, 310.
Graham, William A., receives the Whig nomination to the
Vice-Presidency in 1852, 121.
Granger, Francis, defeated for the Vice-Presidency, 63, 64.
Grant, General Ulysses S., his first election to the Presidency,
202–220;
the obstacles to his nomination, 202, 203;
his dispute with Johnson, 204;
refuses to ride with Johnson to the inauguration ceremonies, 204;
his nomination at Chicago, 209–211;
his popular and electoral vote, 217, 218;
his second election to the Presidency, 221–243;
his unfitness for civil affairs, 221–223;
the author’s well-intended suggestions to him, 222, 223;
his re-election opposed by the author, 223;
his discussion of public affairs with the author, 223–225;
his despotic control of the party machinery, 225;
how his name was changed, 235;
at the grave of Greeley, 243;
scandals which disgraced his administration, 246;
his discussion of the question of a third term, 246;
Conkling presents his name as a candidate for a third term of the
Presidency before the Republican National Convention of 1880,
270, 271;
his disappointment at not securing a nomination to a third term,
277.
Greeley, Horace, denounces the leaders of the Abolition party for
defeating Clay, 90;
disgruntled at the nomination of Taylor, 105;
finally decides to support Taylor, and is sent to Congress by the
Whigs of New York, 105;
opposes the nomination of Seward to the Presidency, 155;
opposes the renomination of Lincoln, 183;
his defeat for the Presidency, 221–243;
his nomination at Cincinnati, 228–234;
nominated by the Democrats at Baltimore, 238;
his popular vote, 239, 240;
his electoral vote, 241;
cause of his defeat, 242;
incidents of his campaign, 242, 243;
his sad death, 240, 243.
“Greenback” (or Independent National) party, under the leadership of
George H. Pendleton, 219, 220;
its candidates and platform in 1876, 257, 258;
its candidates and platform in 1880, 281, 282.
Greer, James R., nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the American
party, 331.
Groesbeck, William S., his vote for the Vice-Presidency in the
twenty-second Electoral College, 241.
Hale, John P., nominated for the Presidency by the Liberty party, 111;
nominated for the Presidency by the Free-Soil Democrats, 123.
Hamilton, Alexander, in sympathy with Washington and Adams, and
opposed to Jefferson, 7, 8.
Hamlin, Hannibal, his election to the Vice-Presidency in 1860,
154–169.
Hancock, John, his vote for the Presidency in the first Electoral
College, 3, 4.
Hancock, Winfield S., defeated for the Presidency, 278–284;
his popular and electoral vote, 283–284.
Hanna, Mark A., his mistake in making McKinley straddle the money
question, 365, 366.
Harper, Robert G., his first defeat for the Vice-Presidency, 34, 35;
his second defeat for the Vice-Presidency, 36, 37.
Harrison, Benjamin, his election to the Presidency, 316–336;
his nomination, 319, 320;
character of the campaign, 332;
his popular and electoral vote, 333;
his administration not a tranquil one, 337–340;
defeated for the Presidency, 337–360;
his nomination, 340, 341;
character of the campaign, 358;
his popular and electoral vote, 359.
Harrison, Robert H., his vote for the Presidency in the first
Electoral College, 3, 4.
Harrison, William Henry, defeated for the Presidency, 59–64;
character of the campaign, 161;
his election to the Presidency, 65–74;
birth of the Abolition party during the campaign, 65;
how his nomination was secured, 67, 68;
a national party platform presented for the first time during
this election, 70;
the campaign one of great popular interest, 71;
his popular and electoral vote, 71, 72, 73;
his death shortly after his inauguration, 73.
Hayes, Rutherford B., his election to the Presidency, 244–267;
his nomination, 249;
his popular vote, 262;
his election decided by the Electoral Commission appointed by
Congress, 263;
his electoral vote as determined by the Electoral Commission, 264.
Hendricks, Thomas A., nominated for the Vice-Presidency, 253;
his election to the Vice-Presidency, 294–309.
Henry, John, his vote for the Presidency in the third Electoral
College, 10, 11.
Hill, David B., at the Democratic National Convention of 1896, 371,
372.
Hobart, Garret A., his election to the Vice-Presidency, 367–394;
his electoral vote, 392.
Houston, General Samuel, at a national Whig convention in 1848, 107.
Howard, John Eager, his vote for Vice-President in the eighth
Electoral College, 34, 35.
Hughes, Archbishop, how Seward’s friendship for, deprived him of the
nomination for the Presidency, 156.
Hunkers, the, 98, 99.
Huntington, Samuel, his vote for the Presidency in the first
Electoral College, 3, 4.
Industrial Congress party and their candidates in 1848, 111.
Ingersoll, Jared, Federalist nominee for Vice-President in 1804, 29;
his electoral vote, 30.
Ingersoll, Robert G., his speech nominating Blaine before the
Republican convention of 1876, 247, 248.
Iredell, James, his vote for the Presidency in the third Electoral
College, 10, 11.
Jackson, Andrew, defeated for the Presidency, 39–45;
though receiving the largest popular and electoral vote, 42, 43;
his vote for the Vice-Presidency in the tenth Electoral College, 43;
his first election to the Presidency, 47–51;
his initiation of the spoils system, 47;
character of his campaign and to what his popularity was due, 47–49;
his popular and electoral vote, 50, 51;
his second election to the Presidency, 51–58;
confused condition of politics during his second campaign, 51, 52;
his popular and electoral vote, 55, 56, 57;
his after-life and death, 58.
Jay, John, his vote for the Presidency in the first Electoral
College, 3, 4;
in the third, 10, 11;
in the fourth, 15, 16.
Jefferson, Thomas, his vote for the Presidency in the second
Electoral College, 6;
his election to the Vice-Presidency, 7–11;
his election to the Presidency defeated by the influence of
Washington, 9;
defamatory character of the campaign, 9;
his first election to the Presidency, 12–16;
the revolutionary character of the campaign, 12, 13;
his vote in the fourth Electoral College, 15, 16, 18;
Burr’s infamous attempt to deprive him of his election, 17, 18, 19;
his honorable refusal to effect his election by making a deal with
the Federalists, 17, 18;
his opposition to pomp and ceremony, 20;
his second election to the Presidency, 21–24;
bitterly opposed by the Federalists, 21;
his purchase of Louisiana, 22;
his popular vote, 23;
his vote in the fifth Electoral College, 24;
his after-life and death, 20.
Jenkins, Charles J., his vote for the Presidency in the twenty-second
Electoral College, 241.
Johnson, Andrew, his election to the Vice-Presidency desired by
Lincoln, 185, 186;
responsible for the nomination of Grant by the Republicans, 203;
intoxicated at his inauguration into office, 203, 205;
his erratic conduct as President, 204, 205, 207, 218, 219;
the author’s opinion of him, 204, 205;
visited by Governor Curtin accompanied by the author, 205–207;
his uncertainty regarding the cases of Wurz and Jefferson Davis,
206, 207.
Johnson, Hale, nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the
“Narrow-Gauge” Prohibition Party, 386.
Johnson, Herschel V., nominated for the Vice-Presidency, 170.
Johnson, Richard M., elected to the Vice-Presidency, 59–64;
defeated for the Vice-Presidency, 69, 73.
Johnston, Samuel, his vote for the Presidency in the third Electoral
College, 10, 11.
Judd, Norman B., works for Lincoln’s nomination, 157.
Julian, George W., nominated by the Free-Soil Democrats for the
Vice-Presidency, 123;
his vote for the Presidency in the twenty-second Electoral College,
241.
King, Leicester, nominated as Vice-President by the Liberty party,
111.
King, Rufus, his first defeat for the Vice-Presidency, 23, 24;
his second defeat for the Vice-Presidency, 26, 27;
his defeat for the Presidency, 34, 35.
King, William R., his election to the Vice-Presidency in 1852,
115–129.
Kirkpatrick, Donald, nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the
American National party, 260.
Labor Reform party, their platform of 1872, 225–227;
their candidates, 227, 228.
Langdon, John, his vote for the Vice-Presidency in the sixth
Electoral College, 27.
Lee, Henry, defeated for the Vice-Presidency, 56, 57.
Lemoyne, Francis G., receives the Vice-Presidential nomination of the
Abolition party, 65.
Levering, Joshua, nominated for the Presidency by the “Narrow-Gauge”
Prohibition party, 386;
his popular vote, 391.
Liberal Republican party, its organization and character, 228, 229;
its platform, 231–234.
Liberty (or Birney) party, 91;
its candidates in 1847, 111.
_See_ Abolition party.