Volume 18 , Issue 41

NW Okie's Journey

This week we are researching past surprises in national elections. That takes us to the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, dated November 6, 1900, Tuesday, page 7, with "Past Surprises In National Elections." And their were no doubt at all of result in 1789 and 1792.

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Walking With Old Sweet Sadie

It is not over until the "fat lady sings" or the "electoral colleges" vote 19 December 2016. Here are some tidbits of Presidents and their electoral college votes.

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1889 - Electoral College Cast Formal Vote

Let us go back to 15 Jan 1889, Tuesday, page 1, of The Hazleton Sentinel, in the Hazleton, Pennsylvania newspaper concerning the use of the Electoral Colleges as they cast their formal vote between Harrison (233) and Cleveland (168). Their were scenes and incidents in the various electoral colleges. It was a lively time in New Jersey. The result tabulated; how and where the last act would be played.

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History of Counting The Electoral Votes

We searched back through the archives for history of the proceedings and precedents of the past electoral college votes and found this correspondence in The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 16 December 1876, Saturday, on page 6: "Counting The Electoral Vote."

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1876 - The Political Situation

In The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 16 December 1876, Saturday, on page 6, was the following news article: "The Political Situation." The Republican frauds in Louisiana - Gov. Hampton's Inauguration - Judge Bond Censured, etc.

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1884 - The Effect Of The Victory

As the Marion County Herald, Palmyra, Missouri, dated 25 December 1884, Thursday, page 4, stated: "The Effect of the Victory." The efforts of Republican Leaders to create distrust and Disturb the Peace for the sake of discrediting the Democracy was in play.

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1884 - The Men Who Have Filled the Presidential Chair

In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, dated 19 July 1884, Saturday, page 9, we found this headlines concerning our Nation's Rulers: "The Men Who Have Filled the Presidential Chair" and "Sketch of the Electoral College and its Operations." It was a bit of political history that would prove interesting. It also included portraits of presidents since the organization of the republic.

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