INDEX

INDEX

Abolitionists, condemned by the Dem-
ocrats, 1, 200, 266; convention of, in
1839, 202; in 1843, 216; defeat Clay,
224; convention in 1847, 232; in 1852,
253.

Adams, Charles Francis, nominated
for Vice-President, 1, 239; in canvass
of 1872, 340, 344.
Adams, John, suggested for Vice-presi-
dent, 1789, 1, 24; elected, 27; his
journey to New York, and inaugura-
tion, 30; reëlected Vice-President, 39;
named for President, 44; virulent at-
tacks upon him, 45; elected President,
51; counts the votes and declares his
own election, 52; relations with the
Federalist party, 56; defeated in 1800.
63; elector for Monroe, in 1820, 118.
Adams, John Quincy, goes over to the
Republican party, 1, 93; receives one
vote for President in 1820, 118, 121;
candidate in 1824, 126, 129, 131; popu-
lar votes for, 136; electoral votes, 140;
chosen by the House of Representa-
tives, 140; his character and adminis-
tration, 142; attacks New England
Federalists, 146; popular votes for in
1828, 149; member of Congress, 193;
favors the acquisition of Cuba, 2, 8.
Adams, Samuel, suggested for Vice-
President, 1, 24; his course in the can-
vass of 1796, 48; votes for, 51.
Addams, Jane, in the Progressive Con-
vention of 1912, 2, 298.

Adet, Pierre Auguste, French minister,
endeavors to defeat the election of
Adams, 1, 46.

Aguinaldo, Filipino leader, 2, 27, 77.
Alabama, admitted to the Union, 1,
118.

Alaska, boundary question, 2, 92, 109;
government of, 122, 251, 268, 270, 294.
Aldrich, Nelson W., 2, 6, 7, 225; his
currency plan opposed by the Demo-
erats, 265; by the Progressives, 293.

Allen and Sedition Laws, 1, 57, 201.
Allen ownership of land. See Land
public.

Allison, William B., 1, 392, 538.
American party. See Native American.
American party of 1888, convention,
1, 480.

American Tobacco Company, disso-
lution of, 1, 232, 262.
Annexation of Texas. See Texas.
Anthracite coal strike, in 1902, 2,
93.

Anti-Federalist party, 1, 32. See also
Republican party.

"Anti-imperialism," 2, 24, 41, 58,
67, 68, 72, 73, 120, 269.
Anti-imperialist League, convention
of 1900, 2, 69.
Anti-imperialists, conference of, in
1900, 2, 68.
Anti-Masonic party, its origin, 1, 155;
merged with the Whig party, 180.
Anti-monopoly party, convention of,
in 1884, 1, 421.

Anti-Nebraska Democrats, 1, 260.
"Anti-Snappers," of 1892, 1, 493.
Arbitrary arrests during the Civil War,
1, 298, 304.
Arbitration of international disputes.
1, 256, 365, 441, 462, 466, 507, 520,
521, 560; 2, 247, 264, 285.
Arizona, question of its admission, 2,
49, 62, 67, 122, 144, 178, 193; admitt-
ed to the Union, 223, 270.
Arkansas, admitted to the Union, 1,

184; electoral vote of, in 1872 objected
to and excluded, 354.
Armstrong, James, votes for in 1789,
1, 27.

Army Vote, in 1864, 1, 307.
Arthur, Chester A., nominated for
Vice-President, 1, 408; elected, 417;
becomes President, 419; in the can
vass of 1884, 427, 432.
Ashburton Treaty, 1, 238, 250.

Bayard, Thomas F., 1, 349, 379, 387, Bradley, Stephen R., call for a con-
412, 414, 415, 440.

dominates the Democratic convention | Cambon, Jules, French ambassador at

of 1900, 56; nominated by that con-
vention, 63; endorsed by the Anti-im-
perialists, 71; his activity in the pre-
election canvass, 73; popular and elec-
toral votes for, 75; opposition to, in
1904, 95; he opposes Judge Parker,
117; mildly supports the ticket, 133;
in the canvass of 1908, 153, 157, 183;
nominated for the third time, 196; his
stumping tours, 206; popular and elec-
toral votes for, 208; in the canvass of
1912, his influence in the Democratic
convention, 256, 257, 259, 260.
Buchanan, James, 1, 138, 209; votes
for in the convention of 1844; in that of
1848, 233; in the canvass of 1852, 247;
the "Ostend Manifesto," 261; nomi-
nated for President, 265; elected, 276;
his administration, 280.

Washington, 2, 23.

Cambreleng, Churchill C., political
mission in the South, 1, 144.
Campaign contributions by corpora-
tions, publicity demanded, 2, 149,
180, 201, 250, 263, 290.
Canada, reciprocity with, 2, 229.
Canal, Isthmian, construction of, ad-
vocated in party platforms, 1, 476,
497, 502, 535; 2, 50, 62, 66; negotia-
tions with Colombia, 88; construction
of Panama Canal assured, 91; other
references, 106, 122, 178, 193, 235,
252, 269, 295.

Cannon, Joseph G., 2, 14, 156, 181,
223, 252, 269.

Canvass of 1900, characteristics of, 2, 72;
of 1904, 133; of 1908, 206; of 1912, 298.
Carlisle, John G., 1, 440.

Buckner, Simon B., nominated for "Carpet-baggers,” 1, 357.
Vice-President, 1, 561.

Bureau of Mines, 2, 222.
Burke, John, 2, 271.

Burr, Aaron, votes for, in 1792, 1, 39;
candidate with Jefferson in 1796, 44;
votes for, 51; nominated by the cau-
cus, in 1800, 59; votes for, 63; becomes
Vice-President, 73.

Butler, Benjamin F., 1, 283, 330; in
electoral count of 1869, 331; in the
canvass of 1880, 411; nominated for
President, 423, 427; popular votes for,
448.

Butler, William O., nominated for
Vice-President, 1, 234; electoral votes
for, 243; in canvass of 1852, 249.

Caffery, Donelson, nominated for
President, declines, 2, 72.
Calhoun, John C., 1, 98, 117; pro-
posed for President, 126; candidate
for Vice-President, 132; elected, 135;
reëlected, 149; suggested for Presi-
dent in 1844, 208; votes for, in con-
vention, 212; negotiates treaty for an-
nexation of Texas, 227; votes for, in
convention of 1848, 233; the compro-
mises of 1850, 245.

California, admitted to the Union, 1,
246, 257; its vote divided in 1880, 418;
in 1892, 517; in 1896, 566; its con-
tested delegation in the Republican
convention of 1912, 2, 244.

Carroll, George W., nominated for
Vice-President, 2, 112.

Cary, Samuel F., nominated for Vice-
President, 1, 367.

Cass, Lewis, votes for, in convention of
1844, 1, 209; nominated for President,
233; popular and electoral votes for,
243; in canvass of 1852, 247.
Casus omissus, 1, 119, 271, 450.
Caucus congressional, nominations,
Federalist and Republican, in 1800, 1,
58, 59; Jefferson and George Clinton
nominated in 1804, 82; opposition to
the caucus, in 1808, 90; Madison nomi-
nated, 91; nominations in 1812, 99;
opposition to, in 1816, 109; abortive
caucus in 1820, 117; discussion of and
war against, 1822-24, 126, 130; result
of, 131; faults of the system, 168.
Chafin, Eugene W., nominated for
President in 1908, 2, 198; popular
votes for, 208; nominated in 1912, 285;
popular votes for, 302.
Chambers, B. J., nominated for Vice-
President, 1, 411.

Chase, Salmon P., 1, 270, 290, 294,
321, 325, 340, 344.
Chase, Solon, 1, 423, 427.
Cherokee and Creek Indians, their
removal, 1, 154, 157.

Child labor, in platforms, 2, 116, 149,
160, 167, 193, 198, 246, 285, 289, 348,
367.