1881. 24 As the electoral votes of Georgia had been cast on the second Wednesday in December, they were "counted in the alternative." See "1821."

"Popular vote" includes every State. In Louisiana there were two Republican tickets; in Virginia two Democratic tickets, the Regular and Readjuster (q.v., page 184); the Regular polling 96,912 votes, the Readjuster 31,674 votes.

1889. 25 The electoral count was completed under the Act of February 3, 1887 (see page 277). This was the first count on the part of Congress, regulated by a general law, in the history of the Government under the Constitution.

Of the "popular vote" there have been three "official returns" published :

1893. 26 Michigan chose electors by districts, a device toward securing a few electors to a party who were conscious of being in the minority. The Supreme Court of the State declared constitutionality of the Act of State legislature as legally within the power of that body.

The "popular vote as exhibited is the accepted choice of several "official returns" by reason of coalitions in various States. The Cleveland vote does not exhibit any popular vote as being cast in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming; similarly with the Harrison vote in Florida.

Louisiana's "popular vote" for Harrison was 13,281; Weaver, 13,282; the fusion of the Populists with Republicans dividing the vote, the fusion electors received 26,563 votes.

1896. 27 The Bryan and Watson popular vote was 222,583, which is included in the Bryan figures of 6,509,052.

Appleton's Cyclopedia gives the divisions of the popular

Vote as

1900. 28 Appleton's Cyclopedia notes the popular vote as divided:

tellers on the part of the House of Representatives, report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for President and Vice-President of the United States for the term beginning March 4,

CANDIDATES FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.

Prior to 1804, the candidate for President receiving the next highest of the electoral votes became the Vice-President of the United States. See "Amendment XII.," also "Presidential Elections," page 294.

The successful candidate indicated by an asterisk (*).

*Elbridge Gerry, of Mass.
Jared Ingersoll, of Pa.
Daniel D. Tompkins, of N. Y.
John Eager Howard, of Md.
*Daniel D. Tompkins, of N.Y.
Richard Stockton, of N.J.

* John C. Calhoun, of S.C.
Nathan Sanford, of N. Y.
Andrew Jackson, of Tenn.
Nathaniel Macon, of N.C.
John C. Calhoun, of S.C.
Richard Rush, of Pa.

*Martin Van Buren, of N.Y.

John Sergeant, of Pa.

Henry Lee, of Mass.

Ames Ellmaker, of Pa.

* Richard M. Johnson, of Ky.

Francis Granger, of N. Y.
John Tyler, of Va.

Wm. Smith, of Ala.

*John Tyler, of Va.

R. M. Johnson, of Ky.

L. W. Tazewell, of Va.
*Geo. M. Dallas, of Pa.
T. Frelinghuysen, of N.J.
Thos. Morris, of Ohio.
* Millard Fillmore, of N. Y.
Wm. O. Butler, of Ky.
Chas. F. Adams, of Mass.

Wm. A. Graham, of N.C.
Geo. W. Julian, of Ind.

* John C. Breckenridge, of Ky.

Thomas E. Watson, of Ga.
Simon B. Buckner, of Ky.
Hale Johnson, of Ill.
Matthew Maguire, of N.J.
Jas. H. Southgate, of N.C.
*Theodore Roosevelt, of N. Y.
Adlai E. Stevenson, of Ill.
Henry B. Metcalf, of Ohio.
Job Harriman, of Cal.
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minn.
Valentine Remmel, of Pa.
Samuel T. Nicholas, of Pa.
Jno. G. Woolley, of Ill.

* C. W. Fairbanks, of Ind.

Henry G. Davis, of W. Va.
Benj. Hanford, of N.Y.
Geo. W. Carroll, of Texas.
Thos. H. Tibbles, of Neb.
Wm. W. Cox, of Ill:

INAUGURATION DAY.

After the ratification of the Constitution of the United States by eleven States, the Congress of the Old Confederation, by a vote on September 13, 1788,

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Resolved, That the first Wednesday in January next be the day for appointing electors in the several States, which, before the said day, shall have ratified the said Constitution; that the first Wednesday in February next be the day for the electors to assemble in their respective States, and vote for a President; and that the first Wednesday in March next be the time, and the present seat of Congress [New York] the place for commencing the proceedings under the said Constitution." (Page 96.)

The "first Wednesday" in March, 1789, was the fourth day of the month. Congress enacted in 1792: "That the term of four years for which the President and Vice-President shall be elected, shall in all cases com