The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 74
... votes . Although Georgia and the new state of Tennessee were yet to be heard from , their 7 votes were predictably Republican . Jefferson would have been elected President then and there if the Republican electors had not followed their ...
... votes . Although Georgia and the new state of Tennessee were yet to be heard from , their 7 votes were predictably Republican . Jefferson would have been elected President then and there if the Republican electors had not followed their ...
Page 184
... vote . Although too low in the electoral scale to be further considered as a candidate , Clay , with the votes of three states secure in his pocket , was seen as the President maker . In the House Jackson controlled the votes of eleven ...
... vote . Although too low in the electoral scale to be further considered as a candidate , Clay , with the votes of three states secure in his pocket , was seen as the President maker . In the House Jackson controlled the votes of eleven ...
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... voted in three separate towns . Not counting New York's 36 electors , Polk received 134 electoral votes to Clay's 105. Polk won the Empire State by only 5,106 popular votes , with 15,812 going to Birney , the Liberty party candidate ...
... voted in three separate towns . Not counting New York's 36 electors , Polk received 134 electoral votes to Clay's 105. Polk won the Empire State by only 5,106 popular votes , with 15,812 going to Birney , the Liberty party candidate ...
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