The presidential favorites. A political handbook, containing the portraits of thirty American statesmen, together with their biographies, and an epitome of every national political convention ever held in the United States. Also the status of the different political parties upon the questions of the tariff and silver, and a history of that metal as money ..

Benj. F. (Benjamin F.) Babcock

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• Political party
• United States
• Statesman

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• Langue: English
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70£>
blfTHE
FavoritesPresidential
HAND-BOOK,POLITICALA
OF THIRTYCONTAINING THE PORTRAITS
STATESMEN,AMERICAN
Epitome ofBiographies, and anTogether with their
everPolitical ConventionEvery National
in the United States.held
POLITICAL PARTIESDIFFERENTSTATUS OF THEALSO THE
ANDOF THE TARIFFTHE QUESTIONSUPON
HISTORY OF THATSILVER, AND A
METAL AS MONEY.
EVERY CITIZEN.INDISPENSABLE TOWITH OTHER INFORMATION
F. BABCOCK.By BENJ.
-ION 3
<2.
D. C. :WASHINGTON,
fl/aT>£
/* A .PUBLISHED BY /
COMPANY,PUBLISHINGCAMPAIGN
1896.COPYRIGHTED, BY[896, R. B. MERCHANT AND B. F. BABCOCK.
PROM THE PRESS OF
GEORGE l\ LASHER, PRINTER AND BINDER,
N nth<' SI
. Philadelphia, Pa.-*
To the
Patriotic Impulse which
Prompts the Citizens of Our Country
to Acquaint Themselves with the Lives of Our Public Men
and Our National Politics,
The Author
Dedicates this Volume.
-*-& <*> INDEX. & &
PAGE. PAGE.
rTitle Electoral Vote by States, 1872-
I . .dedication. 3 1892 156
White I Louse 5 How President is Chosen, and
Introduction 6 the Law Governing the
Grover Cleveland 7 Counting of the Electoral
Benjamin I [arrison 11 Vote and Defining the Presi-
WhitneyWiii. C. 16 dential Succession 156
Levi MortonP. 21 Number of Congressmen from
Stevenson 26Adlai E. each State since Formation
Thomas B. Reed of30 Constitution 160
David B. Hill 34 Governors of all States, Terms,
Win. 15, Allison. Salaries, and36 State Capi-
Jno. G. Carlisle tals40 161
.Matthew S. Quay Brief Sketches44 of the Presi-
MorrisonWin. R. dents ofthe United50 States,
Wm. McKinley, When Born,Jr 52 Inaugurated,
MatthewsClaude Term of Service,59 Died,
F. MandersonC. etc ...63 162
Daniel W. Voorhees 68 Vice-Presidents of the United
Shelby M. Cullom 71 States ... 164
John W. Daniel .... Presidents Pro-tempore of the74
Russell Alexander Alger United States Senate77 164
1 1. Clay Evans 80 Speakers of the United States
Wm. VilasF. House of84 Representatives.. . 165
Cushman K. Davis Presidential87 Cabinet Officers.. . 165
Win. WilsonL. Justices of the89 Supreme
Henry M. Teller 92 Court 168
Jno. T. Morgan Signers of Declaration94 of Inde-
Stephen 15. Elkins. 96 pendence,Where Born, Dele-
Wm. M. Stewart gated from, Died99 169
DonaldJas. Cameron 103 Presidents of the Continental
William V. Allen 106 Congress, and Congress of
Wharton Barker 108 the Confederation 170
W. 0. Bradley 114 Naturalization Laws of the
Epitome of American Polities, United States 170
inam 1 Sy >psis of Political Plat- Constitution of the United
forms, 177.4 to 1896 117 States
, . 172
Attitude of Parties, upon1896, Origin, Settlementand Popula-
the Tariff and Silver Ques- tion of United States and
tions 138 Territories 1S3
History of Silver as Money.. . 142 Population of United States,
Amount of Gold and Silver in 1790-1890 1S5
the Principal Nations of the White and Negro Population
World, with Per Capita of the South by Decades,
Amount of Money in Circu- 1790-1890 186
lation. . t Population45 of the United States
Value of Foreign Coins in U. according to Nationality 187
S. Currency I46 Number of DwellingsandFam-
Electoral Votes for Presidents
ilies in each of the States. . . iSSand Vice-Presidents, 1789 to
Nationality of InhabitantslS of92 I47
Largest Cities,Popular \ otc for 1890 189Presidential
ididates.from 1*24101892. Requirements regarding the150
Candidates for President and Registration of Voters 190
Vice-President since the Woman Suffrage 190
Adoption of the Federal Con- The Ballot-box Reform Move-
stitution ]r-. ment 191