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« on: November 10, 2013, 05:45:40 PM » |
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And so it would be John Quincy Adams, like DeWitt Clinton before him, would fail to be nominated by his own party for re-election. It would seem that only Jefferson would be able to win election three times--let alone consecutively--and that all others would be relegated to two. Nevertheless, the Nationals put forward as strong a candidate as they possibly could. Henry Clay, a Senator, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, and Vice President had an immense career in public service and had been a leader on the national stage since 1812. At last nominated for President, Clay would, in theory, bring the full power of the West and the Upper South in with the party's strength in the larger Eastern states. With his surplus of experience, it was expected that he would not only be elected easily, but would then lead easily. With the Nationals looking to turn the page on the Nullification controversy, Clay was the obvious choice.
The Republicans did not have such a happy exchange of power. While Nullification would unify the Nationals--even as it was seen as a bad thing by both parties and it would be a black mark on Adams' "third" term--it would rip the Republicans, already disadvantage electorally, in two. While Calhon, already a face well known to the nation, had made his mark as South Carolina's greatest defender during the Nullification Crisis, such had only endeared him to the Southern delegates of the Republicans' first convention. With the amount of controversy generated by Northern delegates with Calhoun's nomination, a number of "Union Republicans" would hold a separate convention in Boston, Massachusetts to nominate runner-up economist Henry Lee. They would keep the Republican nominee for Vice President, Silas Wright, though in order to shore up support in the North and to attempt to establish legitimacy.
The very first party to begin the practice of conventions instead of caucuses would ironically be the minor party going into the election. The Anti-Masonic Party, while agreeing with the Nationals on the vast majority of their platform, would be composed of a specific group of people that differed specifically on the issue of the Free Masons. Wary of the potential effect that secret societies could have on democracy, the Anti-Masonic Party nominated Secretary of State of National Party member Richard Rush for President.
Three days, folks.
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