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Meetings of Presidential Electors in Maryland, 1789-1980 1785-1791
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MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
Madison and Clinton-9 electoral votes
Pinckney and King-2 electoral votes
NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Madison and Clinton-
122 electoral votes of 175
Pinckney and King-47 electoral votes
MISCELLANIA
James Madison helped write the Constitu-
tion, the Bill of Rights and was co-founder of
the Democratic-Republican Party. He be-
lieved that the Constitution should be
strictly interpreted as was demonstrated on
his last day in office when he vetoed a bill to
use federal funds to help build a "perfect
system of roads and canals," believing as he
did that the Constitution did not call on the
federal government to build such structures.

 
MEETING-Wednesday, December 2, 1812
(11 Electoral Votes)

PARTICIPATING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN MARYLAND
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Federalist (F)
VICTORS IN MARYLAND
President & Vice President
James Madison (D-R) and Eldridge Gerry-
6 electoral votes
ELECTORS
Henry H. Chapman
Edward Henry Calvert
Edward Johnsun
John Stephen
Henry Williams
Daniel Rentch
Tobias E. Stansbury
Thomas W. Veazey
Thomas Worrell
Edward Lloyd
Littleton Dennis
OPPOSING CANDIDATES
President & Vice President
DeWitt Clinton (F) and Jared Ingersole-
5 electoral votes
GOVERNOR
Levin Winder (F)
MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
Madison and Gerry (D-R)-6 electoral votes
Clinton and Ingersole (F)-5 electoral votes
NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Madison and Gerry-
128 of 217 electoral votes
Clinton and Ingersole-89 electoral votes
MISCELLANIA
President Madison was renominated, receiv-
ing most of the votes, in spite of the fact that
many delegates were disturbed with his for-
eign policy that was leading to war with Eng-
land. The New England delegations were
against war as they were worried about the
effect on their economy. The British invaded
Maryland, captured Washington, burned
the Capitol, the residence of the First Family
and many other public buildings. The Presi-
dent's residence had only the charred walls
remaining. These were painted white to hide
the damage and it was this action that led to
naming the place The White House.

 
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