United States presidential election, 1852

The U.S. presidential election of 1852 was in many ways a repeat of the election of 1844 again the candidate of the Whig Party took over the office of his dead predecessor.; in this case it was Millard Fillmore, who succeeded President Zachary Taylor. The Whig party wanted to nominate the incumbent as a candidate, then returned to him but his back, and ran with Winfield Scott. The Democrats presented to Franklin Pierce. The Whig put in their campaign strategy back to the ambiguity in the statements of the Democratic candidate, and again failed this strategy.

Franklin Pierce and his candidate for vice-president, William R. King, the choice then won with one of the highest election victories in U.S. history with 254 to 42 electoral votes.

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Appointments

Nomination of the Whigs

The Whig National Convention 1852 in Baltimore led to a split in the party. Supporters of President Fillmore made ​​to the successful compromise of 1850 and towards the failure of a nascent secession movement in the Southern States from 1850 to 1851. The Northern Whig believed that the Compromise of 1850 favored the slave trade to the south over the north. The Northern Whig supported the Mexican-American War, especially Winfield Scott of Virginia. Scott had earned the nickname " Old Foot and Feathers " is is because of his military appearance and appearance. Most of the delegates from New England supported Daniel Webster, which led to a halt. In the first vote Fillmore was from the south all the votes to four, from the north but only 18 In the first vote Fillmore got 133, Scott 131 and Webster 29 votes. In the 53th vote Scott got 159, 112 Fillmore and Webster 21 votes. In the north, Scott got 142 votes ( Fillmore: 11, Webster: 21) and in the south only 11 votes ( Fillmore: 142).

William Alexander Graham was elected as a candidate for the office of Vice-President.

Appointment of Democrats

The Democrats were expecting a loss in the general election and could not agree on a candidate. The candidates of 1848, Lewis Cass, James Buchanan, William L. Marcy and Stephen A. Douglas, each had considerable support. In the 49th vote, the meeting finally nominated the relatively unknown Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire. William R. King of Alabama was installed as Vice President.

General Election

Results

South Carolina was the only state in which the electors not by the people but by the state legislature were elected.

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• Candidates for the office of Vice President were both from North Carolina and in fact both attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, although two decades apart. In addition, both offices dressed this state: King was a representative in the House and Governor Graham.