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Editor says, what if the debate over filling the position of President pro tempore of the United States Senate was resolved long before the death of William P. Frye? An article collaboratively developed by Ed & Scott Palter. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the May 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
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In 1877, on this day the Electoral Commission adjourned after final agreement on a series of compromises which included a change to US Presidential succession such that Congress came before Cabinet and Senate as senior House came first.
RutherfraudIt was the conclusion to one of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history, an informal, unwritten deal that was widely regarded as the second "corrupt bargain". But certainly "Rutherfraud" as it was known ended Congressional ("Radical") Reconstruction.
But the true significance of this change was revealed thirty-five years later when an anarchist detonated a bomb that killed both President Taft and his VP. His successor Augustus O. Bacon received the Democratic Nomination, but lost the General Election of 1912 to Teddy Roosevelt who brought the US into the Great War after the sinking of the Lusitania.
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Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Politicians Source: Wikipedia Labels: Pro Tempore, United States, Presidency, President, Congress. Editor says, in reality this change was excluded from the Compromise of 1877 and five politicians rotated the position between 1911 and 1913 after the death of William P. Frye. Please note that we have repurposed content from Wikipedia to author this article.
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~ I think it should be "Democratic" nomination...the Dems I know prefer that form. And TR would have loved to get into WWI before we did. Fixed - thanks. Ed
~ Interesting butterfly-ing.
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