Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . not measures were thedominating force. Events were shaping themselves, however, tobring Illinois into the vortex of political strife,and the election of John Quincy Adams to thepresidency, in 1824, marked the beginning of par-tisan politics in Illinois as clearly as though ithad been brought about by legislative enactmentIn that memorable contest for the presidencyAndrew Jackson, Henry Clay and William were candidates opposed to the election none of the candidtes received therequired number of votes to elect (i. e., a major-ity in the E
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . not measures were thedominating force. Events were shaping themselves, however, tobring Illinois into the vortex of political strife,and the election of John Quincy Adams to thepresidency, in 1824, marked the beginning of par-tisan politics in Illinois as clearly as though ithad been brought about by legislative enactmentIn that memorable contest for the presidencyAndrew Jackson, Henry Clay and William were candidates opposed to the election none of the candidtes received therequired number of votes to elect (i. e., a major-ity in the Electoral College), and the matterwent to the House of Representatives where JohnQuincy Adams was chosen President. Daniel P. Cook, the Representative from Illi-nois, voted for Adams notwithstanding had received two votes in the State toAdams one, and this created a storm of protestfrom Gen. Jacksons friends, who charged thattheir leader had been cheated out of his electionby bargain, intrigue and corruption. Nor did this. , Hv fS-a^-yuMU HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. 673 feeling diminish in the succeeding four years, forin 1828 Gen. Jackson carried the State triumph-antly, and Daniel P. Cook was retired from poli-tics for the part he had played in the election ofJohn Quincy Adams. The election of Gen. Jackson proved an epochin the political history of the nation, as it broughtabout the formation of new political policies andmeant the total collapse of the old Federalist andRepublican parties. In the eight years duringwhich he dominated the policies of the country,there was a new alignment of political forcesunder the names of the Democratic and Whigparties, and a majority of the people of Illinoiswere not slow to ally themselves with theirfavorite political leader. With the ascendency ofJackson to political power, Henry* Clay becamethe leader of the Whig party and partisan feel-ing ran high throughout the State. The sentiment of Schuyler County was fav-orable to Gen.
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