Well, a very major change of this is that we don’t get Justice Joseph Storey (at least not before Henry Livingston’s passing in 1823, or failing that, 1826).1811
Well, a very major change of this is that we don’t get Justice Joseph Storey (at least not before Henry Livingston’s passing in 1823, or failing that, 1826).
And without Adams, 1828 doesn't go to Congress, correct? Or am I early?Andrew Jackson is elected POTUS in 1824, since IOTL Adams was the only other major candidate
that year(yes I know Clay ran in 1824 but since he too was a Westerner, I seriously doubt those who
voted for Adams would have voted for Clay if Adams wasn't running).
And without Adams, 1828 doesn't go to Congress, correct? Or am I early?
That's a good question, & one I'm in no way qualified to even venture an answer to.Not necessarily.
Jackson seems to have had little support in New England or NY. If those states split between Clay and Crawford, then it still goes into the HoR.
One other point. With Adams out, does Calhoun remain a Presidential contender? He would take SC away from Jackson, and possibly more.
Ignoring butterflies, most of the states that Adams won in 1824 were vehemently anti-Jackson. Either the northeastern states would go for Crawford/Clay, or another New England candidate would emerge.Andrew Jackson is elected POTUS in 1824, since IOTL Adams was the only other major candidate
that year(yes I know Clay ran in 1824 but since he too was a Westerner, I seriously doubt those who
voted for Adams would have voted for Clay if Adams wasn't running).
There's also the possibility that he could resign from the Supreme Court to pursue another office - cabinet position, senate seat, governorship etc. - as John Jay did.Of course, Adams might theoretically try to run for President from the Supreme Court, as Justice McLean repeatedly did. Adams himself once noted that McLean "thinks of nothing but the Presidency by day and dreams of nothing else by night." https://books.google.com/books?id=AWtZnsxMCDEC&pg=PA312 But McLean never realized his ambitions, and the Supreme Court was certainly not a match for the position of Secretary of State in those days as a base for launching a presidential campaign.