The Presidents: 1836-1936 - An Interactive US AAR

[BigBadBob]

Why can't they post here, in this thread for theirself?

We've had two cases, if memory serves, where for one reason or another a person has been unable to post on the thread. Likely a technical issue.

[thekinguter]

((I'm kind of shocked. You playing a more classical conservative, rather than a modern type?))

((It is really paradoxical if you think about it, but as a conservative he supports public order over anything, so that is why he voted democrat, to restore the economic prosperity of the US. Many conservatives voted for FDR, even though they had different ideologies and Roosevelt was seen as socialist like. It was to save the country, and I see the democrat candidate as an early FDR ))

[Spitfire5793]

((Were doomed! DOOMED I tell yee! They can't win!

You cant take my factories! I'll defend them with my pitchfork!))

[Riccardo93]

((Since I don't really have anything to add to a debate here, I'll finish off an old friend...))

SACRAMENTO SENTINEL
VICE-PRESIDENT JARVIS DEAD

January 3, 1897

We received word from the Jarvis family that the elderly family patriarch, Henry James Jarvis has died. He was found in his bed, dead from a heart attack. Over the last few years, his health had been in significant decline; indeed, he had rarely been seen since his retirement from politics in 1890. There has been no official statement from his grandson, Governor Joseph P. Jarvis (R-Ca), though we are expecting one for tomorrow's paper. He was ninety-four.

Henry Jarvis was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 24, 1802, to Charles A. Jarvis, a successful businessman and Revolutionary War veteran, and Elizabeth Adams-Jarvis, a distant relative to Presidents John Adams and John Q. Adams. As a young college student (attending Harvard), he became influenced by the liberals and abolitionists, and soon became a staunch supporter of a free market and a free nation. After graduating, he joined his father's business. When the Texan War of Independence began, he, and a few friends and associates, volunteered and headed to San Antonio, where they constantly harassed Mexican patrols. Becoming a strong force in the War, he was chosen to be the Secretary of State for the new Texas Republic. In this capacity, he was instrumental in getting Texas into the United States as a free state. He then ran for Lt. Governor, but was driven out by pro-slavery groups after Texas was allowed to become a slave state. He arrived in California in 1840, and by 1842, he became a force for pro-American immigrants.

When the Mexican-American war broke out, he and other pro-American leaders, formed the California Union Militia, with Jarvis as commander in chief. Shortly after beating the main Mexican force in the region, they declared the Republic of California, with Jarvis as Governor (he chose that office rather than president), and applied for statehood. With the war going on, the Congress could not review the bill, so California joined as a territory, with Jarvis remaining governor. His governorship was, until Oliver Glynne, the longest in California history (1842-1854). With his term over, he ran, and easily, won a California Senate seat. His biggest achievement was getting his Indian Citizenship Bill passed with broad support.

In 1872, the seventy year old Senator announced his candidacy for President. Despite strong showings, he was unable best the popular general, Maximilian Mandrake (R-Oh). To better unify the party, Jarvis was made Vice-President. The term was uneventful overall, and Mandrake opted out of running for a second term, instead endorsing his aging Vice-President. Jarvis, now the oldest candidate running, handily beat his longtime ally Calvin Carr (who was also recently beaten for the ACP nomination at age 70) and chose him be Vice-President. Jarvis-Carr was beaten by social democrat Eamon Callahan in a coalition ticket. With this defeat, he worked to become a Justice for the California Supreme Court. Jarvis would once again seek the nomination, at age 78, in 1880. This defeat marked the last attempt by Jarvis for the presidency.

Jarvis spent the last decade of his political career in marked silence, dedicated wholly to California, becoming Chief Justice in 1881. A the age of ninety, Jarvis announced his retirement, right as his grandson began his first moves for Governor.

[blindgoose]

Why can't they post here, in this thread for theirself?

((They probably don't have a Pdox serial so got locked out of the forums after a few days.))

EDIT: ((End of an era. The Jarvis is dead! Long live the Jarvis!))

[Spitfire5793]

((Well, at least Jarvis voted before he kicked the bucket ))

[Riccardo93]

((Well, his grandson is still around, is a governor, and is fairly young, so don't get excited

When I read 'The Jarvis is Dead Long live the Jarvis!' I stated laughing... brilliant! And that is the reason I like this AAR ))

[blindgoose]

((Well, his grandson is still around, is a governor, and is fairly young, so don't get excited

When I read 'The Jarvis is Dead Long live the Jarvis!' I stated laughing... brilliant! And that is the reason I like this AAR ))

((No, seriously, some of these family dynasties remind me of The Doctor. Just a change of face, but everything else remains the same, including the demeanor of a grumpy old man in your case, lol.))

[Riccardo93]

((Actually, i think it's worse with this guy, because has really gotten bigger, and it just leaves him stymied... poor guy, he's never happy... I have to agree with you though, our characters rarely change, if at all...))

[blindgoose]

((Actually, i think it's worse with this guy, because has really gotten bigger, and it just leaves him stymied... poor guy, he's never happy... I have to agree with you though, our characters rarely change, if at all...))

((Mine do. I had a Liberal Reublican from California, then Hayden. And in SotA I had a Nationalist and now a Communist.))

[Riccardo93]

((You sir are more creative than most of us... well, me at least. In SotA, I was going to make an imperialist, but Cesar stole my thunder... And here, I never even bothered changing my ideals... gives me consistency...))

[Seek75]

((I originally cast Calvin as being super-ultra anti-South because he hated them after a confederate sympathizer killed his father. That kinda faded over time though.))

[Gloa]

My condolences to the Jarvis family. Although we did not always see eye to eye in politics, it was a privilege to work with the distinguished man in California and national politics.

((Mine do. I had a Liberal Reublican from California, then Hayden. And in SotA I had a Nationalist and now a Communist.))

((I had a liberal Whig from Pennsylvania, then a diplomatic and aristocratic (and eventually quite cloak and dagger) Mexican Californian (although also a liberal Whig), then a reactionary Eastern academic, then a pacifist war hero, and now a socialist leaning female senator.))

[Avindian]

I wish the very best to my dear friend Congressman Jarvis in his time of need.

[zagoroth]

Unionist Protectionist Whig- Die hard unionist Republican- Die hard Liberal-Federale without a cause.

(Wow, our first female character? How scandalous...)

(No, not really)

(but if anyone thinks so, misogynist)

(Not that you are)

(but you are)

(you know who you are)

(I hope you are proud of yourself, whoever you are)

(I cant stand people like yourself, so I hope your happy)

(I bet you kill puppies)

(And I like puppies, so I hope your happy)

(And... Consider that your entertainment for the afternoon folks, I have a headache so these mad ravings are my treat to you).

Goodbye Mr Jarvis, we shall meet again in Sovngarde.

[Riccardo93]

((Amazing... and yes, all Jarvis' are Dragonborn...))

Thank you all for your kind words. My grandfather dedicated his life to this great Union, and can only hope to follow in his illustrious footsteps...

[blindgoose]

Senator Erica Hayden-Vallejo

Erica Hayden was born on November 17, 1862 to Jose Ibarura (Joe Hayden) and his wife Elizabeth Wagenknecht in Boston. She grew up in a working-class family and witnessed her father organize his fellow workers and eventually come to prominence in politics, first as a Libertarian, then a Federalist, and finally a Democrat. As her fathers political fortunes rose, her life grew gradually more comfortable and she was able to receive an education at Vassar College. She eventually received a degree in law and became the first woman admitted to the New York State Bar in 1887 after passing the exam in 1885 and waging a two year legal battle against the New York State Bar for refusing her admission. Her success led to the amendment of the Civil Code so that no person could be refused admission based on race or gender. She practiced law from 1887 to 1894, mostly defending women and advocating for their rights. In 1886, she married Richard Vallejo after growing acquainted with him when her father served in the Bridgeworthy and Vallejo Administrations as Secretary of Industry. Erica campaigned heavily for her father in the North East every time he ran for President.

Erica ran for Congress in the midterms of 1894, winning election as the Representative of New York City as a Federalist. She is very close with her sister-in-law, Alicia Vallejo, and has followed her trend of supporting the Federals on the state-level and the Democrats at the national-level. During the Hayden Administration, she worked as a Special Prosecutor responsible for the anti-trust case brought against United Fruit. Eventually, the court would rule in her favor and she became a national figure associated with progressive policies and trust-busting. After Harrison's election, she was appointed Attorney-General in recognition of her legal skill. This appointment made Erica the second woman appointed to head a Federal Department after her cousin, Alicia Vallejo, who was appointed Secretary of Industry during the Hayden Administration. In the election of 1904, Erica ran for and won a seat in the Senate from New York. She campaigned heavily on anti-war policies and promising to be a "thorn in the side of that warmonger, Carr!"

tl;dr

Name: Erica Hayden-Vallejo
DOB: November 17, 1862
Party: Federalist
Ideology: Social Democrat
Office: Senator
Hometown: Boston, MA
Residence: New York City, NY
Issues: Interventionism, Full Citizenship, Protectionism, Local Power, Social Reform, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-Trust

[Caezaire]

Hayden/Harrison

[zagoroth]

You made a new character?

Oye vey, hes actually going to kill him off for a Teddy Roosevelt moment...

[blindgoose]

You made a new character?

Oye vey, hes actually going to kill him off for a Teddy Roosevelt moment...

((This has been public knowledge for a while. However, this is not for Harrison's sake. I requested to be assassinated, win or lose, before the coalition talks began.))