... of which I have spoken of are none other than James Madison, the defending champion(former president) and De Witt Clinton, the challenger(former NY senator). James Madison was the so called "Father of the constitution" and was more well known than his opponent. Madison had been a part of the Continental Congress as well as the Federalist Papers. Madison first went into office when he defeated Charles C. Pickney. De ... Witt Clinton also had a very successful career as a politician. He had held every major political position in the state of NY. He was a senator, representative, Mayor of ...

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