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Meet Amazing Americans 美国总统 威廉亨利哈里森 (William Henry Harrison)
 
约翰泰勒(John Tyler)的画像 Portrait of John Tyler
约翰泰勒(John Tyler)的画像
Portrait of John Tyler

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1840 年的木屋竞选活动(Log Cabin Campaign)
The Log Cabin Campaign of 1840

未能成为新辉格党在1836年推出的总统候选人(他获得三分之一的支持率),威廉亨利哈里森继续为下一次选举的提名而努力,在1839年12月的辉格党大会中,哈里森终于成为该政党推出的总统候选人。

为了吸引南方民众的支持,前维吉尼亚州参议员约翰泰勒(John Tyler)成为辉格党的副总统提名人;辉格党的策略是避免讨论困难的国家议题 ﹣ 如黑奴问题或国家银行议题 ﹣ 藉以赢得选举,您知道哈里森与泰勒在1840年提出的竞选口号为何呢?

Having tried unsuccessfully to become the new Whig Party's only candidate for president in 1836 (he ended up being one of three), William Henry Harrison continued campaigning for the nomination until the next election cycle. At the December 1839 Whig convention, Harrison became the party's official nominee for president.

To attract support in the South, former Virginia Senator John Tyler was named the Whig nominee for vice president. The Whig strategy was to win the election by avoiding discussion of difficult national issues such as slavery or the national bank. What campaign slogan did Harrison and Tyler use in the 1840 presidential election?

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