Democratic-Republican Party

The Democratic-Republican Party was a major political party in the United States of Vesperia, which existed from 1792 until 1825. The Democratic-Republican Party was the second formal political party created in Vesperia, and formed one half of the first two party system, alongside the Federalist Party. During their existence, the Democratic-Republicans had five presidents of the United States: William J. Nicholls (1777 - 1781), Richard Hamill (1789 - 1793), Sylvester G. Clapton (1793 - 1801), Benedict J. Madison (1805 - 1809) and Matthew Cherill (1809 - 1817). The Democratic-Republicans proved popular with those at the time who were opposed to the consistent power and authority of the Federalist Party and their expansion of the powers of the Federal government. However, in the 1810s, another alternative party began to grow in popularity: the Whig Party. Although President Matthew Cherill remained popular, no other Democratic-Republican was able to build up enough momentum to win against a Federalist or Whig Candidate. The Democratic-Republicans still participated in the elections of 1816, 1820 and 1824, but came in distant thirds after the Federalist and Whig nominees respectively. In 1825, the Democratic-Republicans all but ceased to exist, many of their former members turning independent or defecting to the Federalists or Whigs.