Tippecanoe was William Henry Harrison, who defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe. John Tyler was his running mate. This slogan was successful for the Whig Party in the 1840 presidential election.
The slogan was part of a song. Tippecanoe was a battle that was led by Governor William Harrison. Harrison ran for president with John Tyler as vice president. So the campaign song referred to Harrison by the battle he helped win against the Native Americans, while mentioning his running mate and denigrating Martin Van Buren.
Anyway, Harrison became the 9th US president. Here is the first verse and chorus of the song:
Tip and Ty
What's the cause of this
commotion, motion, motion,
Our country through?
It is the ball a-rolling on
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too.
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too.
And with them we'll beat little Van, Van, Van,
Van is a used up man.
And with them we'll beat little Van.
He was named Old Tippecanoe "after defeating the Shawnee at the battle of Tippecanoe.
William Henry Harrison and John Tyler of the Whig party running for President
and Vice President against VanBurean
William H. Harrison with John Tyler in 1840.
I doubt that he wrote it. Tyler was his running mate and Harrison was famous for his victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe (Indiana) against the Indians.
"Tippecanoe" was William Henry Harrison. He won some fame at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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Let the People Rule, often confused with Tippecanoe and Tyler Too (William Henry Harrison's)
Harrison was famous for his victory at Tippecanoe - it was a battle against a British financed Indian uprising that was a big threat to western frontier settlers- Harrison's victory not only ended that threat but pretty much opened ended the Biritish and Indian threat in the NW frontier area. Tyler was Harrison's running mate. I am not sure how much input or choice Harrison had about the slogan.
It's not clear that any one party became known for this, since the practice evolved over time. But one of the earliest (and most successful) campaign slogans that we know about goes back to 1840, and the Whig party. The Whigs used the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" to promote William Henry Harrison, whose nickname came about when he was a military officer who won a great victory at the Tippecanoe River in the Indiana Territory. His running mate was John Tyler, and thus the slogan.
It was Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
" Tippecanoe and Tyler Too "
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too", became their favorite slogan.
Tippecanoe and Tyler, too!"
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
That was the campaign slogan for William Harrison and John Tyler during the Election of 1840. It refers to Harrison's leadership as Governor of Indiana during the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
"Tippecanoe" was William Henry Harrison. He won some fame at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
His campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." Harrison was a war hero from the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, and John Tyler was his running mate.
came from the election in 1840, when William Henry Harrison (also known as "Old Tippecanoe") ran for president with John Tyler running as vice president. they used the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too".
John Tyler was the vice-president elected in 1840, The slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too became famous. "Tippecanoe" was Harrison who died after a month in office so Tyler became president.
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Tippecanoe was the nickname of William Henry Harrison. He received the nickname after a battle against native Americans near the Tippecanoe River when he was Governor of the Indiana Territory. His running mate in the 1840 presidential election was John Tyler.