Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-25
YPSILANTI SENTINEL
JOHN VAN FossEN, EDITOR.
YPSILANTI, APRIL 25, 1874.
NAMES AND PRINCIPLES.
NO. VI.

having Traced me progress OIL parties
to the memorable Presidential election oil
1924, we promised in our last to notice
rhe movements, in which a most desper-
ate attempt was made by the partizans Of
Mr.. Van Buren,, under cover of the name
of democracy, 10 resist and defeat the
will of the people in the choice Of Pre-
sideni. We have already noticed that
the State of New York, anticipating these
movements, elected representatives to the
State Legislature in 1928, pledged to
change the mode of choosing Presiden.
tial Electors. so as to allow them to be
elected 6y the People. instead of being
appointed by the Legislature, as the
practice had been. A large majority of
the members thus elected were The polili-
cal parlizans Of Mr.. Van Buren,. and
soon after the meeting of the Legislature
In January, 1924. it became evident that
notwithstanding the pledge thus gwen, ii
was the determination of the leaders of
that party to resist the public will by re-
tanning in their own hands the appoint
ment of the Electors. But TO avoid the
appearance of breach of faith on the
part of the members who were elected
under the pledge above mentioned, party
arrangement was made by which the
responsibility of defeating the electoral
law $50 cailed) was to be assumed by
the Senale-and accordingly bill pass
ed the House Of Representatives in Feb
ruary, 1924, by vote of ITO to 5, pro.
viding for choice by the People, which
was on the 10Th of March following,
postponed to day beyond the time in
which Electors must be chosen, by a vote
of 17* 10 IA. On the first day oe April
following, the muttcr of this postpone
men, by the Senate was brought before
the House of Assembly in the following
preamble and resolutions offered by Mr.
Wheaton:
Whereas, a bill passed by this House
on the day of Feb. of the presant ses-
sion, and sent to the senate for concur
renee, entitled" an act to provide for the
time and manner of choosing electors of
president and vice president of the United
States" Aad achereas, it is publicly ru-
mored that the consideration of the said
bill has been postponed by the senate,
to the first Monday of Nov. next; And
whereas, the postponement ofthe said bill,
by the senate, to day beyond the adj
journmen: of the presant session, would
prevent this house from originating new
bill. with different substantive provisions
which might be more acceptable TO the
senate, or from agreeing to any amend
ments which The senate may hereafter
propose to the said bill, or from taking
any other step to produce any accord.
ance between the house upon this impor-
tant subject, so as to procure legislative
provision in respect 10 it, in time to enable
the people of this state, to exercise their
constitutional right of choosing the cleo
tors of president and vice president OF the
United States.
Resolved, That the honorable the sen.
ate be requested TO inform this house,
what disposition the senate has made of
the said bill, entitled "an act to provide
for the time and manner of choosing cleo
tors of president and vice president at the
ensuing election, Therefore.
Resolved, That this house do earnestly
recommend the consideration of said bill to
the senate, as being of great public impor-
lance to our constituents, and thai if the
senate has postponed The consideration of
the said bill TO day beyond the adjourn
ment of the present session, that it be
respectfully requested TO reconsider such
vote, in order that the people of this state
may not be deprived of The exercise of
their constitutional right in the choice of
president and vice president of the United
States, at the ensuing election, by dsa-
greement between the two houses.
Resolred, That The clerk of the house
deliver copy of these resolutions TO the
senate.
And strange as it may appear, these
resolutions were not only rejected,
but were refused TO be printed by a
majority of twenty eight votes, of the
same body that had just before passed
the bill TO which they related by major.
ity of los votes, all those voting agains,
the passage of the resolutions being Of
*Messrs. Bowman, Bovine. Bronson, bud
ley, Earl. Greedy, Reyes, Lefferts, Livings
ton, Mallory, Mccall, Redfeld,S iStranaaan
Sudan, Ward. Wooster, Wright-l7. AL
true supporters Of Martin Van Buren, and thu
Albany Regency, and long known as the un
blessed and immortal II.