Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-07-10
How TIE HOUSE MAKES A PRESIDENT. :

How THE HOUSE MAKES PRESIDENT
The Baltimore american quotes the pro-
vision in the Constitution which regulates
the action of the House of Representatives
when the important matter of electing
President is thrown into that body, and
then goes On to say:
1t will be seen from this extract that
should the election 20 to the House, it would
have before it the three highest candidates
from which to make a selection. These will
undoubtedly be Messrs. Buchanan, Fillmore
and Fremont. Each State would cast but
one vote-Rhodc Island being equal to New
York in this contest-the majority of EACH
delegation determining how the vote of its
State shall be cast The decision of the
question by the House would undoubtedly
give rise to a close and excited struggle
Neither party would be able to command
majority of all the States, which is nccessa-
ry to elect. The Republicans could not by
any possibility control more than thirteen
States, and sixteen are necessary. Mr..
Fremont's chances, therefore, it appears to
us, would be the worst of the three, for he
could not expect to gain strength from any
concession or compromises with his oppon-
ents. The States supporting Mr.. Fillmore
would control the election, and it would be
between him and Mr. Buchanan that the
choice would have to be made Both par
ties, we may presume would be united i'm
preventing the selection of Fremont, but
how their own conflicting claims could be
settled is q matter On which we can only
speculate. In the event of the House not
choosing the President e ore the fourth day
of March next, should the choice devolve
upon it, then the Vice President becomes
the President de facto. Who the Vice Pre-
sident would be in that event is not at all
doubtful The Senate has the power of
choosing the Vice President from the two
candidates having the highest vote for that
Office in the electoral college, and the strong
democratic majority in the Senate would in
sure the Immediate choice of Mr.. Breck;n-
ridge
The party divisions of the House of Re-
representatives. by States, is at present as fol-
lows: The Republicans have majorities in
and control the Delegations from Maine,
New Hamshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio Michigan,
Indiana, and Wisconsin-thrteen States.--
The Democrats are represented by MAORI
ties in Alabama, Arkansas Virginia, Hi
nois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and
California-eleven States. The American
party numbers majority in Maryland.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and Della
ware-fve States. Iowa presents tic
one Republican and one Democrat as also
does Texas, represented by one Democrat
and one American.
The Republican candidate having but
!. thirteen States falls. short f aiaxisss
anu as It VIII be at least moral impossible
ity for him to gain additional support from
the South, his last chance would be with
the Democratic free States-California and
Iowa, all of which he must have before he
can become President of the United States.
But his last chance the most knowing poll,
ticlans would pronounce no chance at all, so
that the conclusion follows-in the House
of Representatives the chances are decided
ly against Mr. Fremont