The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-07-07
WHO WILL BE PRESIDENT If ANDY
JOHNSON DIES?
l NEW ELECTION MUST THEN BE
HELD.

a The constitution of the United States, in
Il Art. II. Sec l, p 5, declares that
ii In OF the removal of the president from
oface, of his death, resignation, or ability to
dscharge the powers and duties of said Office, the
4same shall devoive on the vice president, and the
4congress may, by law, provide for the of re-
moya, death, resignation, or inability, both OF the
president and vice president, declaring what Off
Ger shall then act as president, and such officer
shall act accordingly, until the disability be re-
moved or president shall be elected.
Il, An act of congress. approved March l.,
Il 1872, provides for filling the vacancies as
\ follows:
1 SECS. And be it further enacted That in case
Piota removal, death, resignation, inability both
OF the president and vice president of the United
= Estates, the president of the senate pro tempore
e1and, in case there shall be no president of the
SENATE then the speaker of the house of represen-
tatives for the time being, shall &C, president,
OF the United States, until the disability be re-
moved, or a president shall be elected.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That when
: ever the Offices of president and vice president
shall both become vacant, the secretary of state
\ shall forthwith cause notification thereof to be
made to the executive OF every state, and shall
also cause the same to be published in, at least,
one of the wspapers printed in each state, spe-
cifying that electors of the president of the nited
II State. shall be appointed or chosen, in the
4 era states, within thirtyfour days preceding the
]. hrst Wednesday In December, then mex, ensuing
: Prorided, There shall be the space OF two months
betwean the date OF such notification and the said
FIRST Wednesday in December but If there shall
not be the space ftwo months between the date
I OF such notification and the first Wednesday in
j December, and If the term for which the president
and vice president last Office were elected shall
not expire on the third day of March next ensuing,
then the secretary of state shall specify in the
LITIGATION, that the electors shall be appointed
chosen within thirty -four days preceding the first
Wednesday in Dscin the year next ensuing within
which time the electors shall accordingly be ap-
pointed or chosen, and the electors shall meet
and give their votes on the said first Wednesday
in December, and the proceedings and duties OF
the said electors, and others, shall be pursuant to
the directions prescribed in this act.
Hon. Lafayette Foster, of Connecticut.
formerly governor of that state, and q moder-
ate politician, is the present president pro
tenn Of the senate and will act as vice presi-
dent. In case of the death of President
johnson, Senator Foster would act as presi-
dent until an election could be held, as pro-
vided in Sec. 10, of the act Of 1892, as quoted
above.
We have no doubt that the malignant rad
icals, In this town and throughout the coun-
try. hope for the death of President johnson,
and there may be, somewhere in the country,
among that set of politicians, who have negro
on the brain, bad men enough to concoct a
scheme to poison him. We trust, however,
that he will escape the fate to which they
would doom HIM and live to give peace to
his distracted country. We have great faith
in his ability to do so. if his life is spared.
The unconditional loyal" enemies of
Gen. Sherman started story that he was to
be the democratic candidate for governor of
Ohio. against Gen. Cox, the republican cand.
idate. Of course there is no. truth in thu
story. Gen. Sherman is not politician and
seeks no ofhce-nor has he been suer....a