Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-19


THURSDAY EvBNISG.....-..N NOV. 10.
r New Presidents are ElesssA
r The medss epersndi Of slssting Presi-
dsnt after the Presidential electors have
been chosen, may not Be familiar With oil,
~ re cenasnse from the Philidelphia Lei
Ger m account Of the process. The Consti-
sr,;on rrovides that the electors chosen in
such manner - the Legislature OF each
State may prescribe, shall meet in their
respective States and vote by ballet for
President and Vice. President. Al the
nes.ings known - the electoral csllsgss
he electors ere required 10 make lis's o.
The psrsoss they vote for, and the number
Of vs.ss cast isr each, which list they are
required 10 sign and certify and Hsnsn"
essled 10 the President Of the senate OF the
United States, q the seat Of government.
That sGRess il required to open the esr.ih-
oates 10 the presence Of the Senate and
House Of representatives, and the votes are
then to Be counted, add the person having
the greatest number OF electoral votes Tor
President. ifsuch number be majority OF
the whole number Of electors appointed, 10
declared to be the President, and so Of the
Vice President.
An oct Of Congress u March 1, 1892,
which fixed uniform time for the holding
Of the Presidential election throughout the
country, slss provides for further details.
II rsqaires the executive authority Of each
State to ,suss three certified lists Of the
SECTORS chosen by said State TO be made
cut and delivered to the electors % or be-
fsrs the hrss Wednesday Of December next
aftss the election; asd that said electors
shall meet and. give their votes On The said
0ss Wednesday ID. Dsssobss. u such plass
- the Legislature q the State shall direct
The plase 10 generally ths State capita /.
The electors vsts BY ballet and ere required
70 make three certified lists, which shall b.
sisasd BY ell the electors, with certified
lisa y the electors attached 70 each
These are then scaled up in three sspsra q,
packages, aud further certificate endorses
On the envelope sf each. signed bv oil III
electors. stating that The psstags contain
iist Of The Votes Of such State "a
PRECEDENT and Wee Presidsal I'll
electors are then required 10 appel,
and oommissiea . person - take cAarl
81 and deliver enc Of he said certified pa d
ages TO the PRECEDENT q ths;sSsnsts At II
ssat Of government ss''ss bsfsrs the fir
Wednesday in January psxt sasaing the
srs further ssqsirsd - forthwith ferwa,
another Of said esrtiAsss hy The pest . n.
- the President u the Senate, aud The thi,
10 - be delivered 10 the Judge Of the d
trict in which the electors are assemblies
Thsss and other minute provisions are mst
- guard against tho possible loss or failui
Of certificate. In order to have csrtaint
~ 10 the counting Of tho votes s, forwar,
Cd. Congress 10 required 70 be in session 4
the second Wednesday Of February ~
cssding every meeting Of the electors, q
which day the certificates are to bs opsns
IN the presence Of both IIsuss -, and tho :
salt declared - already stated.
New 10 Thls?
The York HeroLi says that Grant told
prominent otlcsr Of the War Department
after be received the Radical neminatie
that be had always been Democrat q
vas Democrat yss. and that no had nev
sought to BE- President. But Judge Pie
pons 10 more emphatic in his abatement
ssgasd . the matter. He says:
''Ons day, at General Grant's house
Washington. while he was Secretary
War. teld him thought he would MAX
eesd Democratic candidate. If he ",
right On the question Of negro sufIrsg
lie replied that he had no wish for II
Presidency; that his. fee inss and sen,
nsnss we're entirely opposed u negro gu
frags; bat that he did not wish 70 be RI
strained BY any pledges from the right
change opinions in future, il new sxigs
oies convinced him that he was wrong; 10
said he, ysu will remember that early
the var, when | Was in command At Il
West. l publicly stated that if the n
s'oss had IN insurrsction, woul
hold my army in check until it y,
pus down. But long before the y,
was over | should have been glad 81
negro instruction, and would have mo,
ed nv army all the faster. What
want 10 the Cnion-ths whole country r,
turned to peace and submission to III
laws. do not like universal negro gu
frage nov, bat the free linen ought 10 b
protected, and il the only way to pro,ec
them IN their helpless condition 10 10 civ
them the suffrage, then shall be in fave
Of letting them vote. We want the Unis
restsrsd, and to have the South come bach
esey The laws, and submit % gssd citizen,
aud IL the future proves that they will ID
den without negro suffrage, thea woul
give them nsGrs suffrage.
Pisrpont supported Grant upon this pla,
form. lfhis statement b correct, 0rsu
certainly has bees guilty Of great duplicit,
and The radisals eaa mako an action asains
him fos falss pcstsasss.