Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-16
rIfE NEW MoYEMENT.

The proposed conference in New York
on the 10Th Of leading gentleman opposed
to the reelection Of Gen. Grant, which was
mentioned in the teleTaphic columns of the
UNION AND AMERICAN Of the 18th and
l4th, is based, It is said, on the ''plan of
compromise and union" of ali the oppo-
nents Of Grant suggested recently by Gov.
Randolph Of New Jersey. The Governors
plan is:
1. In each State "Joint Electoral
Ticket" is to be agreed upon by the State
Coventions OF State Executive Committees
of the anti-Adminissration parties; the
persons placed upon such Joint Ticket to be
men Of honor and standing, agreeing to
faithfully carry out the object of the
Union"
2. The State Committees of the respec-
tive parties to the "Union shall recon-
mend to all local organizations and to their
adherents within each State, fair and full
support of the Joint Electoral Ticket agreed
upon.
3.-There shall be placed at the head of
each "Jont Electoral ticket" the name of
one of the electors mutually agreed upon,
who shall be considered as expressing the
preference of the voter in choosing between
the candidates whose friends are parties 10
this "Union." -
Thus-Messrs. Smith and Jones being
the delegates at large upon the Joint Elec-
toral ticket from the State Of New York, it
: shall be considered that all ballots cast
where the name of Smith leads the ElectO-
raj ticket, shall be indicative of the prefer
ence Of the voter for Mr.. Greeley, and
where the name of Mr.. Jones appears on
the head Of the ticket, it shall be construed
as favorable to some other candidate of the
'Union."
An additional, though not strictly legal
mode Of dicating the voters personal
preference could be had in placing over the
names of the Joint Electors such designa-
tions as e'Greeley Ticket, F" 'Union Ticket"
or "Reform Ticket"
4. Votes cast for the Joint Electoral
Ticket, which may fail by any acknowl-
edged designation to indicate the voters
preference, to be divided equally between
the candidates of the "Union."
5th. The voters expression Of preference
for President shall be construed as inelud-
ing the Vice-Presidential nominee upon the
same ticket.
9th. When the anti-Administration vote
in any State shall have elected the "Joint
Electors" then the entire electoral vote of
sHeh State shall be given to that candidate
supported by the Union, receiUiRg the great
est number Of UoteS aCithin that State.
7. When the Electoral College shall con-
vene-if it appear that the combined vote
of the electors sUppOrtedAby the "Union"
shall be sufficient TO elect to the Presidency
one Of the candidates supported by it
then that candidate who shall have receiv-
ed the largest number of the Joint Electoral
votes shall also receive all the remaining
electoral votes resulting from the Union.
Thus-The whole number of electoral
votes being 856-should Grant obtain 40,
Greeley 1I6, and other candidate 1OO-Mr.
Greeley would be entitled to 2l6 votes, or
a majority of all, as the result of the
S'Union," and would be elected President.
Gov. Randolph presents the following
reasons in favor of the adoption of his
plan:
81. As insuring a full poll of all that
class of voters opposed to the present ad-
ministration.
Democrats of every shade Of opinion or
policy would be enabled to unite their
strength without concession Of principle or
voluntary disintegratiou of party.
Liberal Republicans, with many Repub-
licans not now so classified, could sustain
the Joint Electoral plan, for it affords both
of these classes an opportunity Of casting
{lleir whole strength untrammelled by a
coalition with the Democracy.
2. Rivalry TO poll a superior vote in each
State, between the respective friends of the
s1Union" candidates, would compel the most
strenuous effort from all classes of friends
of the joint ticket.
3. All serious contention at other con-
yentions, with the dangers arising there
from, would be Obviated.
4. The class of voters North and South
chat might oppose individual candidates,
because of antipathy arising from the war,
or objections to them arising from questions
ofreligion, temperance, finance, tariff or the
like, would not be driven to apathy or
Grants support by the narrowed choice of
Greeley or Grant.
8. The product Of the entire Joint Elec-
fOral vote being necessary to the election
of one 6f the candidates of the "UniOn,"
the Obligation upon the part Of the new ad-
Tihnistration 10 recognize the minority poT-
tidn of the power E'hich gave it life-wOuld
be distinctly indicated and incapable of
evasion.
Many other advantages would accrue
+ ON the adoption of the Joint Electoral
plan, but those enumerated are deemed sut-
iicient for the purposes Of this paper.
Ifit be contended that this plan would
fail in It's practical working, it may be stated
that its vital principal was successfully tried
IN the Presidential election of 1860, when
New Jersey By union of and-Lincoln vO-
fers upon Joint ticket gave its vote against
Mr Lincoln, and by this process alone he
iest this State.
The probabilities now are very decidedly
that The action of the Democratic State
Conventions las determined against this
proposition.
From the New York Tribune, June l8.