New-York tribune., 1872-12-03
The NATIONAL DENOCRAIiC CoAhllIEE,(
NrNA. NnnN- Doc. 2. 1877.

The National Democratic Committee 40 not
regard as within the scope OF the authority delegated
to them 70 advise the Electors Of tho several States VINO
favored the election OF the candidates nominated at the
Baltimore Convention to the course which they sDal
pursue IN view OF the death of Horace Greeley
Such an event was unprovded for by the action Of the
Convention. Succeeding conventions VIII without doubt
make provision for a similar contingency, ana ~ no
practical result can follow the establishment of prece-
dent by this Committee It is deemed inadyisablo that
this Committee should make any recommendation W ie
Electors AUGUSTUS scnEu,
Chairman N the National Democratic Committee.
GRANT SHOULD RECEIVE THE FULL ELECTORAL
VOTE.
From TIE Ncr Yort H,rah
The death of the opposition candidate lot
the Presidential succession, Mr.. Greeley IA the
between the election OF November and the meeting ol
the Electoral Colleges OF the several States weh VII
be ON wednesday next makes vacancy WHEN ra nn6
thus 10 make him their choice as BY the UNANIMOUS
OF the nation Tho Constitution PROVIDES I'M IN ate shall
appoint number Of electors equal TO ts Iepie
IN both branches of Congress THESE electors az in
Grant and Greeley were chosen m the several i
late Presidential election Next IL II ~
the Constitution that the electors sh5 niee. ~ "a ~ 90
respective States (and by law the Gay - o & iU
Wednesday nex), and vote by ballot Ior fIesiueG u
VicePresideni, and that they sh1 .enl hS Iesus ~
the President Of the Senate that me- IN te ple9eno.& ~
the two Houses, shall open the certncates Wnen he
votes shall be counted, and that the person naEg %
all the electors shall be the President. &c. "a. -
fectly free 10 vote for whom hel please ior
aud as there provision for case like tins OF MT.
Greeeys decease, the question recufs FOr MhOn are
those electors TO wore VINO nave uetH cnosi ~ ' -. - t
Of Mr. Greeley, representing the electoral VOC oi & te
sour, and IeXasf Wh proper Iegatu lOI Io " ~ & U
the people, they should r. Greeley being dcagl vote
Tor tue neAt mgness SauS,o !" CIV o fSIrnt is mis-
man. They cannot vote for dead man, they cannot
voting for some new man ana tIey may very ~
modify the policy OF the President IN many things IN
ecctng him for his second term by the unanimous vote
Of Mr. Greeley, the unanimous voice OF the people.
MonrOe's era OF good feeling" ia which all par
tres were merged IN the party OF the Administration
the unanimous of the Electoral Colleges, the people
will become all Republicans and all Democrats as IN the
publicans" Party lines will be- obliteratcd. ana sum
ner Irumbul and Banks, With Hendricks. Cox and
Brooks will ne as free to support the measures OF the
Administration as Morton. sherman, and Dawes.
TIE VOTES FOR PRESIDENT SHOULD BE BLANK.
Prom T1e Ser.Ygrt W0rL
The duty of the Democratic Presidential
Electors seems 10 us simple In the mOuInfu exgen-
cy which has arisen. II they were majority very per
picking questions would arise as thelr party oDg ttons
President But they are minority their action Will
make practical difference; and 1t IS only incumbent
upon them 20 act in the manner most consistent
with the dignity OF their position and the respect due 10
the deceased statesman for whom they were instructed
ddate meeting as they DO IN different states even II
they had authority We OF course do not refer to legal
chosen To- represent. They Instructed 90 vote
for Mr.. Brown for Vice-President, and they are
bound to obey that instruction TO the letter.
They also Instructed to vote for Mr. Greeley for
President; but IL would unseemy to vote for dead
man. 10 would be moro unseemly 10 vote for other
statesmen and degrade this OCCASION OF general sorrow
into o means OF boosting forward other candidates,
either for de purposes OF compliment or attry, or TO
start them for the Presidential the grave
OF him who was nominated by the Democratic National
convention with perfect unanimity
The only fJ thing the Democratic electors TO do Is
east blank for President The significance OF
those blank would be too apparent for the most
peryerse partisan the other side 20 msTepTsent IT,
The country would regard them as beng as much votes
against Gen. Grant they would have been II Mr.
Greeley lad lived. They viii have sadly eloquent inn
pressvencs. like the vacant chair at table IL would
be- almost desecraon, in t eyes OF affection, 10 let
he sraI he nccnned bY nnOther.