The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-10-16
The new Proposed Plan Of Elect.
the President.

SenatoTs MOftOu, 0I IuJiAuh LAT.
penter, of Wisconsin Anthony. Of
Rhode Island and i3ayard, Of Della.
ware. members Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections Of the Senate
OF the United States, closed their con-
ferences on the Sth inst, which have
been continued from day to day for
the past week in New York city in
reference to the mode of electing Pres
ideni. The substance of tue dslibera-
,ions thus far involved the following
propositions
|. To abolish electoral colleges.
>. That the President aud Vice
President be elected by the people vot-
ing directly for candidates.
5. That each State shall be divided
in as many districts as the State is en-
titled to representatives in Congress,
to be composed of contiguous territory,
compact IN form, and xs nearly equal
In population as may be, and the per.
son having the highest number Of
votes for President in each district
shall receive the vote Of that district
for President, which shsll count one
Presidential vote. That each State
shall be entitled to two Presidential
votes at large, which shall be counted
for the person having tho highest
number Of votes in the whole State.
4. The person having the highest
number Of such Presidential votes in
the United States shall he President.
5. These provisions to lie applicable
to the election Of Vice President.
6. Congress shall have power to pro-
vide for holding and conducting the
election for President and Vice Presi.
dent and to establish tribunals for the
decision OF contests as To the vote in
any district or State. aud make reKula.
tions governing the proceedings of
these tribunals.
BY the adoption OF the district sys-
tenn Of voting by the people directly
for candidates, with two presidential
votes in the State at large, and their
plurality rule for determining the re-
suit, the election is brought ~ nearly
home to the people rs can be, not to
make it an election by the nation ~
one community, and it still recognizes
the States as such, while 1t enables
the people OF each district in the State
to express their will, so that hereafter
State need not cast solid vote, rs
under the present system. 1t tends
to dispense with the convention which
is now necessary in order to form an
electoral ticket for each State, and it
enlarges the liberty OF the individual
voter, who can vote for any citizen he
rality system the election will always
be final, and there can be no necessity
for an election by the House Of Repre-.
eentatives, which IL so much objected
! to. The plurality rule has been adopt
ed successfully in all States in the
Union except four in the election of
State officers, and it gene rally prevails
In the election of members Of Congress.
In none Of these States whore it has
been tried is there any thought OF
abandoning it. Other questions are
considered in connection with the
votes In States and districts, and pro-
viding for the exigency Of death OF
resignation Of the President after elec-
ton aud before Inauguration. These
are suggestions which have been con-
sidered, but OF course no conclusions
could be arrived at.