The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-10-16
The Electoral College.

The question of abolishing the elec
sorial College and letting the people
vote directly for the candidates for
President and Vice President has
long been discussed. The Senate com
mi..ee appointed to consider the mat
ter have had a conference. We copy
from the St Paul Press dispatches the
following:
Senators Morton. Of Indiana, Car.
penter Of Wisconsin,, Anthony OF
Rhode Island aud Bayard Of Dele ware,
mru,bers OF the c"m,n.ttee gu pr,vlleg.
IS aud elections Of the Sena,e of the
United States. to-day closed their cou-
terence which has been continued from
day to day the past week in this city,
IN reiereuce to the mode Of elec,,ns
President. The substance Of their de.
llberstions thus far involved the tol-
lowing pr"p.sitions FIRST. abolish elec
torial colleges seco"d. that the Pres.
,d.nt s.d Vice President BE- elected
BY the people voting directly for ca"-
didat~s; third, that each State shall
be divided Into as many districts as
Ms the State is eutitled to representa-
tives in Congress, to be composed Of
contiguous territory, compact IN form
aud NJ nearly equal in population as
may be. the person having the highes,
nun Der of votes for President in each
distric, shall receive the vote Of that
district for President, which shall
count one presidential vote, that each
State shall be entitled to two presiden.
,ial votes at large, which shall BE- count
ed for the persons having the highest
number OF votes in the whole State
Fourth, the person having the highest
"umber OF such presidential votes in
the U.itcd States shall be President.
Fitth-These provisions to be applica.
BILE to elections Of Vice Pres dent.
Sixth-Conyress shall have power for
hold,ug and Conducting elections for
're>iie", aud vice. p esident. and to es
,abi,>h tribunals for the deci,,on OF
contests as to the vote in any d'stric,
ar State. aud IN ke regulations gov
rr"ing the proceedings Of these tribu
.al, BY the adoption Of the district
system ut voting b, the people. direct
y tor candidates, with two pre>idru
,;al votes i" the State at large, ami
aud the plurality rule for determining
the result. the election IS brou. ut as
home TO the p."pse as it eau De. Not
t" IN k, IA" e!,c',"" by The hatiuu a.
me cn,nnunity. aud it still recognizes
tia States a. such while It ena bl.s tn,
people "f each district If State t" ex
press their " II So hereafter the Stat.
"eed not cast "a solid vote. AS under IN,
pre>en, system. 1t tend, t" d,>ptrsr
with IA cunvemti',u, winch is now nee
r->ary iu order t" torm an elec'ora
ticket for each State, aud it enl.rses
the libert Of the ind.vi.ual voter. VIII"
ran vote for any citizen he NAV select
for president or vice.pre>'dent. B>
the plurality system the election viii
always be fi,al. aud there can be no
n-cessiry for an election by the House
OF Il, presentatives which is so much
"bj' c'rd to. The plurality rule has been
adopted successfully in all States OF
the Union exctpt-tour, in elections Tor
state officers. aud it generally prevails
in the election of members OF Congress
In none OF the States whe. it has been
'r:.d is there any thought OF abondon-
ing it.
Other questions are considered in
c"nnection with tie votes in States aud
districts. and providing for the exigeu
cy Of the death or Resignation Of the
President after election, aud before in
a ,.ura,ion. These are .he suggestions
which have been considered, but oi
course no Conclusions could be arrived
at