New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-22
Elecelsg = Pf0s1Aent.
Says the Philadolphia Press:

| AVuo0 OK n0pT010QGDtlVoO u0U0r inc pE00o0
circumstance is forcible illustration o
can fail. It would seem as if the system
had been devised a. . constitutional way t
defeat the will of the people. AZ the ma
I6rity of q delegation would cast the v0t
| Of the State they represent the following il
the present attitude of parties would be tn
result. These in itslics ia the first column
have just given popular maiorities fo
Hayes, while New York has declared TO
Tilden:
FOR TILDEN. FOR HAYES,
Alabama, Florida,
Arkansas. Iowa,
CaE:o-nia, Kansas,
Connecticut, Maine,
Delaware, Massachusetts,,
Georgia, Michigan,
lNinNs, M nnesota,
Indiana. Nebraska,
Kentucky, Nevada,
MsrylSad, Ne,c York,
Mississippi, Rhode Island,
Missouri, South Carolina,
NeW Hssrpshire, Vermont,
New Jersey, Wisconsin,
North Carolina, C0lorado-15.
Oregon,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Tennessee,
Texas.
Virginia,
West Virginis-22.
According to the reurfsa of the lass cleo
tiOns the relative vetss by States would
be-Hsyes y, Tilden "; Louisiana being
counted in the first column. Congress- is
required to be in session on the second
Wednesday n February succeeding svery
meeting of tho electors, and the certif.
Gates, Or as many of their as have been re-
ceived, must then be opened, the votes
counted and the persons to ill the Offices of
President anG Vice President ascerta;ned
and declared egreeably to the constitution.
ident and Vice President both becoming
vacant through any circumstance what
ever, the President of the Senate, or if there
be none, the Speaker of the House of Pc.
personalities tor the time being would act
as President ratil the disability be re-
moved or President is elected. In tie
event of new election, under presert
ct least one ono year would
be required to Sring it about. Wheneve--
tho offices of President and Vice Presiden =
both become vacant, the Secretary of State
SHAH forthwith Cause q notification thereof
TO- DO made to the executive OF each State
and shall also Cause the same to be pub.
lished in at leact one of tbs newspapers
printed in each State. The notification
shall specify thai electors Of q President
and Vice President of the United States
shall be appointed or chosen n the several
States, as followo. First, if there shall be
the epaOe of two months veto ensue be-
tween the date of zach notification and the
first Wednesday in December then next en-
suing, such Motif cation shall specify that
the electors shall be appointed or chosen
within thirty four days preceding such first
in December; second, if there
shall not be the space of two. months be-
tween the date of saohr noti8eation and
euch first Wednesday in December and if
the term for which the President and Vice
President last in OFF % were elected will not
expire on the third of March next ensuing,
the notification shall sbeoify that the elect
ors shall be appointed or chssen within
thirty-fOur days preceding the first Wednes-
Gay in December in the year next ensuing,
but II there shall not be the space of two
between the cate of such nOtifics-
tiOn and the first Wednesday in December
then next ensuing, aad if the term for
which the President and Vice President
last in Office we're eleoted will expire on the
third day of March nett ensuing. the Motif
cation shall not specify that electors are to
be appointed or chosen. Electors appointed
Or chosen upon the notification prescribed
by the preceding section shall meet and
give their votes upon the first Wednesday
If December specified in the notification
iHe provisions relating to the quadrennial
election of President and Vice President
anplv m olonfiOn RI f II