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The Illegally of the Electoral Commission

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ihs hieS"i''' Vi 'ne I'e''''a 'o"'"'s'''
REPLY TO SENATOR kpAuNps LkTTkR'
1913 BROADWAY, new foRR,
oiuAi9 S'' .o'
~ 'I0 i-''o. :. '.o st :; r a.na vs. TIA a.
p,.,..a,, ,s,,o Tho o7,b
-. -. :, d.,ono, or tho prsc,oral
-. Tho r,,b specification of ,bs Latter
&c. mae = ,,,,s,;or Of die
-, a., a.. p.,.;d,,, n ,hs Senate
"N'e " "0A'' '''0' '
decided, or CLAIMED The right TO decade
(meapiup evidently that it has never been
- I..;,., o,o;,a ,ho
pre'enueu tha' NC 0e''ueu' VI ''"
right to decide. though tue senator put II
directly the reversed "and an erery case the
,,,,,, or,c.,acJ ,,non The IDEA that no ,ote
Iii. - -, a., -, ar Io,1
t0u'o Dc e0I"ttu ""h0uf "e 'o"'s"' =" o0t'
Houses :" in other words that the Constitu-
ton vests the counting power in, and puts
,Lo ,n,,.;,n d,,,v man ,ha ,uo Uou.ss
Wv N' ~, A.,
Why then, when a Dill was before 'he
Senate. ip March, 1876, providing that each
House nm obieetion. in the case of plural
s.. II, ,.;ao, ,b.
0e'''nea'e .'o -.
vote oil that State-a OIL "hieh I'D tnis
merely declared constitutional power
.lreadv residing in each House Uor. if no
A., ~,
'ote eau pe oo'n.'u .p..
# bo QblaptlOn
.i,bor vould reie,t a yote): why then did
$50 - ~. I'm - :, ri.
the senator 'ole asains' 'ne o'"' o'' ~ ms
l3th specification, he says he did! And
with vhat consistency could he advocate the
II ,,,o, ., ,,.rsfr IN
p'tssn. r., sn,u ,hs, Tho Consr;rntion
80 80 Tho Unrsao Rnt the assertion
pu., W; NJ IN Tho II,b specification of the
io.tar - n,,erlv Inaccurate. has not a
so;n,;Ilo Of eridepcc Ia support it :: ia op-
rnd =. ~. ,,hnia I;abt of history and il
80 p;s".orod hv ,ba Letter itself The letter
,a,as ,L.t dowr tn isI7 the President
s.ase ,ha oor,;Sca ,es the tellers tabulated
~, .ha ,.h les wer. handed TO him. and
sne' .uu ~. res,It vhicb ia 10 say.
~ an"o ,s; r,s ,ahn,ated Init what
~ aao;SoJ IN and did hand down
sc 10 n,rnosc and the tabula-
10, co,nnlefed. he passed upon it and an
,onnoad Tho rc.ult and that he therefore
lTernissd tho counting power. In view of
. .a.,'Sa ,n~ ,brorab which the counting
tne pioee e5 hafore its original adootion
o,eu ,h. - ;ntont of the original and
"a "A ~, % bon thu election from the
n - Psnrossntat;ves if there was a
iouso IS * eIectoraI vote in favor of
M'JS ,d;doto and thar on the 18th
any orS Sa,an'hsr 1881 the Constitutional
10y 10Y VI ,hron,h its President. George
~ 90, % CONGRESS- the draft of
H.;.,,;on ond on tho same day
tue Oons'Isu'; S,oi.r;ng that in its
passeu $50 90 tba Const,tution should
opiiiIn, q, ,;gad and the electors should
nave p peen n;u,ad sbopId have voted.
naIe oeen their votes Congress
anu aan ard ..,be Senntors should
auouiu p.ss;Jsnt of tho Senaf. for the
uPpo'"' .aco;,;no o,,p;,o and countin1
P"Pose p.s',S,nt that i, 1889 on
.te ooms Nv 81 tho f;rst counting a, appears
- - anoaIs Of Coneress .sfhe Senate pro-
ny me annais VI oo ~ oso;c. of prss,J,nt
ceedea " 0a''os 81 aS onS.,,a AND co,nt;no
JG' Hns Sose PI p, oppJ VIZ prs,;dent or
ne ~, pUte. 'g' So" aI.c,ed .Iobn Iauudon
ne Lh"'u o .hsrsunon po,,6sd the
i1r 'no p.a.;Jent Of tho Senate
houso mo- :. O. rho col. ourno,. of
BAD
nau ooon o" ",.e 20. and co,,n,,,o rio NOTES
opsti'"@ .'a g "a. sar.roT S,c,es an rho
y nte prs,,dsnt and Wee President Of
~ 49, S,oJ.s and that IN ereupou
- -. ma, in io;nt convention. Lang
san nreS;ded onened the certificates and
on ~ Wssh,ng,on and Adams az re-
3D., pr.si1ent and Vice. President
80, ,bsss Consecutive. consistent.
III ,'o" =, ,a;1nn,a hIe records -iacta which
o.eat anu 20 an turning nver the leaves
H., lou' 800 10 donbt that the subsequent
nrac,;co down n 1917 was intended as q
PCT pS; cnnformitv to the Constitution
os rho, w,s originally understood. That
,b. . the Uonses exhibited on DIFF
,oi,b ,ho tunction of the Presidep. of the
y Si'ti tno ,une h.. !, no instance have thew
.euas' y, - .'u o,,n,;nr awav from him. or
. laA.n 't ~ rosuit from one candidate to
snn,Sa, ~ no Instance in which he has not |
aip'no' ~, ra,,;nsd and eYsrcisrd the |
suos'an''"''
IT,. ,,,nsti,utionsl proyisiou clear
10 ,,co and terrified by such
upon ,;,aJ .nd ,n;form appIifcatiou.
ions TI - y, iaast am. sncb Instance to |
;';o. - constr,c,ion il would take |
S - inca !, These interferences.
~ -, twonty.seeond rule included. |
Wv Joi"s a".,nschments The counting
".i1 mt g. nee..inn +, extinpuish |
- "a C,,,ra.s wnula have come near !
.H.n ., "a 49,, he rn,,;ny unon its record. a
u " 49, ,ha,o aw.v instead of a |
T., ,;ye +, Them tho force
an ~ .,nress;on nnon the
VI law. pu' '.'o -, =, have Iett Pres;
uNieIt "ou'u a.. ~, S,,v in 1877. inst as
I.nt iei,' W w al bis in 1888 treat
ann.,;,,,f;o,' which was clear enough
ms Wah;not,, Than NJ clear
" - lies now
s"eusn W -. ssct;op of the
AS"in' t"o ~ sTI. ares.nf b;U
"iha'oi go 10 p.,JJ;c,n ro,,se from the
."eH 'utes 90. isi,a.'.,;an Of is homes
eS't & " .'' -. ~ s,Ish, in The
ana J"tue' 'S ,,r;.b means
hd"dS ~ us oPpon.I t Ronresen,o-
tua' tue Demociutio ~, -, LID bsv.
tNe-. uhuer thc oploo''oh ao,;n,, ono
cYh'ioii'u 'pD oi" 49,, and draw,ny il
through lne Eiec'o,a' 49, VI hsI;svstb
INTO tue HOUSE itseii' Nv ."n a..,ar,a;n.j
had the Democrats In eonsi's' en .et an ~
tins idea, they ~ouiu nave oon IN
statute which took from tneh ,nis po"
let the Republicans 9htreu W 'nem wv a'.,
they eagerly accepted II, am 'nousu
could have been defeated III .he 1ana'c. nau
the Senators united against 1t. the msloriIy