The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-27
ABou { PRE- ,loENTlAL AND VICE
PRESIDENTIAL SUGGESTIONS.


was rsuch disasroansnt, Tho frat
vote instituted s sinsle person TO be
choxen by Cssgrass tor the ters, OF
seven years. BIT after considerable
discussion snd effort committee con-
sisting of one member from each State
made report which is new tbs clause
In operation, with the exception Of the
amendment OF 1904.
From the adoption OF tho osnstilu-
tion In 1857 to 1s40, each successive
president wan candidate fdr re-s'Gc
ton, except JeHN ADAMS, JouN
QUINCY ADAMS, and MARTIN VAs
BUREN,. sincc 1910 no president has
bssn nominated for rs-slectiop, excfp,
LINCOLN in 1854 and GRANT in 1872
Tsoas making seven presidents having
been elected asssond time, three having
bssa asEaidates for second term and
as.ucsoasiul, and eight have net bsea
renomlnatsd. NJ president has bson
csndidsts before the people for e
third term.
At the fourth presidential election,
in 1900, MHssRs, JRFrERsoN and BUsn
who were both Democrats, had ,hs
Sane nusbsr OF vstss by the electors,
and 30 the cags wont 10 the Houss Of
Representatives. Alter one wssk's
eallotinE there Mr., JEFFERSON was
elsetsd on the 3sth ballot, and aK.
BURR bacamo iss-prssident. 1t was
Tao aiEoulty encountered hero tsst
led to the aMsadmoAt sf tho soEs,iSa
tisn in 1904.
Tho election Of president waa sgla
dsvolved on the House OF ReprSsen n
tivan ia the menorisl contest OF JACK
sew, ADAMS, CRAWFORD and CLAY is
1875. when ADAMS, tss Wig, xnd CAL.
NOUN, ihs Democrat, wsrs elected.
Oaly oses has the choiGS az vice
president asvolved on tina Ssusis, sid
thio wsB In 1887, VAN BUREN, having
been electsd, and JOHNSON, lacking
orS vote, Way by tue Senate rhoaon ~
vice N0Ger the smendnlsnt. Under
thai same provisisn also, should the
Houss OF Representatives. In a contest,
fail to sheose proridsrt by tho Ash OF
March, the vica-p,es.dent already
Oh oaen by tho Ssnsto would ast 40
president.
Ia March, 1902, Csagrsss prsvidod
tina In saro of tho remsvsl, dosth, rss-
ignstion or inability of both president
aud viao.prosldsnt, tho president pre-
sempore OF the Senate, nHd in oA1e
there ss no such presidsAt, the speaker
of the House Of Representatives, shalt
act 80 president until this disability os
removed, or a preaidcnt be electad. II
tho president pro tsmpors Of the Bsa-
ste or The speaker OF the HoNte should
10 called ON to ret no president, he
would hold the Office until a prasidort
should bs olectsd.
Tao same Act of 1872 fnrthsrmoro
provides thaS whenever the Offices 81
president aud viss-prssidont shall beth
boeoms vacant, special election shall
ps hsio to tll tho sarAs.
Az the 3rd section of the Cad article
Of the constitution provides that
"the president must commission al
the ofasers of the United Ststos," IL
has been maintained that neither the
prssiseat of tho Senate nor the
speaker Of tho House il an "sfiissrn
in tao msauiag OF tho constitution,
and therefore the act of 1872 has no
constitutional authority, al tho con-
stitution authorizes Congress- to de-
clare what "oAlssr" shall act as presi-
don't. This objection was made when
the bill was undor discussion Ia tho
House, and that body substituted the
secretary Of state in phase Of the presi.
dent Of the Senate and speaker Of tho
Hsuss. Bat a. the Senate REFUSED TO
concur therein tho House ress6sa
from its amend asAt, and the bill was
passez az 1t now stands.
1t may, therefore, be sssn and spprs-
cistsd how unfortunately tho country
would b sircumstanesd In case OF
tho dsathsof the president before the
defect could bs cured. Csngress had
bssn appealed to to attend to this all
Important matter at the last session,
but its efforts were absrtivs. when
Mr.. ARTxUR became president, Mr.,
EDNUNDs was elected pro tsmpors
prssidsnts Of the Senate, but bis duties
were at an end whsn that body ad-
journed.
The Senate as II will stand on con-
vsning next month will be Republi.
can, and, ofsourss, We may look for o
Republican members election Al the
presiding oaosr with sppointinx
powsrs. What this means We oil
know. But while such mon as Sherman
or Logan would out-herod Hsrod
In the constituting Of oommlttscs and
tho consequent shaping OF lssislatioH
~ far a. these can do this, yet u jastsi
and more statesmA an like and nationa
character like MR. EpMuNps can dc
muca 10 conoillate and hsrmonixo dis
csrdarcss. OF this gentleman Mr.
Cox has said: "He Ia most remark.
able man and hears 30 close a resem
blsnoe 10 sa,ntsd character that II 4,
40 wonder he IL called the SAINT jK
ROM OF the Senate" This IL hisl
compliment from kocn critic, q long
ttmo congressional associate and 1
true Democrat. 1t IL to 10 hoped ths,
In thin era Of good feeling and retn N
Ing dissemination, n conservative, *
perienoed and wonderfully able ms,
will eeltc.ed 10 replace tho great snt
good man gone.
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