The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-07-30

Peoa:e's party man would vote his ticket
straight by putting q GROSS at the head OF
it. but, as the place for electors on tnat
ticket is blank, he would, after voting d rs
partv ticket 90 over to the Democratic
ticket on the Australia ballot cross the
names of the swenty-four electors.
1t is also worthy of suggestion that, 10
view of tho large number of Republican
votes that are being organized under the
National Bimetallic party they shouid
also be invited to name one or more eiec>
tors in each State that will be recognized
and placed upon the ticket.
If this combined movement now as
suming form, should be successful In NO
yember, the result would be as follows:
If there were enough straight Demo
cratic electors elected TO make majority
in the Electoral College, it Will mean
Bryan and Sewall If not, then it means
Bryan and Watson. By this plan 1t Is
not necessary for Sewall TO wlthdra"
| from the ticket, and it is better tor him
to stay on-the Peoples party are gwen
| a hope of electing their canidate tor vice.
| President and chance to hold their par
| ty organization together. 1t means the
combined strength os the organization OF
the two political bodies in com mon
| movement.
This plan would have been readl y un-
derstood at ST. Louis and all the anxiety
experienced since then would have oeen
avoided, if it had not been for the fact
| that a few Democratic leaders we're thel
selfshly disposed, from party STANDS
poiLt, TO crush out or frighten all opposl-
ton to the Democratic party having the
right of way. They know that there is a
| tidal wave on, and that the people are
thinking for themselves, but they have
been immersed in party politics so long
that they cannot accustom themselves TO
yielding any of their party organization.
| After week or TIVE everything Will
begin to assume shape, and by September
it will be readily understood by the peo-
ple The oufy objection urged to the tu@
sion plan on electors is that the voters
will not be educated sufficiently to vote
the combination ticket 1t is feared that
after placing the cross 81 the head OF his
| ticket, in case it is tue t'cket whore tn
electors are left blank, the voter Will
| neglect or tot no how to use his pencil
| on the other ticket, where the electors
names appear. This is answered by the
statement that in each Safe the news
papers will print the form ct the ballot
| with the check marks as they should be
PLACID by Democrats and Populists and
| Silver Republicans, thus making it plain.
| And, in addition TO this, the National
and State committee will make up q
dummy form of the Australian ballot, H.
lustr~ting how the voter should be gov
erened in making his crosses upon the
ballots. As most of this dual voting mus,
come from the PopuIists, it is also urged
on the part of the Peoples party man
that their voters are all students of poll
tics and we'll educated IN such matters as
will probably fit them to cast their votes
inteligently upon this fusion plan.
1t should be remembered that by the
| Constitution and laws of the United
States the people do not elect President
and Vice President. What the people
do is to elect electors, who meet at the ca.
pitfalls of their respective States and cast
their votes for whomsoever they may
choose for Preident and Vice-President.
Il is electors that we elect, and not a
President and Vice President. The cleo
tors elect them.
The nomination of candidates fol
President and Vice President is custom
without sanction of law, and by usage
the electors are expected to vote for such
persons as their national convention has
declared for.
Hence it will be readily understood
that division by naming Sewali fol
Vice President on the Democratic ticke,
and Watson for Vice~President on the
Popuist ticket does not, in its result BY
fusion plan, divide the vote OF the peo
pie, but in effect operates to make certain
the election Of eithor SeWat4 Or Watson
1t is only in few States where, by rea.
son Of the law, there will be compIica
tion or need of specially educating The
voters. In most of the States the names
of the same electors can 60 on bott
tickets. w. II. HARVEY.
Amt hor of GECojD's Sobool