The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-28

far short of the necessary majority ofssll
the electors. for, with q division Of cleo
tors in nearly every state which Bryan
can possibly hope to win, neither would
have sufficient number of votes.
If Mckinley should fail to secure the
necessary number of electoral votes
Hobart would fall with him. This
dent into the Senate. and then David B.
Hills position would become ones of SUI
preme interest and Importance. His vote
might become the deciding .one in tho
contest.
WHAT THE CONSTIT UTION PRO.
VIDES.
Here Ia the provision of the constitu-
ton in relation to the election of Vice
President:
The person having the greatest mum Der
of votes AS Vice President shall be the
Vice President, if such number be ma
jority of the whole mum Der of electors
appointed; and if no persons have a
majority, then from the two highest
number on the list the Senate shall
choose the Vice President: quorum for
the purpose shall consist of two thirds of
the whole number of Senators, and a
majority Of the whole mum Der shall be
necessary TO CnO1Ce.
In the present Senate there are forty
four Republicans thirsy-nine Democrats
and six Populists. making total of
eighty-Bine. One seat-that of Sena-
tor from Deleware-1s vacant, the Sena
having refused to seat Mr.. Dupont. who
obtained certificate of election as sue
cessor to MIR. Higgins. A majority of
the Senators who would vote in the cleo
ton of Vice President ia forty five.
If the Republicans could control the
forty -four Senators who were elected as
Republican they would lack one only of
a majority. But in this extraordinary
campaign there are seven Republican
Senators who are supporting Bryan.
Here are the names of the seven Repub.
lican boilers who will not join their
former party associates in eleoting Re-
publican sound money candidate as Vice
observation-disclosures and Cannon, of
Utah; Dubois, of Idaho; Mantle, of
Montana; Pettigrew, Of South Dakota;
Squire, of Washington, and Teller, OF
Colorado. With these men left out the
Repu blicans can muster only thirty seven
votes for their candidate for Vice Presi-
dent.
SILVER REPUBLICAN BOILERS.
The silver Republican boilers would
give the Popocrats absolute control, If
they could count on the vote of all the
Senators who were chosen as Democrats.
There are seven Democratic Senators,
however, who refuse to support Bryano.
They are Brice, of Ohio; Carey,
Louisiana; Gray, of Delaware; Lindsa 2,
of Kentucky; Palmer, of Illinois; Smith,
of New Jersey, and Villas. of Wisconsin.
One other Democrat has not officially nm.
nounced his position in relation to the
national ticket. This is Senator David
B. Hill. With the seven Democratic
cratic list they have only thirty-one
votes. They might reasonably count
upon the support of the seven Republi-
can boilers and the six Populists, which
would give a total of forty four votes to
the POpocratio combination. The Re-
publicans on the sound money issue
would robably secure the votes of the
seven Democratic boilers, which with
their thirty seven sure votes would give
them forty -four.
The vote would stand thus:
Rspu blioans, 81
Gold Democrats, z
-
Total, a
Democrats, 81
Silver Republicans,
Populists, +
-
Total, "A
Here il tie which David B. Hill
would be called Hnon to settle, for no
figures given. Senator Hill mas SO far
refused to say publicly how he will vote
in the election next month, and there is
no reason to believe that he 10 now will
ing to announce how he would settle the
Vice Presidency IL he got chance to
Cast tho deciding vote.
HILL WOULD BE RELIEVED OF
WATSON. Eu,
Senator Hill, however, would be re-
lieved of one Gun barrassment. He would
not have to choose between Mr.. Thomas
Vice President. As soon as the contest
came before the Senate Mr.. Watson
would pe out of it. The constitution
provides that the Senate must choose q
Vice President from the two persons who
receive the highest number Of votes of
Presidential electors. Under this
peculiar arrangement OF Popocratic
fusion Mr.. Watson would not be one of
these two. These deals have been SO
made that while Bryan could be elected
Watson could not receive as -many votes
of electors as Sewall. This is what has
been trou bling Watson all through the
campaign Fusion does him no good
whatever. He mighr secure enough votes
to throw the election in the Senate, but
bis vote would he much smaller than
SewaIl's, ard the Senate vould be com
PEELED to elect Hobart or Bryan's Popo-
cratic running mate.
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