Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-11-14
AfEW POINTERS OF INTEREST
ON PREVIOUS CONTESTS.
A Short Statement as to How Our Presi-
dent Is Elected and What Procedure
Is Made In Case Of Death Of the
Elected Candidate Other Uuseful
Information

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suing four years, the term Of Office be
ginning March I, 1909
The electoral college vote this year
as as follows Alabama IL. Arkansas
., California 10, Colorado 5. Connect
cut :, Delaware ;, FLORIDA 5. Georgia
-, Idaho :, Illinois y. Indiana IS.
Iowa u, Kansas 10, Kentucky b.
Louisiana 3, Maine G. MARYLAND :.
Massachusetts 16, Michigan Il. Mime
sofa IL, Mississippi 10, Missouri IS.
Montana ,, Nebraska 5, Nevada ,. New
Hampshire 4, New Jersey y. New York
20, North Carolina u. North Dakota I.
Ohio %, Oklahoma :, Oregon 4. Penn
syivania "a, Rhode Island Z. South Caro-
lima 9, South Dakota 4, Tennessee p
Texas Is, Utah 3, Vermont Z. Virginia
IL, Washington :. West Virginia :. Wis
eonsln 13, Wyoming 3 Total vote $50
Necessary to choice 242
In 1896 William MCKINLEY received
z7l electoral college votes and William
= Bryan III MeKiniey's popular vote
was :, 100 ,7SO; that Of Bryan {. sos. 925.
In 1909 William Mckinley received
ss2 electoral college votes and William
J. Bryan 155. Mckinley popular vote
was 1907 1923; that Of Bryan 6.35s, I33-
In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt was vie
torious over Alton Il. Parker, polling
an electoral college vote Of 326. while
that of Parker was 40. The popular
vote for Roosevelt was 7.623. $50: while
that for Parker WAS 5,O77 .971.
The president OF the United States
viii not be elected Tuesday. The people
IN each state viii merely choose a set
Of electors Of most of whom they have
never heard They will assemble in their
state capital the second Monday In Jan
nary and ballot for president and vice
president Each of these assemblies is
called an electoral college. There are
as many electoral colleges as there are
states The territories and the District
Of Columbia have no presidential vote.
If candidate should die between the
November election and the date of the
assembling Of the electoral colleges the
electors would probably receive instrue
lions from national convention or
from recognized party Leaders
After the voting is done a certified
copy is sent by special messenger 10
Washington. On the second "Wednesday
in February congress meets TO count the
votes and 10 announce the election
ln 1887 congress enacted law pro-
yiding that II double returns should be
sent in the one should be received
which has the certificate Of a state tri
DEnaI appointed 10 canvass the vote
that is, il is left 10 state authorities 10
decide whether the electoral votes are
cast by electors duly chosen.
Each state has as many as II has
senators and representative.
Each state prescribe hoN electors
must De chosen 1he electors are most
always voted for on a general ticket.
Occasionally p popular eleotor isill 49,
eeige enough complimentary votes to
eloei ham even ~ bis fellows op fhe
ticket are defeated Sometime mis.
lakes iu mar,ing ballots Hiil Tesuli in
q digidod electoral vote ln d close siaie.
in lai5 congress prescribed fhai fhe
usiiona election be hoid ou fhe fast
luas1ay after ile lfsi Aondas in DO
feiubef lleiore ihai ilne aone of fhe
alaios held eleetiouf ou different da5f
"A plurality NJ 49, electpra college !
docs noi elect 1Ae constitution pfo
ylaos thai a ~ oaadidaie aAall freeife
"a majority vi fl0 flrfl1raI fDlN1 illf