Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-11-06
AFEW POINTERS OF INTEREST
nm 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.
Information.

suing four years, the term of Office be-
ginning March 4, 1909
The electoral college vote this year I
Is as follows: Alabama II, Arkansas
9. California 10, Colorado s, Connecti- !
cut Z, Delaware 3, Florida S, Georgia u
10. Idaho 3, Illinois 27, Indiana IS, !
Iowa 10, Kansas 10, Kentucky 10,
Louisiana 9, Maine 6, Maryland 8,
Massachusetts 16, Michigan IA, Mime I
sofa II, Mississippi 10, Missouri 1s,
Montana 8, Nebraska 8, Nevada 5, New
Hampshire 4, New Jersey IL, New York
49, North Carolina 10, North Dakota 4,
Ohio %, Oklahoma 7, Oregon 4, Penn
sylvania 81, Rhode Island 4, South Caro-
lima 9, South Dakota 4, Tennessee IL,
Texas 1s, Utah 3, Vermont 4, Virginia
~, Washington $, West Virginia 7, Wis
consin 10, Wyoming 8. Total vote 4S3.
Necessary to choice PAP.
In 1896 William Mckinley received
271 electoral college votes and William
J. Bryan III. Mckinley s popular vote
was 7,1O4,790; that of Bryan $500, 1925.
In 1900 William Mckinley received
292 electoral college votes and William
J. Bryan 1856. McKinley's popular vote
was 1907 1923; that of Bryan 6,35S,133.
In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt was vic
torious over Alton B. Parker, polling
an electoral college vote of 1926, while
that of Parker was 140. The popular
vote for Roosevelt was 1923 ,4s6; while
ALo+ co. Do IL or woe 077 OIL
The president of the United States
will not be elected Tuesday. The people
in each state will merely choose set
of electors of most of whom they have
never heard They will assemble in their
state capital the second Monday in Jan
uary 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 instruc-
tons from a national convention or
from recognized party leaders.
After the voting is done certified
copy is sent by special messenger 10
Washington. On the second "Wednesday
in February congress meets to count the
votes and to announce the election.
In 1887 congress enacted law pro
viding that if double returns should DC
,lo,11 hq TapelV6O
which has the certificate of a state I'll
bunal appointed to canvass the vote
that is. it is left to state authorities t'
decide whether the electoral votes arr
cast by electors duly chosen.
Each state has as many as it ha
senators and representatives.
Each state prescribes how elector
must be chosen The electors are mos
always voted for on general ticker
Occasionally a popular elector VIII re
ceive enough complimentary votes
elect him even if his fellows on Tn
ticket are defeated Sometimes mis-
takes in marking ballots will result
a divided electoral vote in close s0at'
In 1s45 congress prescribed that tn
national election be held on the mrs
Tuesday after the first Monday IN IN
vember. Before that time some OIL u
states held elections on different day
A plurality in the electoral colies
does not elect7 The constitution Pr
vides that if no candidate shall recel'
majority of the electoral votes u
election shall be thrown into the nous
the three highest candidates only pen
voted on.
The house votes by states, MAORI
Of the members from each state caslh
its vote.
On two occasions an election has pc
thrown into the house. In looo, "n
Jefferson was elected, and in 1924, Wh
John Quincy Adams became presidei
A man can be elected president ny
minority of the popular vote. III 20
Andrew Jackson had a plurality Oh
900 over J. O. Adams and IN lo
Grover Cleveland had a plurallty
nearly 100000 over Benjamin HARRIS
In 30 of the states a governor
other state officers were elected; III
others minor state officers or Justlces
the supreme court, and in seven, .
gressmen were elected. The states
the Union, with the exception OF MAJ
Vermont and Oregon, voted for me
bers of tba bousa of fepresentatlv