The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-12
Electoral College z
 Did All Its Duty

to carry the vote to the United States Senate at Washington, where 1t will be formally counted with the votes of the other States of the Union.
 The Alabsma soiege. altogether had an interesting if not lively session of the prettiest races pulled of at the Capitol In recent years developed. Tn organizing the college, President Elm melt O'Neal, who was unanimously elected when nominated by Elector Cowart, took cognixance of the remarks made at Augusta by Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes. in which he declared the gem eral result of the November election was ''a benediction to the South from God Almighty over the protest of the people,"
 The result of the election of last November did not meet with our ap- provai. nor did 1t meet with the ap- proval of the people of the south. Nor do we consider the result of the cleo tion "a benediction from God AL mighty said Mr. ONeal ''such state- ,nsnt msnts do not truly ,reiect the ssnti-
 Mir. ONeai was heartily cheered by the considerable crowd which watched the work of the Electoral College in the office of the Secretary of State. He was cheered. too. when he expressed his conviction that the final triumph of the Democratic Party was not far cipies point out the true paths of ss- curity and good government.
 Had to Do Over. z
 The meeting of yesterday had an un- expected feature. in that after the Elec- toraI College had done It's work 1t had to turn around and do 1t aii over again. W. W. Haraison of Troy, the LA k~4r rs i. not present, and his alternate. W. L.. Martin. of Montgomery. took his place. It was not recalled at that time that there was a provision in the United States statutes decinring that no man holding an office of profit under the United States or the State government should serve as an elector. Mfr. Mar tin a few days ago was appointed | County Solicitor of Montgomery Coan- agreed that he should not serve as [ eleetor.
 The college then chose Kyle B. Price of Troy who was at the Captol. to i'll the vacancy and then the members did | over what they had done before. Cyrus B. Brown; Chief clerk in the offce of Secretary of State Julian had all the necessary blanks and papers for the electors ready for the meeting and he was unanimously chosen secre- tary of the college.
 The college for the first time in he history met guarded and surrounded by the military" But the military was peaceful. It was made up of the cadet battalion of Starises University School which marched to the Capitol in a body to look on the work of the electors. This was done as q part of the schools instruction in Political Economy. Place was made for the boys and the whole battalion lined up in the ofice of the Secretary.o of State while the electors were at work. As was expected, the electors were at more pains to select a messenger shan they were in the discharge of any other duty. Five men were put in nomination and in addition there were quite a number of other gentle men who were willing to take the vote to washington in case there was . deadlock between the candidates who had been in the field for several months. As one eiector expressed it,
 '@rhe track was clogged with dark horses who never got away from the post
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 | Four baliots were necessary to make ! d selection. The light was between F. R. Norman. Horace Hood. Jr., and J. M. Parker W. W. Haraison was put in nomination and voted for on two