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known-The Succession Act Would
Not save the STANDARDIZATION Is
Bryan's Nominee-How the Ne
braskan Turned the Trick for the
Professor at Baltimore-The Fear
of Roosevelt is What Really Domi-
mated the Convention.
Especial TO The Caucasian)
Washington. d. c., July 2, 1912.
News has just reached the Nation
al capital that Governor Woodrow
Wilson, of New Jersey, has been
nominated for President by the Balti
more Democratic Convention At this
writing the Vice-Presidential candi-
date has not been nominated. Spe-
cial mention is made of this fact be-
cause it is entirely possible, If not
probable, that one of the nominees
for Vice-President this year will be-
come President of the United States.
The Vice-President May be President.
The Constitution provides that if
any candidate does not receive a ma
jority of the votes in the electoral
college, that then the election shall
be thrown into the House of Repre-
sentatives. 1t is most peculiar and
significant condition at this juncture
in the affairs of our great country
that neither party may receive a ma
jority of the States of the Union
The Constitution provides that in
the event the election of a President
is thrown into the House of Repre-
sentatives, that each State shall cast
one vote. to be controlled by a ma
jority of the Congressman and Sen
ators of each State. 1t so happens
that twenty-five of the States have a
Democratic majority and twenty-five
of the States have a Republican ma
jority of the congressman; four
States are tied. Therefore, for the
election of the President to be thrown
into the House of Representatives
would almost certainly result in a
that in that event the Vice-President
shall become President, and that the
Senate shall elect a Vice-President
from among the two highest candi-
dates for Vice-President in the cleo
toral college. This means that the
proceed to elect Vice-President.
Will a Democrat or a Republican
Win?
While a majority Of the present
Senate is Republican, yet the Repub-
hcan majority is sharply divided. A
minority of the Republicans repre-
sent what is known as the regular
or stand-pat Republicans. There
fore, the progressive Republican Sem
ators have the balance of power. Un-
der this condition, the Republican
Senate during the past two years has
not been able to elect a President
PROTEIN of the Senate
Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp
shire, was the nominee of the stand
pat Republicans, Senator Clapp, of
Minnesota, was the nominee of the
Progressive Republicans and Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, was the nominee
of the Democrats. A number of bal
lots have been taken in the Senate,
but the deadlock has never been bro
ken, and therefore the United States
Senate today is without a president
protein.
Vice-President Sherman has been
on the ticket with Presi-
dent Taft. He could not receive
more votes in the Senate than Sen
ator Gallinger has received as Presi-
dent protein. Therefore, 1t would
seem that it would be impossible for
him to be elected Vice-President by
the Senate. Whoever is nominated
on the ticket with Colonel Roosevelt
as the nominees of the progressive
would probably receive
the same vote as Senator Clapp as the
nominee of the progressive Republi-
cans has been receiving. Whoever
is nominated as Vice-President on
the Democratic ticket with Governor
Wilson would probably not receive
any more votes than the votes that
have been cast for Senator Bacon as
the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent protein. Therefore, it is entire
ly probable that the country will face
next winter a deadlock in the House
and in the Senate that will be I'M
breakable.
Just what would happen under
this extraordinary condition Ii ftl
should exist at noon on the fourth
day of March, 1913, no one can at
present predict. Already thoughtful
heads at the National capital are
puzzling over this situation.
The Succession Act Will Not Solve
the Situation.
It is true that several years ago