The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-19
EDUCATIONAL. OR POLITICAL
Fanny P. Hacker.

rainy r. hacker.
What viii happen In the event Of
deadlock in the electoral college?
Mr. Chas. M Thompson, in a talk
on Civics at the last Alexander
County Institute, raised this ques-
ton, and II il should happen 1t win
be one Of the most interesting poIiti-
cal situations in our history
II should be considered by every
voter,
All signs indicate the election of
Wilson, but elections are full of sur
prtses. Lei not the adherents OF
Democracy be over confident The
people of the T. S. will vote indL.
rectly for the president by voting for
electors from their states: Each
state entitled TO as many electors as
It has Senator'S and Representatives
At present the House of Repre-
sentatiyes has 1874; Senators 96 490
members Of the electoral college, II
takes majority Of 246 votes east
| for one man to elect him president
| One candidate receiving 245 cleo
.oral votes, no one would have the
majority Then the election would
be thrown into the House Of Repre-
ntatives. When this happens each
state casts vote this being datern-
tned by the majority vote of each
state delegation,
Kansas has two Democrats and
six Republicans, the vote would Or
dinariIy be for the Republican
New Jersey has Democrats and
, Republicans, this vote would or
aiuarily be for the Democratic can
didate.
Maine has two Of each, one would
have to switch
The Constitution says when the
President is elected by the House 0
Representative he must receive
majority Of the votes Of the state
tn forty eight states twenty-five vote,
VIII elect, Twenty-two states bav,
2 Republican majority In it's repre-
sentatives in Congress, twenty-five
states also have a majority of Demo
cratic representatives,
Four state delegations are equal,
divided. Maine, Nebraska. New Me-
leo and Rhode Island, Wilson vii
naturally poll the vote of % states
If he is elected, three additions
states must vote for him The r.
publican representation being di
vided between President Taft ans
aX-Presidont Roosevelt il would b
improbable that either Of them coult
Secure the requisite majosty Tn
split in the Republican party
deep seated making it highly prof.
able that Wilson will gain the vote
Of three states, a shit Of one vol
q Nebraska, Illinois, II Democrats
ii Republicans. Two with proyres
i've tendencies Will switch to VII
sou.
Naneas has six Republicans, twC
Democrats a switch of three i
this storm center Of Progsessiv
movement, would cast the vote 10
wilson This is more than probable
There are strong possibilities TO
South Dakota and Wisconsin switch
ing 10 Wilson. II each party stand
by its own nominee the House o
representatives would fail to elect
a president. In that case the yict
president elected by the senate woult
be the next president of L. s. A..
Senators are required by the Con
stitution to vote tor the two reeeiv
ing the greatest number of votes 10
vote individually, not by states The
present Senate has So members, Al
Democrats, so republicans and two
vacancies On the Republican side
are the standpatters and progress
sives The progressive polling
enough votes to prevent the stand
patters from having a majority.
Their choice for the vice president
would then be limited to the Demo-
cratic nominee and either the Re-
publican or Progressive nominee ac-
eordinr TO which received the
larger vote in the electoral college.
Should Sherman receive larger
vote than Marshall the Senate would
have to choose between the latter
and an conservative.
II Is doubtful if enough progress
sives would vote for Sherman to elect
him. If the progressive nominee,
Tohnson, be the second candidate,
the conservatives would most GER
tainly refuse to support him. Here
again the chance would favor the
election of sherman.
ri the Senate fails to elect the
vice president, who would be the