The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-24
PRESIDENT
IS ELECTED
ON FEB. II
Voters Merely Cast Their
Ballots for the
Electors.
1892 Ne40 Ycrh Are.
Times Washington Bureau,

1922 NeD Ycrb Are.
Times Washington Bureau,
xvi ASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Who's
.IWI President-elect, and who
- isn't, you may learn from
the newspapers Of Nov. 5-or, then
again, you may not, If the elections
thrown into the House, but .
Be that as it may, three months
later. at 1 O'clock on the afternoon
of Feb. II, 1925, the gentlemen Of
the United States Senate will gather
with the gentlemen of the United
States House Of Representatives IN
the House to count the electoral
votes for President OF the United
States.
The meeting VIII be presided over
by the President Of the Senate, at
whose right hand VIII sit the
Speaker Of the House Of Represent
atives
Four tellers. two representing the
Senate and two representing the
House. will open the ballots. The
ballots will have been received by
registered mail from each Of the
electors chosen at the polls on New
4 and viii number SOL In addition
there win be forty isht certified bal
lots from the various secretaries Of
State of the States Of the Union.
Provided by Congress
This formality IN the election Of
the President Is provided for in an
act Of Congress, approved Feb. 3,
1887. The second Wednesday IN
February Is specified as the day On
which Congress shall record the re-
suit OF the presidential election.
In this same law # IS also pro
vided that on the second Monday OF
January next. following the presl-
Dental election IN November, the
electors chosen in each of the States
shall gather at some specified locn-
ton within their own State 10 cas-.
their votes.
The secretaries ~ State Of each
II the States are instructed 70 no
ufy the electors who have been sue.
cessful in the November election.
They must he notified in ample
time to permit them 70 cast their
votes on the second Monday Of Jan
uary. Immediately following which
date the result Of the States vote
ts forwarded by registered mail 70
the Secretary OF State of the United
States. who in turn must turn the
ballots over to Congress.
AttouDts Fail
Though there have been many AT
tempts 70 change the laws govern
Ing the election Of President SO
that the voters could vote directly
Tor their CaAdld1teS these have got
no further than the p'geon.holes OF
congressional communities desks.
IN simple language. here is what
the various eIeeuon laws specify as
10 inc way IN "hlch you may eX-
press your preference Tor preSlden-
tlai cahalaate;
You. let us say, are for La Toilette
and Wheeler. In your state, elect.
orS nave been CHOSEN ny convention,
snra vor, Thar thsv VIII vote for r,
Toilette and Wheeler. The number
or electors In each state equals the
number or representatives ana Sena-
tors from that state.
The La Toilette electors, whose
names appear on the ballot under
the heading Of "Progressives, " or
In California under the heading Of
Socialists. - are, let us say victori.
Gus and obtain more votes than Go
other electors who have promised
to vote for Coolidge or Davis.
Then after the November election
and before the second Monday OF
January. the secretary OF state Of
your state notifies each of the sue
cessful electors Of hts victory. on
Jan. u. second Monday OF January.
the electors then meet. usually at
the State capital. 10 cast their bal
lots. These ballots are then sent
TO WASHINGTON. where with the hal
lots for the other States. thew are
counted on the second Wednesday
If February.
May "e III DouDt
If tho aDrroocbir,e, eIoc+io, o..,,ses
afsnutea IN soroe S+a+ae o1,o,. ,,bIcl,
electors have baen succassf,I ~
may o7 'HdJ Lie result Oh the eiec-