Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

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lette is i'll undisputed control of that
element. not only in the republican
party. in the labor group and
in other organizations, but of the
same elements in the democratic par
~. If he is not the candidate him
self, then the man who is will be
picked by La Toilette and La Toilette
third party campaign.
coming now to the campaign itself
what do We find? There is W-iscon-
sin. with thirteen electoral votes;
Minnesota, with twelve. and North
Dakota. with five, as the nucleus Of
a movement that would affect other
states in that section, if not to the
full extent of their electoral vote.
then partially, SO as to create the
strong probability that the balance
Of power would be represented in
those states where the third party
would receive the electoral votes.
Unless the vote of the repu blican or
democratic presidential candidate
We're so sweeping in other parts of
the country as to make the detection
candidate could receive a majority of
the electoral college. 1t would then
be for the House to determine the
election.
Situation in House.
We come now to the question of the
House itself. 1t would be the same
House as. now, and the vote would be
counted on. the second Wednesday in
February. The course of procedure
directed by the act Of Congress, Feb
ruary 8, 1887, and amendment IL to
the Constitution. is as follows: "And
If no person have such majority. then
from the persons having the highes
numbers. not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for as President.
the House of Representatives shall
choose Immediately, by ballot. the
dent the votes shall be taken by
states, the representation from each
state having one vote: quorum for
this purpose shall consist of a mem
Der or members from two-thirds of
the states. and a majority of all the
states shall be necessary to a choice"
So in an attempt to determine an
election in the House each state
would cast one ballot and 1t would
require a majority OF the forty-eight
states, or twenty-five to elect a
President. AT, present there are
twenty states democratic on such q
vote, because a majority Of the delega-
ton are democrats. These are Ala
wanna, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
Oklahoma. South Carolina, Tennes-
see. Texas, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Twenty-three have a majority
Of the delegation republican. These
are California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Idaho. Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Kan
sas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wash
ington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Five
states have their delegation split
fifty-f1fty. These are Maryland. Mon
tana, Nebraska, New Hampshire and
New Jersey.
Neither Party Would BE Sure.
So that as things now stand neither
the democratic nor the republican
candidate could be sure of an cleo
ton II it was thrown into the House.
OF course, the vote of many Of the
states might be changed by an act
of Providence, such as sickness, or
death, because the members have to
be present At best, the republicans
now have only twenty-three states.
with twenty-five necessary for cleo
ton. But 1t must be taken into con-
sideration that Wisconsin, Minnesota
and North Dakota, which are classi-
fied now; as. republican, In the event of
a third-party candidate would cast