Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-12
Tuesday Concert
March. The Kentucky Colonel :.
Electoral Deadlock
Figured By DOpesters

washington, Aug. II CA. =. by
MalD-As always happens when
more than two OUTSTANDING nresi
GENITAL nominees ere in the running
politI'al uopesters again are figuring
over the possibilities of deadlock in
nc Electoral College this year and
STeCulatlnE whether in that event Tho
house or the Senate finally womb
decide who should become president
ihcre are many IFS and ands In
ines" calculations and the dopcstcrn
themselves are not Sorsctful Of the
lact that only twice In the Countrv's
hlStorN-iu 1900 ana 1S2I-was tho
'oilege OF Electors unable 10 make a
cholce. And on those occasions the
issues We're settled in the House
without difficulty.
Nevertheless. the figuring goes on
as Coolidge. Davis and I.aFolIette he
in warming up for their three cor
hered campaign, and some OF the
demonstrations even advance tho
theory that nh three may fail Of
election. That point IN the compIi-
'ated skcin Of th"ori2lnG is arrived
ut in this fashion.
should no presidential nominee re-
cciNe y clear majority Of the 53l
votes in the Electoral College the
House would be called upon to select
" president from tho three candidates
receiving the highest number of votes
IN N" college, and the Senate would
ne directed TO choose a vice president
from inc two highest Iice presiden
tlal candidates. Should dcndlocl.
then develop in tho House. the vice
president chosen by the Sena te would
become president
The possibility Of House dcodlocl;
IS based upon the present political
situation there, coupled with the Ian
Guhge q the twelfth amendment.
which provides that II. after counting
me electoral vote. no candidate has
q majority:
Then from the persons having the
highest number not exceeding three
on the list of those voted for as pre-
sidcnt the House shall choose i'm
mediately, by ballot, the president.
Eut in choosing the president. the
votes shall be taken by states, the re-
personalities from each state having
one vote. q quorum for this purpose
shall consist Of member ~ mem
hers from two-thirds Of the states.
and u majority Of al states shall be
necessary to q choice
In the present Congress. the sixty
eighth. which would 10 the one -
FNNle EI'H EitNJf0N SIDuit :: 0r-
velop. the Republicans control q
state delegations or % vptcs the
Democrats %. while Maryland. Mon
tana. Nebraska. New Hampshire and
New Jersey probably would be I'M
able to vote as their delegations.
equally divided between Democrats
and RepubIicans supposedly would
he unable 70 agree. and thereby dead
lock themselves
The 20 Republican states as the
mbership now stands are Cahfor-
MIA, Colorado. Connecticut. Idaho,
Illinois. Indiana. Iowa Kansas. Maine,
Nassac husetts, Michigan, Minnesota.
y orth Dakota. Ohio, Oregon. Penn
sylvan!a. Rhode Island South Dakota.
a.tah, Vermont, Washington Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming.
The % Democratic states are Ala
hama, Arizona. Arkansas, Delaware,
Florida. Georgia, Kentucky Louisi-
ana. Mississippi. Missouri, Nevada
New Mexico. New York, North Caro-
lima. Oklahoma, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia. i
The LoFollette followers control
the Wisconsin house delegation ana
hone In the event OF an Electoral
College deadlock To swing over also
some Of the other states in the Dem
ccratic as well as the Republican,
column.
With Is votes each representing a |
state. needed to elect, the dopesterS
say triumphantly: There you are;
see IL you can figure out for yourself.