The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-18

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 Most famous case in which the electors flouted the majority Of voters was in the election os 1876 between Hayes and Tilden. But there have been other interesting and more recent cases, though they didn't upset a national cleo tiop or attract much attention. For instance:
 Ia the Teddy ROoseyelt-Alton B. Parker election in 1904, Maryland cast ' electoral votes for Parker and only one for Roosevelt, though Roosevelt had the majority of the popular vote by the very slight margin Of l09.s97 to t09,4s6 In the Taft-Bryap contest Of 1908. Maryland electors again ig- nored the will of the people by voting 6 to 2 for Bryan. though Taft got slight edge of the popular vote by 1853 10 li5,- 90e Calif0Tnia's electors split their vote in the 1912 Wilson, Taft-Rooseyelt fight by a 3 to n vote in the Electoral College for no particular reason. Wilson ran second ip the popular vote, with Roosevelt first. but two electors dlsEegarded this and vote cd fer Wilson anyway.
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 In the Mckinley Bryan contest Of 1896. one California elector plumped for Bryan, though the people Of the State voted for Me- Kiiiiey, one KeDtuekiap did the same thing lD the same election, ,,, Michigan iD 1892 say only 2 Of tts electors vote for Benjamin Harrison and s for Grover CleyeS land tbougb Harrison got the p0puiar vote Ohio east one elect0ral vote for Cleveland iu the same election, though HarrtS son carried the state by 8 slen' der margin,
 FAMOUS ELECTION DISPUTES
 During most Of history, however, no large group 0f electors have dreamed Of resisting the sepilS ment of tbeiT State, on lle i've 0eeasions whep they Gld, the country approached the brink of revolution Edward s, CorNtn, noted Legal historian, has called Rp eleet0r Wb0 breaks his trust ,san alaeteEsl Benedict ATBei9" 0An eIeefer,s he Eays, ''is an eb0gs tiye eFgaplsp, Dle is net merely fnnellanless, he 6 aangeFeHs'v
 Tie deadly row between 5elfers R0D and Aaron Burr arose evfg votes lp tile Electoral College, huFr FAeelyed as manv votes es seglegs. son in the Electoral G0llege alla tlhe contest had to be settled 70 the House 0f Representatives, Aes tlaally, Burr Was only supposed te he Vice pTesldeptial eanalaale ale aeffNFs0p's real appenept was 50hn Aaems ,,s spt fhe llllsslp oyer elaetoTai votes lea elllses aueplly to BnFT's political blflerg lless and tlAe wreck 0f hls eafeer ln his fslal f0T treason end eKlle,
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