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Show I'ropusefl Il;iu for Hlocing ilie S'resiilcut. New Ye, k. -. S nat:s Morton, (.'arpeiit r ar, I J'.avari, incml'-jrs of the Sena'.. C'::.;ni:!' e en privil.-.-and e..- t; (..-d.iv, s'.d tin ir .cirtcr-m e. v. I.:--: t ! ben i;eld lt the I'.'.st W' k ! this ii;y, in reVr-1 reVr-1 nee t' :he in- ti- of le- ting tiie Pres-ideut. Pres-ideut. Tiie ub;tauec of their delib eration thus far, involve the following follow-ing propositions : First, lo al-olish electoral colleges. Second, that the President and Viee President be elected by tiie people Toting directly for the camiidute. Third, that each Stiite shall le divided into as many district as the Suite is entitled to r-presentives r-presentives in Congress, to be com poa.l of contiguous territory, coinp,et in form, and as nearly equal in population popula-tion as may be; and the person having hav-ing the highest numlter of votes for Pn-sident in each district, shall receive re-ceive the vote of that district for President, which shall count one Proideniial vote ; that each Suite shall be entitled to two Presidential voters at large, which shall be counted for the person having he highest number of votes in the , whole State. Fourth, the person ha v-I v-I ing the highest number of such Presidential Pre-sidential voles in the United States 1 shall be President. Filth, these nrn- visiom to be ajplicable to the election of Vice-President. Sixth, Congress shall have power to provide for holding hold-ing and conducting the election for President and Vice-President, and to esiahli.ih tribunals for the decision of any contest as to the vote in any district dis-trict or State, and make regulations governing the proceedings of these tribunals. By the adoption of the district system of voting by the I people directly, for Candida u, with two Presidential votes in the State at large, and the plurality rule for determining the result the election elec-tion is brought as nearly home to the people as cau be, and not to make it an election by the nation as one community, com-munity, and it still recognizes the Suites as such, while it enables the people nf each district in the State to express their will; so that, hereafter, a State need not cast a solid vote, as under the present system. It tenils I to dispense with the convention which is now necessary in order to form an electoral ticket tor each State; and it enlarges the liberty ol the individual voter, who may vote for any citizen ho may Btlect for President or Vice President. By the plurality system the election will always be final, and there can be no necessity for an election by the House of Representatives, Re-presentatives, which is bo much objected. ob-jected. The plurality rule has been adopted successfully in all the States in the Union in the election of Stau officers, and it generally prevails ir. the election of members of Congress. In none of these States where it ho: been tried is there any thought o abandoning it. Other questions an considered in connection with ti( votes in States and districts, and pro viding for the exigency of the death 0: resignation of the Prest, after electioi and before inauguration. These an suggestions which have been cousi deral, but of course 110 conclusion could be arrived at. |