Show College Is Now Nov Correspondence Voting Machine 1 I IBy By HERBERT ERBERT PLUMMER WASHINGTON D. D C C. Dec Dee 28 The big quadrennial race to Washington Washing Washing- ton by messengers bearing the electoral electoral elec dee toral oral vote for pr president and vice president president dent starting th the first Wednesday in January has been thrown into the discard for 1933 The official vote that makes Governor Governor Gov Gov- Roosevelt the chief executive of the nation and Speaker Garner the vice president will vill come to the capital capital cap cap- ital by registered mail Heretofore real contests have developed developed de de- between some of the states state for the distinction of oC being the first to get their electoral vote in Messengers Messengers Messengers Mes Mes- have almost stood with one foot outside the door of their states in order to speed up their arrival in Washington In 1921 for example Nebraska appointed appointed ap ap- pointed two grandmothers as messen mes mes- sen ers In their anxiety to be the first to arrive they chartered a plane Bad weather forced them to abandon their plane however and take a train Perhaps the greatest reception an electoral messenger er ever received in inthe inthe inthe the capital was California's back In 1917 It was after the memorable campaign campaign campaign cam cam- of 1916 between Wilson and Hughes Everybody thought the night of oC the election that Wilson had been de de- de- de It was California that thal saved the day for him When the messenger arrived in the capital he was met by a delegation of Democrats and escorted to the capital The vice president personally received received received re re- re- re him and was photographed accepting accepting ac ae- ac- ac the vote Incidentally the nation invariably gets extremely curious about the electoral elec dec toral tonal college about this time every four years Information about the institution institution institution in in- is being sought by the curi curi- ous Questions about its purpose and functions pour into the offices of the house clerk and senate secretary Each state has as many votes in inthe inthe inthe the electoral college e as it has seats in inthe inthe inthe the house and senate Territories and possessions are without ta- ta tion Since there are seats seaLs in the house and 96 in the senate the total is A majority or is nece necessary ary to elect |