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Show tiii: jiK'UMitN piusiiikmiai, i li lion nn i. AnoUT two years ago the Legislature Legisla-ture of Michigan tataed a ltw providing provid-ing fur tho choice of residential electors by congressional districts. That Is, the latt provldca that onn elector shall tie chosen In each congressional district and one from each half of the Htate, w blch Is divided by a north and south line for tho purroao. These two class, of electors are commonly known as re; reaeutatlve and senatorial eleo tort respectively, This bill was pasted by n Democratio Lcgltlaturo and signed by a Democratic Governor. lit constitutionality hat been questioned by llvpubllcnn party leaden and Jurists, aud It Is tald that It will be taken Into tho courts. Com ral Alger ml J In (his city yesterday that 'twas the Intention of hit party to test (ho validity of the law In Iho Huprerao Court of tho United H tales. rhoConstUutloussys. "Kach htate shall appoint, In such manner as the Legislature thereof may dlrect.a num-ler num-ler ol elictorr, equal to the whole number of Bcnators and lleprcseuta tlvtt to which the Btale ma) be entitled enti-tled In Cougriss " llepubllcan and Democratio ournala allku admit that tlilsclausegltea tho Htoto full potior oxer the manner of appointing Its quota of eKctori. And Klin historical fact that aa lite aa 18:1 D.lawan, Georgia, Vermont and oilier Htalca (hose their electors by the Legislature, Legisla-ture, Heveral hutlia also ha 1 then tho general ticket system, others thu single district systi m, an I still others a double dou-ble aud trlflo district system, that l, dividing the Htato Into illslrlcta Irre-sptcttvuof Irre-sptcttvuof tho Congressional districting, district-ing, and choosing ttto or tbrco electors lundlelrlit. Itlaconteuded by n numberofcon-slllulloinl numberofcon-slllulloinl Jurists that thu Blatu Legislature Legis-lature has thu pow er to authorize- the Governor, the Hupreniu Court or any agent It pleases to cbooso presidential electors. Hut what Rlttt the Ilemoirats renewed Interest lu the Michigan plan la tho fact that u similar scheiuo w s outlined out-lined during the Tort) third Congress t y Bouncer Mortou, tho gn at war gov-trnorol gov-trnorol ludlaua, Matt Curicnter, of Iseonslu, General Lbgau, of Illinois, mil hall a doieu others equally stalwart stal-wart lu Itci uhll an party rinclj let, Iho llipulllotns look upon Ihu Michigan lail aa a I km of ptrty ttiatmv ou tho part of Democrats The latter would nit they ray, odot such a scheme In Kentucky, West Mrglnla or Tenneesee, where the Ke-publicans Ke-publicans have n poulblllty of entry ing the districts. In fact this question tnlercd somewhat Into Iho Isiuet of the Ixstcampalgus In t me Northern Hlntii It wat understood tint In the event of Ohio going Democrstlo but fall the Michigan plan woull bo a lolled. If wo rerui mber correctly Governor Dole had to -ledge hlmtelf that In the event of hla reelection In Iowa lio would 0ot or veto a Michigan scheme for choosing presidential elector. There wat tome talk recently that .Nebraska Intended Introducing some Innovation In this regard. Michigan It entitled to 11 electors In the next college. Ills sup-osed that about six of there at least will bo Democrats. One riort Is that the Michigan Htate Itepubllcau rommltleo hat decided to Ignore the district law of 189), aud nominated electors At large In Iho usual way, nssuuilug that the new law Is unconstitutional. Tlilt, of course, would bring the matter Into the court, but conservative and sober mln led ltvpiibllcaut are of tho opinion that their -arty In Michigan would risk (oo much lu this project. If the case went against them they would lo-e all, whereat now they are turn of 6 electors at least, and there It n tight-'fig tight-'fig chancufor ttto more. |
