| Show THE MICHIGAN presidential ELECTOR BILL THE michigan presidential elector bill is likely soon boon to figure in the courts court this is the law referred to in president harrison harrianna Harri aona a last message to Congress Congre seand and chichin chin ebin that document was characterized as a dangerous innovation several prominent citizens of michigan have resolved to test the constitutionality of the law by taking it to the supreme court of ef the state the bill to is simple it provides that one elector shall be chosen in each congressional district and one from each half of the state for the purpose of electing the two electors last mentioned the state Is ia divided by a line drawn north and south on this point binges the question of constitutionality it to ia claimed that by this process the people are defrauded of their political rights in not being permitted to vote for the two senatorial electors on the same game ticket the contention to la made that eleo electors tore at large must be voted for by the people of the whole state or else they cannot be electors at large the constitution of the united states seems quite plain with regard to the question of presidential electors it says saye each state shall appoint li such eboh manner as am the legislature therel the may dirc direct et a number of electors ofel ectore eq edwi to the whole number of senators a am representatives to which the 13 astl may be entitled in tho con congress Y adf no DO senator or Re representative e or r boj poj son holding an office of trust true or r pr profi under the united states shall be pointed an elector 22 j this to is all there then is on the matter aril it looks as if the state were ao arbiter as an to the manner of choon electors provided the number responds with that of the senators ag representatives in congress S the constitution further saye pays 1 I TN congress may determine the time j choosing the electors and the day which they shall give their cotol vo which day shall be the same through v out the united states |
