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Show WEE AND CDGLIOGE NOT fET ELECTED Two Steps Remain Before I They Are Officially Chosen Leaders of Nation WASHINGTON. Jan. B. While Warren Harding and Calvin Cool- , Idgc w i r.: chosen or president and vi. -president In November, they will inot he officially elected until February Febru-ary 9th. Two important step? remain to complete com-plete their election. ne, the meeting ' of the electoral college, takes place Monday while the final step will be taken February 9th at a Joint meeting I of tbe senate anil house when certifl-j certifl-j catcs of the vote of each state are j counted. After thir ceremony Ve B-I B-I President Marshall w ill officially dc-; dc-; clare them elected- NOT 1 OB M HIDING The people, as is well known, did Inot vote directly for Mr. Harding or Mr. Cox In November, but for elec ,' tors. The successful electors of each j state comprise th' electoral college. Thev are eipial In number to the senators sen-ators and representatives of each state. Thoy are required to meet In their state capitol.x oh lue second Monday In January to cast their votes In accordance ac-cordance with the wishes of the voters vot-ers who lectcd th-m The electoral college therefore will be In session in the forty-eight stato capitols Monday. I VEX I IKS MEE I If any electors have died since the November election, the remaining electors elec-tors of the stale may select one to fill He k nicy. Alter organization, balloting begins flrt for president and I then for vice-president, Bach elector votes for the candidate for whom he Was elected W vote When ballots are counted, three certificates are prepared prepar-ed and signed In each statte. One 11 ksent to the judge of the United States district court of tHe electors' suite; i one i.s sent by mail and another by messenger, usually ne of the eloc-I eloc-I tors, to the president of the senate. These certificates will bo opened by tht vice-president ucilng as president of the senate in the presence of con- gross. This ceremrny will take place In the house February 9lh. Utah's electors. Warren L Wattis Mrs. Georgo T. Judd, James Melville, Jr . and J. Howard Garrett, reported to Oovi-rnor Ma bey yeslcrday mil organized or-ganized for the formal election1 tomorrow. tomor-row. Mrs. Judd was named chan -man. Mr Melville secretary,. The elector elec-tor who will carry the result to Washington Wash-ington will be named tomorrow. |