Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1896 — HOW THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED [ARTICLE]

HOW THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED

Members of the Electoral College as Chosen by the States. While the people elect a President by their votes they do not vote direct for the candidate. The work is done through an electoral college. In other words, each State puts up a ticket of presidential-elec-tors and these cast the vote which finally decides who shall be President and -VicePresident. . ■ This ticket is matte up’so as to give one elector for each United ■ States-Senator hnd one for each Aneirtbe-r'bf 'Cbpigress. The college, therefore. contain 447 electors. *;The successful candidates for President nnS Vice-Pyesident will be required lo sectj'togtwt less' thaii 224. The college by States is as follows: State.' Electors. State. Electors. Number. Number. Alabama . ..^.. 11 Nebraska r. ... 8 Arkansas 8 Nevada 3 California...... 9 Nisjjr Hampshire 4 Colorado ....... 4 Jersey..,.. 10 Connecticut .... 6NeW?York 30 Delaware .. .... 3 North Caroliiirt. 11 Florida 4 North Dakota.. 3 Georgia 13 On 1,0 ........ 23 Idaho ......... .. 3 Oregon ."...... 4 Illinois 24 Pennsylvania^... 32 Indiana 15 Rhode Island. .. 4 lowa ............ 13 South Carolina. 9 Kansas 10 South Dakota. . 4 Kentucky...... 13 Tennessee ..... 12 Louisiana 8 Texas 15 Maine •> Utah 3 Maryland ...... 8 Vermont 4 Massachusetts . 15 Virginia 12 Michigan ...... 14 Washington ... 4 Minnesota ..... 9 West Virginia.. 6 Mississippi ... .. 9 Wisconsin .’.... 12 Missouri 17 Wyoming 3 Montana ...... 3 Total 447 Necessary to choice, 224. While the territories took part in the nomination of candidates they have no vote4n the electoral college.