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January 26, 1956
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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Strom Aurmond
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EUctorUl CelUg* Amandmant
Many Americans who value
their right to vote have been dis
turbed for years over the present
method of voting in the electoral
college, which determines the
outcome of our presidential elec
tions. Under the present system,
the votes of millions of Americans
do not count in our presidential
elections because of the pinner
\\ take all" provisions regulating
the voting in the electoral col
lege.
During the past week I intro
duced legislation in the Senate
which will accurately reflect the
will of the people in electoral
college voting. My proposed Con
stitutional amendment would apr
portion the electoral vote of ev
ery State among the three leading
presidentialUcandidates according
to the populhr vote received by
the candidate’s electors.
I can best outline the princi
pal points contained in my plan
by first explaining how the elec
toral college operates at present.
Preaant Procedure
The people now vote foj a slate
. of party candidates for election
to the national electoral college.
The winning slate of elector can
didates is given the power to vote
the State’s entire electoral vote in
the electoral college. Each elec
tor, however, retains the right to
vote for the candidate of his own
choosing.
Thus, under ttfis system the 45
electoral votes of New York could
go to one presidential candidate
by a one-vote margin, of the popu
lar votes. If a half million voters
supported the candidate who lost
by one vote, then their votes
would not be reflected in the
electoral college voting. This
clearly does not give effect to the
will of the people. In addition, it
discourages many citizens from
voting when they know it is prob
able their votips will not count
Plan Retains Electoral College
My plan has seven principal
points. First, it would retain the
present electoral college without
any change in its mechanics. By
doing this, it Would protect the
rights of the States, as the Consti
tution now does, in choosing elec
tors by a method determined by
the individual States .
My plan would allow each sue
cessful candidate for elector to
cast a vote in the electoral college
in proportion to the total number
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of votes cast by the people for
all successful candidates for elec
tor. Under the system followed
by the political parties in placing
slates of candidates for elector
on the ticket, this would mean,
generally, that electoral votes
would be limited to the top three
slates.
South Carolina Haa g Votes
In South Cjtrdlina, which has
eight electoral votes, it would
be possible for 24 electors from
three different slates to cast frac
tional votes. The fractional vote
for an elector would be computed
by determining what percentage
the vote he received was of the
total vote cast in a state for all
successful electors, and then ap
plying that percentage to the total
electoral vote allocated the State.
. If the successful electors re
ceived 800,000 votes altogether
and r one electon won 80,000 of
those votes, he would thus be en
titled to vote one-tenth of the
State’s eight electroal votes. Thus,
he would cast eight-tenths of a
full vote. 'Die other electors also
would vote in proportion to the
total number of votes cast for
them.
As under the present system,
my plan would also preserv the
independence of the individual
elector. Other good points in the
present system would be retain
ed. These include provisions for
throwing the election into the
House in the event no candidate
receives a majority of electoral
votes, A seleciton in the House
would be made from among the
top three candidates, with each
State having one vote.
Other Plans Pending
Other plans pending before
Congress would limit the selec
tion in Congress to the two lead
ing candidates, and would give
more weight to the larger States
by giving each member of Con
gress House and Senatdp one vote
each. One plan would let Con
gress make the decision if no can
didate receives more than 40 per
tent of the electoral votes. The
objection here is that this would
make it possibly for a candidate
to be elected Presideht_by a plu
rality instead of a majority vote.
None of the other pending plans
would accurately reflect the will
of the people and at the same
time maintain the rights of the
States to manage their own elec
tions. It is important that the
electoral colleger be retained^ It
serves as a buffer between the
States and the Federal Govern
ment, preventing federal interfer
ence in State election procedures.
That is why I object to the pro
posal for abolishing the electoral
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on a popular vote basis.
Another feature of my plan is
that it would discourage numer
ous splinter parties such as exist
in France today, causing such a
weak and unstable government.
My resolution, S. J. Res. 116, is
now pending before the S4PM|I
Judiciary Committee.
GEORGE I. GIDEON
Cross Anchor, Jan. 23-^George
Irvin Gideon, 84, of Cross Anchor,
died in a Spartanburg hospital
Monday afternoon after a long
illness.
Mr. Gideon was a retired farm
er. He was a native of Spartan
burg county, the son of the late
John and Anne Rampley Gideon.
He was a member of New Hope
Baptist church.
Surviving are three daughters.
Mrs. Cora Lee McHugh and Mrs.
Florence Burdett. both- of Spar
tanburg, Mrs. Helen Marcinajc of
Chraleston; four sons, John Gid
eon of Cross Anchor; George Gid
eon of Westminster; Sam and
William Gideon, both of Char
leston; 14 grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. i
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Mid-Winter
Now Going On - Closes Feb. 3
REASON FOR SALE
We are discontinuing some of our groups to make room for more recent styles. We also have some parts of groups
that we cannot match for example: living room tables, including ends, steps, and lamps, bedroom odd pieces,
odd lamps, baby wardrobes and numbers of other items. They are prived to move. Remember our prices in January
of 1955 (Sale of Morrison Furniture Company).
WERE
NOW
Universal Electric
Blanket $ 39.95 S 26.00
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2-Pc. Orange and Turquoise
Living Room Suite $239.95 $135.00
Baby Wardrobe :tv;S 44.50 $ 20.00
Comer Table $ 29.95 $ 10.00
(Mahogany)
Blond Step Tables . .$ 24.50 $ 6.00
(Shop Worji)
Blond Coffee Tables i 24.50 $ 8.00
Matching Lamps Free' to One Who Buys
* Nest Of Tables
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Round Glass Coffee
^ Tables $ 19.95 S 4.00
1- Pc. Living Room
Suite (Wine) ,. ,, $149,50 $ 95.00
2- Pc. Living Room
Suite (Green) ... $149.50 S 95.00
Speed Queen Ironer 5129.95 S 35.00
(New)
Book Cases
WERE
.....$ 19.95
NOW
$ 12.00
Foam Group $139.50 $100.00
(Mattress and Box Spring)
Wrought Iron
Pictures ...
$ 2.25 $ 1.00
Armstrong Inlaid
Linoleum $ 22.50
(63 Sq. Ft. to Box)
$ 12.50
Solid Oak Bedroom
Suite (4 Pieces) . .$319.95 $200.00
Single Dresser $ 89.50
(Solid Oak)
$ 50.00
Double Dresser $119.50 $ 75.00
(Red Maple)
T. V. Lamps .$ 9.95 $ 4.00
Throw Rugs
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$ 5.95 $ 3.00
9x12 Rugs $ 59.95 $ 32.00
(12 Patterns)
4x6 Fashion Loom
Rugs $. 16.50 $ 9.00
WERE
4x6 Jacquard
Design .-... .....$ 9.95
NOW
$ 5.00
2x4 Hook Twist $ 7.50 $ 4.50
I^rge Number Of Other Rugs to Make
Your Selection
Platform Rocker . .$ 54.50
(Wine)
$ 32.50
King O-Pedic Mattress '
and Spring $119.90
$ 90.00
Duo Therm Oil
Heater $129.95
(With Fan—41,000 BTU) #
$ 75.00
Base Cabinet ......$ 64.50
$ 34.50
5-Pc. Wrought Iron
Breakfast Room ^ -
Suite $ 64.50
$ 32.50
1 Lot Of Lamps
~~ (Choice Each For)
$ 3.00
Hollywood Head
Boards $ 12.50
S 5.00
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We have a large number of sofas, reclining chairs, swivel rockers, platform rockers, occasional chairs, bedroom
suites, breakfast room suites, and bedding Which we will give liberal discounts during the sale for cash.
ALL PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR CASH - ALL SALES ARE FINAL!
VISIT US IN JOANNA ANf!> TAKE ADVANTAGE QF THESE TREMENDOUS SAVINGS!
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