The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787; Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Putting both these aside, he could not but favor the idea of M . Wilson, of introducing a mixture of lot. It will diminish, if not destroy both cabal & dependence. M WILLIAMSON was sensible that strong objections lay ag ' an election of the Executive by the Legislature, and that it opened a door for foreign influence. The principal objection agE' an election by the people seemed to be, the disadvantage under which it would place the smaller States. He suggested as a cure for this difficulty, that each man should vote for 3 candidates, One of these 2 he observed would be probably of his own State, the other 2. of some other States; and as probably of a small as a large one. ME Govi Mosms liked the idea, suggesting as an amendment that each man should vote for two persons one of whom at least should not be of his own State. M . MADISON also thought something valuable might be made of the suggestion with the proposed amendment of it. The second best man in this case would probably be the first, in fact. The only objection which occurred was that each Citizen after hav given his vote for his favorite fellow Citizen, wt throw away his second on some obscure Citizen of another State, in order to ensure the object of his first choice. But it could hardly be supposed that the Citizens of many States would be so sanguine of having their favorite elected, as not to give their second vote with sincerity to the next object of The figure 3" is changed to Finally in the transcript. ' The word them is substituted in the transcript for these. their choice. It might moreover be provided in favor of the smaller States that the Executive should not be eligible...