UNITED STATES. 



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Abolition of the Presidency, Vice-Preaidency, 

 ami Si-mite of the United States. An Executive 

 I>i. .ml to be established, whose members are to be 

 HiTti-d, ami may at any time be recalled, by the 

 House "f Representatives as the only legislative 

 I'nih . The States and Municipalities to adopt cor- 

 'ulliig amendments to their constitutions and 

 statutes. 



8. Municipal self-government. 



4. Direct vote and secret ballots in all elections. 

 I'liiviTsal and equal right of suffrage, without 

 : :<> color, creed, or sex. Election days to be 

 li-u'iil holidays. The principle of minority repre- 

 sentation to be introduced. 



">. All public officers to be subject to recall by 

 tlu-ir respective constituencies. 



(I. Uniform civil and criminal law throughout the 

 United States. Administration of justice to be free 

 of charge. Abolition of capital punishment. 



The Political Canvass. On June 27 the Re- 

 publican National Committee chose W. J. 

 Campbell, of Illinois, to be chairman ; but he 

 declined, and finally I. H. Carter, of Montana, 

 was selected. The Secretary was L. E. McCo- 

 mas. nf Maryland ; treasurer, C. N. Bliss, of 

 New York ; vice-chairman, M. H. De Young, of 

 California. Mr. Cleveland's letter of acceptance 

 was given to the public on Sept. 23. The Demo- 

 crat ! National Committee had for chairman W. 

 F. Harrity, of Pennsylvania, and for secretary, 

 S. P. Sheerin, of New York. The Democrats 



named no electoral tickets in Colorado, Idaho, 

 Kansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming, but voted 

 fur tin- people's party electors with the object of 

 taking those States away from the Republicans. 

 They put out an electoral ticket in Nevada, Imt 

 still voted mostly for the Populist electors. In 

 North Dakota also there was a partial fusion be- 

 tween the Democrats and the People's party, and 

 in Minnesota a part of the Weaver electoral 

 ticket was accepted by the Democrat*. In 

 Louisiana there was a fusion of the Republicans 

 and the People's party, each nominating half 

 of the 8 electors. In Alabama there was a 

 fusion of some of the Republicans with the 

 People's party. In Texas a Republican ticket 

 called the Lily White was set up, which differed 

 from the regular ticket. In Michigan a new 

 electoral law, which was declared constitutional 

 by the United States Supreme Court on Oct. 17, 

 1892, provided for the separate election of a 

 Presidential elector in each Congressional district, 

 and in consequence the electoral vote of the 

 State was divided. In Oregon the name of one 

 of the four electors on the People's ticket was 

 also placed on the Democratic ticket. The Pres- 

 idential election took place on Tuesday, Nov. 8. 

 The total popular vote cast was reported as 

 12,154,542. The official popular vote by States 

 and Territories is set forth in the accompanying 

 table : 



