COX WINS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1920, Page 5

COX WINS.

THE DEMOCRAT SELECTION.

A SUPPORTER OF WILSON.

By Telejraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

San Francisco, July 15. Mr. J. M. Cox, Governor of Ohio, was nominated by the Democrats after a lengthy deadlock upon the 44th ballot. Mr. Cox is 50 years old. He has been three times Governor of Ohio, and once a Congressman fr-n that State.

During his 0; no*ahip he became poted for progr< ,ve changes in the constitution on lines of taxation, banking, schools, and agricultural and Labor reforms.

He is the owner of the Dayton (Ohio) News. He supported President Wilson during the war and adopted a firm stand for law and order during the recent coal and steel strikes, but gained the sympathy of Labor by peaceful and fair methods.

It is understood he Is a firm believet in the League of Nations. He recently said that the enforcement of the prohibition laws was the best thing he had known. He is known for geniality, cordiality of manner, and plays a good game of golf —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE VICE-PRESIDENCY.

THE FIRST NOMINATION MADE.

Received July 7, 5.5 p.m. San Francisco, Julv 0. Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary to the Navy, has been nominated for the.Vice-Presidency.— Reuter Service.

PROCEDURE OF ELECTION.

INVOLVED SYSTEM EXPLAINED.

That the election of the President of the United States is not a simple matter has been demonstrated to those who have followed the selection of the nominees for the Republican and Democratic Parties, but even when this much is achieved there still remains farther involved procedure before the new President is chosen. The field of aspirants for the office is not confined to the Democrats and the Republicans; it is open to any other body to run a candidate providing they adopt the constitutional method of selecting their repre: sentative, but, while no political system can be expected to exist without undercurrents, the contest may broadly be divided between the two predominant schools of American politics—the Republicans and the Democrats.

The mode of electing the President is as follows: Each State appoints, in such manner as the Legislature thereof directs (they are now elected by popular vote on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the Presidential term expires), a number of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be i entitled in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative, or anyone holding office under Government,. shall be appointed an elector. The electors, ftnr- each State meet at their . respective State Capitals on the second Monday of the January following, and there vote for a President by ballot. Tho ballots are then sent to Washington, and opened on the second Wednesday of February by the President of Senate in presence of Congress, and the candidate who has received a majority of the whole number of electoral votes cast is declared President for the ensuing term. If no on? has a majority, then from the three Behest on the list the House of Representatives elects a President, the votes being taken by States, the representative from each State having one vote. There » also a Vice-President, who, on the death of the President, becomes ex-officio President for the remainder of the term. In case of the removal or death of both President and Vice-President, a statute 1 , provides for the succession of the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney-General, Poe'tmas-ter-General, Secretary of Navy, and Secretary of the Interior, so that the State can never be without a Head or Ruler