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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1960)
Electoral College Still. Elects Highest Officers Registered voters In the Nov. 8 general election 'will cast ballots lor President and Vice President. They also will cast ballots' for six people whose names accompany the Presidential and Vice Presidential candl dates' names on the ballot. These six people for each party are candidates for the "electoral college," which, through constitutional author ity, elects the President and Vice President. The six Ore gon electors will cast, their ballots Dec. 19 in Salem. According to the I960 edi tion of "The American Vot er," the "popular vote of the people indirectly elects the President and Vice President." Electors cast their ballots for the candidate who receives the majority vote in the state. Electors Named Democratic presid e n 1 1 a 1 electors in Oregon are Jan Bauer, Vernon Cook, Walter Dodd, Myron Katz, Peter Kirk and Al Weeks. Republican presidential electors are Mrs. ' Donald L. Stathoi. Med ford insurance agent, has been active in Republican politics in Jackson county for four yean. - He was county chairman of the Youth for Eisenhow-er-Nixon during the last Presidential campaign, was chairman of the Young Re publicans organization, and chairman of the Jackson County Republican Central committee. He is now secretary of the State Republican Central committee. Stella Cutlip, Herman Oliver, Mrs. Donald Richardson, Don ald L. Stathos, Victor W. Thomsen, and Mrs. Frederic W. Young. Although not probable, It is possible that the candidate In the November general elec tion receiving the least num ber of popular votes could become president. It happened In 1888, but in more recent times the possibility of such an occurrence is becoming more remote. In 1888, Grovcr Cleveland received 3,540,329 popular votes, and Benjamin Harrison received 5,430,853. However, electoral votes gave Cleveland 168 to Harrison's 233 because the popular vote in the na tion's larger population areas such as New York, Pennsyl vania, Ohio and Illinois favor ed Harrison. Those states have a greater number of elec toral votes. i A similar situation could occur In the coming election, although It is highly un likely. For example, suppose Rich ard Nixon, the Republican candidate, and John F. Ken nedy, the Democratic candi date, have almost a tic in the number of popular votes with New York and Oregon left to be counted. Nixon wins In New York by a popular vote of 1,000. Kennedy wins in Oregon by 800,000 popular votes, giving the Democratic candidate a margin of 71)0,000 popular 'votes. Electoral Vote Margin Nixon, however, because he carried New York, would have a margin of 39 electoral college votes, thus giving him the presidency. Because of the possibility ...U I .1. of Butti siiuHuuus, uie eicc- toral college has been criti cized .by many people, Includ ing politicians, In rqcent years, ' THE DANMOORE HOTEL 1 il 7 SW Monitor. St. PORTLAND, OREGON All tranileni audit. All thou who come, return. Rirtt net high, net lew. Free gt'igt, TV i and rdloi, Reputation for cUinllneti. - Children Under ' Seven No Chorge H UOTTERS! Vf , . r.li. J e Some attempts have been made to change the system, but such attempts have not gained much headway. One reason why the system has not been changed prob ably is due to political bosses In the nation s large metro politan areas. If the political boss can deliver 100 per cent of the state (in the electoral college) to his candidate, it makes a better showing than delivering but 51 per cent (of the popular vote). Proposals to abolish the electoral college tend to re duce the Importance of the state in the federal system of government, according to "The American Voter," and have never been received well by Congress. Stale Officers Electors are state officers who are nominated and elect ed according to state law. In some states, In fact, the names of the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates do not appear on the ballot at all. Only the names of the electors are listed. The electoral college had Its start at the Constitutional Convention In 1787 when the manner in which the Presi dent should be elected trou bled delegates. The convention rejected a proposal that Congress elect the President because dele gates thought he would be un der the control of the' legisla ture. . A proposal that the Presi dent be eleclcd by the people Contracts For Natural Gas Pipeline to San Francisco UPP Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced here Wednesday that contracts have been awarded for the 1,400-milc pipeline project that will bring natural gas from Can ada to California. Norman R. Sutherland, PG&E president, said . work would begin In California Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia as soon as contractors' equipment can be moved in. PG&E announced the fol lowing contract awards: ; , The 291-mile California FBI Called in Reno Slaying Reno - IUM - The FBI has been called on to aid in the search for an Ogdon,, Utah, housepainter charged with the murder of a Santa Rosa, Calif., businessman. Washoe County District At torney William J. R a g g I o Wednesday filed a formal complaint against Joseph Walker, 39, naming him as the man lost seen with the victim, Paul G. Allison, 59. Raggio said pictures of Walker taken while he was an inmate at the Arizona and Montana state prisons match ed descriptions furnished by a Lovelock, Nev., service sta tion attendant who said the victim and a second man stopped at his station Sept. 19. Allison was last henrd from when he called his wife Sept 18 saying he expected to ar rive home from a trip to Mis soula, Mont., the following day. His beaten and stabbed body was found last Saturday In Reno In the back of one of the camp coaches he manu factured. A person who gave the name Joe Walker sold two- karat diamond ring Identified si belonging to the victim at a Reno pawnshop Sept, 20, ACCIDENT INSURANCE 00 For 3 Days Coverage also was rejected. Alexander Hamiiion said uch a system may lead to "tumult and dis order." The convention sorted the problem by agreeing on estab lishing the electoral college. The college's existence and authority is provided In Arti cle II of the Constitution. But there is no mention in Article II, or in an amendment to Article II, of the popular vote by the people. The manner by which elec tors were named wos left up to the Individual state legis latures, which could either ap point electors or provide that the people elect them. In many states until the mld-1800s, the legislatures appointed elec tors. Political Parties In 1800, however, the elec toral college started taking the "back seat." Between 1796 and 1800, two political parties developed, and each had made arrangements for support of their candidates. The parties themselves sub mitted' lists of possible candi dates for the electoral college with Uie understanding that if elected or named by the state legislatures, the electors would support the party's se lection for President and Vice President. This' actually Is the fore runner of the political party system of today. But even to day, the President and Vice President are elected by mem bers of the electoral college, and not directly by the people. Awarded South section will be built by the H. C. Price Co., Bartlesville, Okla. The Price company also will build 146 miles from Ro salia, Wash., to the Idaho- British Columbia border. The 468-mile section from the ' California-Oregon boundary to Rosalia, Wash, will be built by the joint ven ture organization of Western Pipeline Inc., Austin, Tex., and J. P. Nelll and Co., Dallas. Pacific Gas Transmission Co., a PG&E affiliate, will own and operate the Oregon-Washington-Idaho section. Alberta Natural Gas Co. of Canada, one-third owned by the PG&E subsidiary will own and operate the 107-milo British Columbia section. Successful bidders for the Alberta section were nomed in Calgary by the Calgary Gas Trunk Line Co. Price Poolo of Canada, Ltd., of Cal gary and Edmonton, will do the construction. Contracts for the balance of the line went to local bidders, The project is scheduled for completion in the winter of 1961-62. It will deliver ap proximately 415 million blc feet of natural gas daily to PG&E for distribution in Northern California. PG&E said the 36-inch dia meter steel pipe already is being delivered to a welding and wrapping yard at Sprague, Ore., and other de liveries will be made to Bur ncy and Napa, Calif., and Pa cific Northwest points. , PGT also will deliver gas to El Paso Natural Gas Co. for local utilities in the Pa cific Northwest. Alberta and Southern Gas Co. Ltd., a PG&E subsidiary in Calgary, will buy gas from Alberta producers for PG&E. Montana Power Co. will import gas through a lateral from the Alberta Gas Trunk Lino Company Ltd. DEMO FIGURE DIES Watorford, Conn.-IUPD-Mrs. C.'John Satti, 59, Democratic n a 1 1 o n al commtttcewoman from Connecticut from 1952 to 1956, died Wednesday. '(or Hunter's Wives) Just Phone SP 3-6658 X DON STATHOS INSUROR ItL Professional Insurance Protection 1005 I. Main Phone SP 3-6658 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. 1 BRIOITTE BARDOT A Fit of Depression Castro Caller's Phone Sans Cord New York - (UFO - This is the story of ihe man In the bedsheet and the telephone without a cord. Harried police guarding Cuban Premier Fidel Castro were waiting for his depar ture Wednesday from Har lem's Hotel Theresa when a taxi pulled up. A Negro man garbed in a strange-looking robe stepped out. Police and security agents immediately stopped him and demanded to know where he was headed. 1 The man in the bedsheet robe replied: "I'm going to see Fidel' He was asked for creden tials. - "I have no credentials but it is important that I see Fidel," he replied. Police said this was Impos sible. The man stepped back to his taxi, reached inside and extracted a telephone, minus ,the cord. He calmly lifted the receiver and, while the amazed police watched, spoke: "Fidel, they won't let me up to see you." Officers hustled him back into the cab and the stranger was driven away. One policeman remarked: "This is the nuttiest guy yet." A fellow officer replied: "Who knows. Maybe Fidel Is up there on the other end saying 'Why won't they let you in?' ". ,' . Realtors Reelect Tillamook Man Eugene-IUPD-M. L. Schmidt of Tillamook Wednesday was reelected president of the Ore gon Association of Real Estate Boards. Roy Ferris of Salem was elected treasurer. Named as vice presidents were Ken Evans, Portland; Ken John son, Vale, and Pearl Beard, Enterprise. Woman Flunks Tesf for License St. Louis. Mo.-llPn-Mln-nette Ernst flunked her driver's test Wednesday when the examiner told her to try her hand at parking. Miss Ernst put the car in reverse, stepped on the ac celerator and sent the auto rocketing across a street, up a terrace and through a pony corral before it ram med into the side of a chruch. Miss Ernst wasn't hurt but she'll have to wait a little longer for her driver's license. I Change Your Rooms With MIRRORS All Sizes In Stock Phone SP 3-3645 SELBY GLASS CO. 303 North Bartletr Ym,,,,..,. a.r,. MEDFORD, OAS. Brigitle Bardot Attempts Suicide With Barbiturates Nice, France ftfPD French sex queen engine Karuui, whose own romantic life ap peared to be more than she could handle, tried to commit suicide Wednesday night with an overdose of sleeping pills but her doctors said she was "definitely out of danger" to day. The shorts-clad body that has made Miss Bardot France's sex symbol was found under a bush near her Riviera villa where she had been hiding from her estrang ed husband, Jacques Charrler. One of her wrists was cut or scratched. But doctors at the private Saint - Francois Clinic where she was rushed said that she had used an overdose of sleeping pills and not a razor in her suicide at tempt. Ironically, Wednesday was her 26th birthday. And she had everything to celebrate: Fame, fortune and the most precious thing any woman can have: Sex appeal. 'I'm Going to Die' The proprietor of a restau rant where she lunched quiet ly Wednesday said that she snapped at him "Leave me alone, I am going to die" when he tried to have her-photographed. The director of her latest The movie, Henri-Georges Clouzot, said today he believes that she tried to kill herself "in a fit of depression." - It was Clouzot who had Charrier, Miss Bardot's hus band, barred from the set of "The Truth" when he flew into a jealons frenzy over the shooting of a love scene with her leading man, Samy Frey, There . were reports that handsome Charrier and Frey came to blows outside a Paris cafe after Miss Bardpt and her leading man showed up late for an apopintment with her husband. Frequent Public Spats The Charriers had it out frequently in public over Miss Bardot s Interest in Frey, Re cently their marriage went on the rocks, Miss Bardot, after telling her lawyer, Jean Pierre Le Mee "I am depressed," sought the seclusion of a villa near the Italian - French Riviera town of Menton to duck Char rier and reporters. Le Mee said that doctors had ordered her to seek a complete rest and that she was suffering from low blood pres sure. 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Charrier. who today was on his way by car from Biarritz to his wife's . bedside, was quoted by his lawyer as say ing that he was "depressed and disappointed"' but that "1 still believe in Brigitte's love." Nude Movie Scenes Miss Bardot's married life has been as .. tempestuous the no-clothes no-holds-barred scenes she has played on the movie screen. She had a torrid love affair with actor Jean-Louis Trinti gnant, another leading man, during the first flim she made after her marriage at 18 to Roger Vadim. Movie director Vadim made her figure one of the most valuable movie properties in the world They were divorced in 1957. One of hef most publi cized love affairs before her marriage to Charrier in 1959 was one with guitar - player Sacha Distel. Donkey Toothess Following Impact Dallas, Tex. 0JPD - Miss Myrtle Ray Bass, 36, couldn't stop in time Wednesday night when a donkey darted" out in front of her car and she hit it in the rear. 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