Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention: Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsWhite & Potter, printers, 1853 |
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... majority of all who have a right to vote , but of all who do vote . Candidates are seldom elected by a majority of those whose names are on the voting list . It is said that it sometimes happens under the majority principle , that in ...
... majority of all who have a right to vote , but of all who do vote . Candidates are seldom elected by a majority of those whose names are on the voting list . It is said that it sometimes happens under the majority principle , that in ...
Side 125
... majority principle . Suppose there was a town of twenty - one inhabi- tants , and nineteen of them were candidates ... majority of the people more nearly , and has for the last ten years , than the majority system . Let us look , for in ...
... majority principle . Suppose there was a town of twenty - one inhabi- tants , and nineteen of them were candidates ... majority of the people more nearly , and has for the last ten years , than the majority system . Let us look , for in ...
Side 126
... majority to elect , by and by we may find ourselves in that situation in which the ship of state will be foundered for want of a goverament to rule . Is there even a distant probability of such an occurrence ? You may make extravagant ...
... majority to elect , by and by we may find ourselves in that situation in which the ship of state will be foundered for want of a goverament to rule . Is there even a distant probability of such an occurrence ? You may make extravagant ...
Side 127
... majority system was the system of the Revolution ; and it may have been con- quered , for ought I know , in the battles of the Revolution . It was then held to be somewhat sacred . But it shows the downward tendency of opinion , and the ...
... majority system was the system of the Revolution ; and it may have been con- quered , for ought I know , in the battles of the Revolution . It was then held to be somewhat sacred . But it shows the downward tendency of opinion , and the ...
Side 128
... majority will not still rule ; and I contend that they will in most cases . For in- stance , when there are but two candidates for the same office , the majority must prevail . It is im- possible that the plurality principle should ...
... majority will not still rule ; and I contend that they will in most cases . For in- stance , when there are but two candidates for the same office , the majority must prevail . It is im- possible that the plurality principle should ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volumer 1-2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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Abington adjourn adopted agree appointed argument ballot believe body BUTLER called Chairman Charlestown Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consider Constitution as relates Convention Council court debate Dedham delegates desire districts duties ELECTIONS BY PLURALITY expedient Fall River favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell governor hall HALLETT Haverhill hope House of Representatives inhabitants KEYES lature legal voters legislative legislature lieutenant-governor Lowell Institute majority principle majority system matter meet ment mittee Monday MORTON motion Natick North Brookfield number of votes o'clock oath officers opinion pardoning party persons Pittsfield plurality system Plymouth present President proposed proposition question reason referred regard Report representation resolution Resolved rule SCHOULER seems Senate session stitution submitted suppose taken Taunton tion tleman town of Berlin town of Walpole United vacancy vention whole Wilbraham WILSON wish word