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Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Baltimore Patriot reports a dilemma in Pennsylvania elections: statewide majority of 10,000 votes favors constitutional convention, but opposing counties hold 12-seat House majority, forcing representatives to choose between local constituents and overall state will.
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The Baltimore Patriot states that the vote on the Convention question, at the late elections in Pennsylvania, presents, in one respect, a curious result. It is said that although there is an aggregate majority of some 10,000 votes throughout the State, in favor of calling a Convention for altering the State Constitution, the counties which voted against the measure will have a majority of twelve in the House of Representatives. Here, then, is the dilemma. If the representatives of the counties that voted against the call of a Convention shall obey the will of the aggregate majority, they will thereby disobey the voice of their immediate constituents: If, on the other hand, they vote in accordance with the wishes of their constituents, they will defeat the will of the people of the entire State!
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Pennsylvania
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Late Elections
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aggregate majority of 10,000 votes in favor of calling a convention, but counties against the measure hold a majority of twelve in the house of representatives, creating a dilemma for representatives.
Event Details
The vote on the Convention question for altering the State Constitution shows a statewide majority in favor, yet the opposing counties control the House majority, pitting the will of constituents against the aggregate state vote.