New York, July 17.
The death-roll as a result of the heat-wave in the United States is grill ising, and 1s now acoring the 4.5 mark, The temperature of the water of the Mississipp! River to-day reached the "unprecedented height of 02 their meeting is only' for each one of them is irrevocably pledged to a particular candidate and the result of their meeting and formal vote is a foregone conclusion.
'The Electoral' vote of a State is never split between two candidates, but goes as a whole to one of them. Thus a popular majority for og. President Roosevelt in og, New York State, automatically gives him the 47 electoral votes of New York State.
Election returns are compiled (in the Presidential election) by adding the electoral votes of the States In which each candidate has obtained_a popular majority.
The election has been won and lost
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