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An additional ballot was cast but was rejected as containing more than four names. [Mr. T hands the written report of the tellers to the president, who reads it again and proceeds:] The tellers will now distribute blank ballots for the election of delegates.

Mr. President, I do not understand who are the four nominees. Six have received a majority vote.

The gentleman has a wrong conception of a nominating ballot. A nominating ballot is for the purpose of allowing each member an opportunity to nominate secretly not more than one person for each position. Thus in the present case a ballot may contain one, two, three, or four names at the discretion of the voter. But if it contains more than four names it has to be rejected, as there are only four delegates to be elected, and no member has a right to nominate more than one person for each position. Any person receiving even a single vote is nominated. The report of the tellers shows that eight persons have been nominated.

Mr. President, is it not now in order to make nominations from the floor?

No. When a nominating ballot has been