M^r Gerry. If the Executive is to be elected by the Legislature he certainly ought not to be re-eligible. This would make him absolutely dependent. He was ag^{st} a popular election. The people are uninformed, and would be misled by a few designing men. He urged the expediency of an appointment of the Executive by Electors to be chosen by the State Executives. The people of the States will then choose the 1^{st} branch; the legislatures of the States the 2^d branch of the National Legislature, and the Executives of the States, the National Executive. This he thought would form a strong attachm^t in the States to the National System. The popular mode of electing the chief Magistrate would certainly be the worst of all. If he should be so elected & should do his duty, he will be turned out for it like Gov^r Bowdoin in Mass^{ts} & President Sullivan in N. Hampshire. On the question on M^r Gov^r Morris motion to reconsider generally the Constitution of the Executive Mas. ay. C^t ay. N. J. ay. & all the others ay. M^r Elseworth moved to strike out the appointm^t by the Nat^l Legislature, and to insert, to be chosen by electors appointed by the Legislatures of the States in the following ratio; to wit--one for each State not exceeding 200,000[1] inhab^{ts} two for each above y^t number & not exceeding 300,000. and three for each State exceeding 300,000.--M^r Broome 2^{ded}. the motion.[2] [1] The Journal gives it 100,000.--_Journal of the Federal Convention_, 190. [2] "Mr. Broom is a plain good Man, with some abilities, but nothing to render him conspicuous. He is silent in public, but chearful and conversable in private. He is about 35 years old."--Pierce's Notes, _Am. Hist. Rev._, iii., 330. M^r Rutlidge was opposed to all the modes, except the appointm^t by the Nat^l Legislature. He will be sufficiently independent, if he be not re-eligible. M^r Gerry preferred the motion of M^r Elseworth to an appointm^t by the Nat^l Legislature, or by the people; tho' not to an app^t by the State Executives. He moved that the electors proposed by M^r E. should be 25 in number, and allotted in the following proportion. to N. H. 1. to Mas. 3. to R. I. 1. to Con^t 2. to N. Y. 2. N. J. 2. P^a 3. Del. 1. M^d 2. V^a 3. N. C. 2. S. C. 2. Geo. 1. The question as moved by M^r Elseworth being divided, on the 1^{st} part shall y^e Nat^l Executive be appointed by Electors? Mas. div^d. Con^t ay. N. J. ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d ay. V^a ay. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. no. On 2^d part shall the Electors be chosen by the State Legislatures? Mas. ay. Con^t ay. N. J. ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d ay. V^a no. N. C. ay. S. C. no. Geo. ay. The part relating to the ratio in which the States s^d chuse electors was postponed nem. con. M^r L. Martin moved that the Executive be ineligible a 2^d time.