[Jacquerie]

<>1. The states were often slow to appoint replacement senators.<>

In 1911, former Secretary of War, and of State, senator Elihu Root, delivered an eloquent and thoughtful defense of indirect election. Our Constitution sought to “insure domestic tranquility.” Stability in government, said Root, “was a matter of vital concern.”

First, he encouraged simple adjustments to the 1866 law that caused electoral deadlocks in state legislatures.

[Reily]

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