While doing research on Third Party victories in congressional elections I was trying to dig up information on what was labeled as the "Union Party" in Pennsylvania, which at the time I thought was merely another incarnation of the Republican Party, not yet having finalized its identity like the People's Party of Indiana or the Anti-Nebraskas Party, and I was half right; it was actually a coalition of what labeled themselves as Anti-Buchanan types, a collection of Republicans, Americans, Whigs and Democrats. What I hadn't expected though was that in regards to the Presidential race, the State Republican and American parties had each named the same (26) individuals to represent their electoral slate, (1) being left over to be unique on each slate. The actual resolution as reported by the New York Times is below -
"Resolved, that we recommend to the Convention thus assembled the formation of the Union electoral ticket upon the following basis -
Twenty-six electors shall consist of the same names; the twenty-seventh elector on the Fillmore ticket shall consist of a different name from the twenty-seventh on the Fremont ticket. For example, Millard Fillmore and twenty six other names selected from the several Congressional districts shall form one ticket; and John C. Fremont and the same twenty-six names above referred shall form the other ticket. The twenty-six electors shall be pledged to cast the electoral votes of the State for Millard Fillmore and John C. Fremont, respectively, precisely in proportion to the popular vote cast for each, as indicated by the twenty-seventh elector on each ticket. For example, if Millard Fillmore (or the twenty-seventh elector who represents him) receives an equal nomber of votes with John C. Fremont, or his representative, then thirteen electoral votes shall be given for Millard Fillmore and thirteen for John C. Fremont.
This will enable every voter to act efficiently against James Buchanan without any sacrifice of principle. The Fillmore men vote for him alone, the Fremont men for him alone, and yet by associated action, they increase the chances of each. We think no one can object to this proposition who is not in heart in favor of Buchanan."
This is the NYT Article in Question.
While interesting, what is actually intriguing is that this arrangement very nearly threw the election into the House of Representatives; if you poll the votes altogether the margin between the Buchanan electors and the (26) Fremont-Fillmore electors is only (1,211), and were you to take those (26) electors out of Buchanan's column he would end up with (148), (1) short of the majority of electors required.