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At the [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, delegates put forth proposals for several different constitutional structures. The two primary plans, the [[Virginia Plan]] and the [[New Jersey Plan]], placed a stark contrast between small states and large states. One part of the Virginia Plan called for Congress to elect the president.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3PeMxg2yFpQC&pg=PA123 HIST]</ref> Seeking to keep a pure separation of powers, some delegates objected and electors chosen for the role was settled on. Once the electoral college had been decided on, several delegates(Mason, Butler, Morris, Wilson, and Madison) openly recognized the institution's ability to protect the electoral process from cabal, corruption, intrigue, and faction. The electoral college came into being in part because of the work [[James Wilson]], who was an early promoter of the concept.<ref>[http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/10/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-electoral-college/ Five things you need to know about the Electoral College]</ref> [[Pierce Butler (Founding Father)]]also supported the system early in the convention, who as he was looking for a way to protect the electoral process against corruption and foreign intrigue.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_2PcXA9pxoC&pg=PR25 The Letters of Pierce Butler, 1790-1794: Nation Building and Enterprise in the New American Republic]</ref>