The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-01
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL /, 1874.
From the Boston Transcript,
The Election of charles sumner 10
the Senate I'm 1851.

From the Boston Transcript
The Election of charles summer 70
the Senate I'm 1851.
The first ballotng In the Massachusetts
Legislature for United States Senator, for
the term beginning March 4, 1851. was
taken January 90, 1851, and resulted as
follows
Whole number of votes ..............392
Necessary to choice.
Charles Sumner .....................197
robert Z. rop.............1G0
OtHcIs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
There being no choice seven more ballots
were taken, the eighth resulting as follows:
Whole number of votes ..........379
Necessary to a choice ..............190
OnafIes Sumner.....................1
Robert &. Winthrop.
Otnefs ............................... 20
January "a, the ninth and tenth ballots
were taken, the last resulting rs follows
Whole number of votes.
Necessary to a choice. .................191
Charles ner...................1S6
Robert G. Winthrop. .............16S
OtnelS..................... u
The last ballot was followed by warm
and excited debate on the question as to
whether the election should he postponed
for two weeks. The postponemcnt was
carried by six votes.
February z, the eleventh, twelfth and
thirteenth ballots were taken, the last being
as follows
Whole number Of votes..............3S0
Necessary to choice. ......191
Charles Sumner. ...................1SS
Robert G. Winthrop. ...........169
OtheSs..,... ...................,.......A
After the declaration OF the last vote
the election was postponed to February ~,
when the fourteenth ballot was taken, as
follows
Whole number of votes............3S2
Necessary to a choice. ................1
CnaileS summer. ...................loo
Robert &. Winthrop.............1G9
Othcrs...... ...........................3O
The election was then postponed for two
weeks, and February 2G the fifteenth and
sixteenth ballots were taken, the last re-
suting as follows;
Whole number of votes..............3SS
Necessary to choice.
Charles Sumner....... ............193
Robert c. Winthrop. ..............lG
Others............ ................,....27
By vote of 1S) to 1872 further baloting
was postponed for two weeks. Mr.. Sum
ner now lacked but two votes.
March 10, there was a spicy debate in
tue House of Representatives on the pend
ing election Of Senator, in the couisc Of
which Mr.. Cushing member from New
bury, said he ''would cheerfuly confront
any personal extremity, he would be con-
| tent to relinquish forever all aspirations rs
| a statesman or II ihan-he would think no
J personal sacrifice too greatf he might
| thereby avoid such death-stab to the hon
| or and welfare of the Commonwealth. and
such stain and disaster to the Union as
the election to the Senate Of the United
States Of a one-idead abolition agritator TO
represent the people Of Massachusetts.
The debate closing. the seventeenth and
eighteenth ballots were taken, resulting in
no choice, and the election was postponed
for one week.
March 10, the following ballot WAS had.
MS follows:
Whole number of vntes. ..............3S6
Necessary to a choice................. 1874
Charles ner....................1Sj
Robert C. Winthrop.
DINERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Upon the announcement of the vote, Mr.
Kellogg of Pittstield moved that the cleo
ton be postponed till the first week in July
This motion failed, and one to postpone for
two weeks was carried.
April 30, the twentieth ballot was taken,
as follows;
Whole number of votes..............3S0
Necessary to Il choice..,..............19l
Charles Sumner. .................l10
Robert {. Winlhrop..............1G 9
OtnerS .......... ................... %
AS this ballot was proceeding, the ITdn-
script quietly observed, The twentieth
ballot is Low being taken in the II use
to elect senator. One of two things
will certainly be the result-Mr. Sumner
will either be elected, or he will not" He
was not elected, and the voting was post
poned again-ths time for three weeks.
April 90, the twenty-trst ballot was
taken, and the result given as follows;
Whole number of votes...............3SI
Necessary to chOice..............".19l
Charles Sumncr...... .............l94
Robert &. winthrop. .............lGI
DINERS ............ .................... ~
And Mr.. Sumner appeared to be elected
but the vote was questioned, and an erroi
discovered. making the result still "nc
choice" Three more ballots were then
taken. with like result.
April "a, the voting was resumed, and
the iwenty-ffth ballot stood as follows;
Whole number OF votes .....................3St
Necessary to a choice. .................,..".l94
harles SumDer................... I've
Robert {. winthrop. ........................l6e
The twenty-sixth and final ballot was
then taker, resulting as follows;
Whole number of votes. ...................3S4
Necessary to II choice ......................l9;
Charles
Robert &. winthrop. .,......................l lot
And Mr.. Sumner was declared elected
The news of the result spread rapidly owe
the city, creating intense excitement. Blu
the Transcript Mr.. Editor, was still calm
and serene, as usual, simply saying
massachusetts might have seated in til,
Senate man far more ohiecti0nal thar
Charles Sumner, Vive Ia Republique."
BosToN, March 2Sth, 1874.