The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
The total number of votes cast in this

The total number of votes cast in this
State for the four years is as follows
1872, Governor 672, ,4OG
1873, State Treasurer. -464, ,1Oa
1874, Auditor General 554,36C
1873, Governor -699, ,49t
The vote this year, So, 1876 greater than
last year; is still 62,9lO short OF that
of 1872; and as the the total vote of the
State must hove increased to over 700,
900 since 1872, the real falling off is
about 100 900. 1t is not a consolus
reflection to cherish that one vote out OF
every seven remains at home at a time
when great principles are at stake, yer
such seems to be the fact. There ar,
nearly if not quite 100 900 voters in
this State Of ours who do not care
which side gains or ooses.
The vote for Recorder of Montgomer
county was returned on election nigh
as showing majority of one for the
Democratic candidate. On the official
count, however it was ascertained that
In Limerick township there were 554
votes returned, and only 5J3 names on
the list The election officers aud
boxes of limerick township were sent
for, aud it was found that one man
voted two tickets. One of these we're
thrown out, leaving the vote on Recor-
der a ties 1862 for each candidate.
Judge Ross has ordered that the elec-
tion boxes from every district in the
county shall be brought into court, and
that recount be made The Judges
aud inspectors OF election are to have
them all at Norlstown by noon on
Tuesday next. This is rather remaka.
BILE occurrance-a tie vote between two
candidates in such heavy vote.
There is very common error, which
appears in most OF the afternoon papers
OF yesterday, that cn the death of Mr..
Wilson, Mr.. Ferry becomes "acting
Vice President" There is no such
thing as an "ac'ing Vice President"
The Vice President never acts. He
simply waits, ready to take the place of
the President in case Of the death, re.
moval or disability of the latter, and
while he is waiting he presides over the
Senate, ty way of having something to
do. Whenever he is absent or sick the
Senate elects a temporary president
who goes back to his desk, however,
when the Vice President returns. Be-
fore the adjournment Of the Senate, Mr..
wilson having left Washington, the
Senate elected Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan,
president pro tempore, and he is now by
law, the next in succession to the Presi
dent until the Senate shall reassemble
in December. 1t may or may not again
elect Mr. Ferry, but whoever it then
elects will be president of the Senate
simply, and the Office of Vice President
will remain vacont until filled by the
electors chosen at the general election
10 1876. Should the President die,
the President of the Senate would be-
come "acting President" only until an
election could be held to fill the
Tacancy.-Phila Times.
The new "tramp" law in New Yo.k
has so far proved successful and the
State Board OF Charities of Pennsylva- |
uia might inaugurate a similar system
here. A foughkeepsie dispatch says
that reports from different counties in
New York State show that last month,
and thus far this month, the applica-
tions from tramps for shelter and food
at the various aims. houses have fallen |
off nearly one hundred per cent, when
compared with the same months last
year. The superintendents of the aims
houses say this is because Of the
action of the State Board of Charities
requiring every tramp applying TOR aid
to give his name, age, and where he
last came from, and also requiring the
Superintendents to take full descrip-
ton of the applicants features, hair,
eyes, clothing, &c, and forward them to
the State Board at Albany. The
ramps shrink from this. Hence the
great falling off in applicants. The
Superintendents believe it is the enter
ing wedge to the complete solution OF
he vexatious tramp question. IT such
system cannot be introduced into
Pennsylvania, the Legislature should
'e called upon at its approaching sess'
on to adopt such legislation as will ena-
10 city aud township authorities to
cal promptly aud efhcaciously with the
ramp NUISANCE,