Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-06
VermOnt's electoral Vote.

XermOnt'S Electoral Vote.
The five republican electors met III
Montpelier Yesterday Mr.. Sollacc refused
to ac, under his certificate from the gov
rrnor and the vacancy was hl1cd by INC
other electors choosing Mr. Sollace to Ill
it. This morning at eight o'clock the
electors met and cast Ncrmonl's five votes
for Hayes and Wheeler. Hon. Geo. Nichols
was chosen messenger to carry the vote to
Washington. Mr.. Amos L. Aldrich, the
democrat who claims to have been elected
an clector, appeared his morning and de
posi- ed his one vote for Tildrn on the table.
He will doubtless demand Il far count and
Gov. Bingham will no doubt give him the
necessary ccrtifi Gates.
The certificate of the proceedings OF the
electors viii be Of interest and we give
this in the case of tho president, the one
for vice president being similar to it. The
certificate is as follows:
STATE OF NERMONT.
Pursuant to laws Of the United STATES, |, Horace
Fan banks, Governor of Vermont do hereby certify
thai Jacob E>tcv haIlcs r. Uoughton. Henry Y .
SOllare Isosw ell Farnham and Alvin C.. Ne ch have
been chosen electors OF President and Wee Plc~I
dent OF the United states Agreeable to the proviS
OF the laws of said state and In conformity 20
the Constitution of the United states OF America
tor the pun o-e {" giving in their votes for pres l.
dent and wee president Of the nittd states 10,
The term prescribed by the constitution OF SAID
Unitcd states, to begin on the ith day OF March IN
the ear Of our lOrd l>1.
Gwen under my han and the seal of the tate
o NontItI1tr I'll 1
Der, A. - ls1G.
(>l.ned), HORACE FAIBA>Ks. Governor
y. +. RANKIN, secretary of Civil and Military
Affairs.
Here follows certified copy of 4 law
of Vermont, approved Nov. %, 1876,
which provides that if there shall be any
vacancy in the Office of an olcctor fer
president or vice president of the United
States, at the time provided by law for the
meeting and action of the electors, occ;,-
stoned BY death. refusal to act, neglect to
attend or in any other manner or for any
other cause. the Other electors present
shall Immediately fill by rirt core and
plurality of votes such vacancy in the
electoral COLLEGE: and when all the elcc-
tors shall appear or the vacancy therein
shall have been fl led us before provided,
such electors shall proceed at the State
House in Montpelier on the day appointed
by law to perform the duties required of
them by the constitution and laws of the
United States, and if any such Vacancy
shall occur, and shall be filled us aforesaid.
the electors. slltlI attach to the certificate
OF their votes u statement showing how
such vacancy occurred and their action
thereon.
The undersi gnel four electors. for the
Stltc OF Vermont. of President and Vice
President of the United States Ger ifs that
having, according to the laws of Vermont,
assembled at the State House in Montpelier
in SAID State on this > dtv of D,ccnhcr
A. ID. 1876, being the day before the first
Wednesday ot said December. and having
duly tahr1 the oath of office ;,> such elr,-
tors, it WAS made to appear before us that
Henry y Solact, who was one OF The five
persons, WHO ut the election. for electors Of
President and Vice President of the nitcd
safes, holden for crmont on the : II day
of November, y. ID 1876, received the
greatest number of votes rs such rlrt.tnr
and has been thrrrupon drclnltd dulv
elected. WAS At the dttt of >,it elect. II
Postmaster 1t Bridport in aid : ate, but
lrtt he afterwards r"~ yncd slii office of
Postmaster and such resignation WI tiul
;sccrp cd, and that H., nuN holi, no office
OF trust OF prof under the United 81 It,
and ~ is now eligible rs such r.ccior. And
he iId >ull:icr also communicated to IL
ms retis Il to act - clrctor hv virtue sole
ly OF such his appointment. and nrYlrc Ell
10 attend, by reason OF AL which one
vacancy was Occa>luncd and did exist in
this electoral coll, Ue
Whcrcupon the Undersigned htinr the
other tour electors present III Pursuance +
the law of the United States and of the.
State of Vermont did on the same oc,-:,s ON
proceed to I'LL the vacancy occ;>ionci "a
aforesaid, AMI then tXI>inr. lv appoint
inc by IRA toce and unanimous vote Hem
ry \. Sollacc an elcctor, 50 that said ctc-
toral college might be full and complete:
and we state and certify the foregoing rs
required by Il Statute of the State of Yer.
mont. Il duly authenticated copy whereof
i, hereto annexed, IS showing how such
vacancy occulre, and oar action thereon.
Done ut the State House in MONTPELIER.
Vermont, this oh day of December. 4. ID.
1876.
JACOB E>rIN
CHAEIEs +. IloUGIIroN.
ROSWELL FAENuAN.