The daily gazette., 1880-12-02
Voting For President.
DELAwARE's THREE VOTES CAST
FOR HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.

DELAWARE'S THREE VOTES CAST
FOR HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.
The Delaware Presidential Elec-
tors-Chas. b. Lore, Esq, of New
Castle county, Albert Whiteley OF
hent county and George Russell of
sussex county-met at Dover, yes
terday, for the purpose of carving
out the will Of the people of Della
ware, as expressed at the recent
election, and casting their votes for
Hancock and English for President
and Vice President of the United
States.
The electors met as required by
law, promptly at IL O'Clock, and at
once organized by choosing DR..
Whiteley, of Kent county chairman.
George o. Shakespeare, Of Dover was
elected Clerk.
The electors first received and
read certificates from the Governor
OF their election as electors of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the Uni
ted States. They then proceeded to
vote for President and formally cast
three ballots for Gen. Winfield Scott
Hancock, of Pennsylvania. For
Vice President the electors voted
for Hon. VIM. II. English, OF In
diana.
Having performed this important
duty, the electors next prepared
three certificates, each setting forth
the fact that Winfield Scott Han
cock, of Pennsylvania, had received
three votes for President, and VIM.
II. English, Of Indiana, three votes
for Vice President. To each of
these certificates was attached Ger
tiiicate from Governor Hall, as to
the election, in due and proper form
OF the electors, in November.
The certificates, as thus arraigned,
were disposed of in the following
manner: One was mailed to VIM.
A. Wheeler, Vice President of the
United States; another was placed
in the hands of messens er to be
delivered in person to Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler; and the third was
brought TO Wilmington by Mr.. Lore
to be delivered to the United States
Judge for this District-Hon. Ed
ward G.. Bradford.
The electors chose as messenger,
John II. Bewley, Of Smyrna, who Is
required to deliver the certificate in
his possession to the Vice President
before the first Wednesday in Janu-
ary, 1881, which will be the fifth day
of the month. The messenger is
provided with a certificate Of author
ity, which reads as follows:
We the Electors Of President and
Vice President Of the United States
of America for the next ensuing
term of the respective offices there
of, being electors duly and legally
appointed by and for the State of
Delaware, do hereby appoint John
II. Bewley, of the town OF Smyrna,
Kent county, and State of Delaware,
the messenger or person to take
charge of and deliver to the Presi-
dent of the Senate of the United
States, at the seat of government OF
the United States, before the first
Wednesday in January, in the year
Ol OtiC
dred and eighty, one of three certili-
Gates of votes given by us this day
at Dover, in the said State OF Della
ware for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, as requir-
ed by act of Congress in that behalf.
Witness our hands, at Dover this
Wednesday, the lst day OF Decem-
ber, A. D., 1880.
CHARLES b. LORE,
ALBERT WHITLEY,
GEORGE RUSSELL.
These formalities occupied from
l2 to 3 O'Clock, and the last act was
the drawing of warrants upon the
State Treasurer for the expenses
connected with the affair. The vote
of Delaware has been duly cast and
recorded for Hancock and English.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
A cordial invitation IL hereby extend