Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-02
MAKING A PRESIDENT.
The Electoral College, and Row the Cali
fornia Electors Cast Their Votes.


lege. The meeting was held in tn,
private Office of Governor Perkins at tn.
Capitol, and there were present all the Elec
tors chosen except one, and number of cit
liens Interested in the formality of the pro
ceedings, IS well as Governor Perkins anc
Secretary of State Burns. The Electors wer,
assembled at 2 o'clock, and after brief con
sultation an organization was effected. A,
to very many people the formalities and de
tails of President-making are not familiar
the details of the proceedings had are closet,
followed in this report.
On motion of w. B. G. Brown and tn.
second of Henry Edgerton, w. t. Wallac,
was called to preside. Barclay Henley wal
chosen Secretary. The Electors present ther
presented their credentials, to wit: w. T
Wallace, w. b. q. Brown, R. f. Del Vale
Barclay Henley, Henry Edgerton absent
j. G. Shorb. The credentials were in tripli
cate to each Elector. and each read as fol
lows:
STArE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Pursuant to laws OF the United States passed
on the LIST day of March, 1872, and on the 23i da,
of January, 1915, |, Geo @. Perkins, Governor o.
California do hereby certify that W. T. Wallace, j
ID. ". H.,
Henley Henry Edgerton, have been chosen Elector,
of President and yice-Presdent of the United
States, on the part of this State agreeabIy to tn,
provisions of the laws of the said State. and in
conformity TO the Constitution Of the United States
of America Tor the purpose CT giving in their vote,
for President aud Vice President OF the United
States, for the term prescribed by the Constitution
OF said United States, to begin on the 4th day o
March, in the year OF our Lord, 1881.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State o.
[ lat- n -ar,,
ber A. ID. 1850.
GEO. C. PERKINS, Governor.
By the Governor:
D. NJ. BURNS, Secretary of State.
lGREAT SEAL OF sTATE.l
The Chairman called the roll, and at this
conclusion announced the absence Of J. G.
Shorb, and read the law which requires the
Electors assembled to select another per
son to supply the deficiency or vacancy, but
the law does not state how the election il
such case shall be held, whether by ballot Oh
viva voce.
w. B. G. Brown moved to proceed to elect
by ballot Carried.
r. f. Del Vale nominated J.. G. Brancl
of Stanislaus, seconded by Mr. Brown.
Henry Edgerton nominated John +. Miller
of San Francisco, and seconded the nomina
ton himself
The Secretary prepared the ballots, and the
votes being cast, were counted and resulted
as fellows L. G. Branch, 4 /; John +. Miller
l and Mr.. Branch was declared elected and
took his seat in the college. MIR. Branch i:
Assemblyman. elect from Stanislaus.
A certificate was then prepared and signed
as follows:
STATE aP CALIFORNIA: We, whose names are men
toned i'll the annexed certifi cate of appointment
to wit R. F. Del Vale, W. B. c. Brown, Barclay
IT Walia
having. pursuant to the Constitution and laws Of
the United States of America, and in the manner
directed by the laws Of the State of California been
appointed Electors of PRESIDE mt and President
of the United States of America, and having
assembled at Sacramento city, the seat of govern
ment, on this the first Wednesday In the month OF
December of the year 1880, being the first Wednes
day IN the month of December next after our cleo
ton, and it thereupon appearing that ]. c. Shorb
one of the Electors duly appointed, has failed to
attend and is absent did thereupon proceed to elect
from the citizens of the State of California one
person to supply the deficiency caused by the
absence of the said Shorb, and ttereupon L. c.
Branch, a citizen OF the State OF California, was
(Signed and certified in form.l
The Chair then declared the next business
in order to be the voting for PRECEDENT of the
United States.
Ballots were then distributed, and after
being collected the result was announced as
follows:
For President of the United States, Win
field S. Hancock of Pennsylvania, 81; for
President of the United States, James A
Garfield of Ohio, |.
For Vice-President, VIM. III. English OF
Indiana received votes and Chester A. Ar
thur OF New York l vote.
The next business was the preparation and
signing OF three certificates, each to contain
two distinct lists of the votes cast for Presi-
dent and Vice President. Certificates neatly
printed had been prepared for the College by
the Secretary of State, but it was criticised
by Mr.. Edgerton. and it was after discussion
agreed that instead of separate certificates of
the vote for President and Vice-President,
there should be one certificate in triplicate,
each containing two lists, one of the votes
cast for President and one Of the votes cast
for Vice-President. 1t was finally agreed
that the two forms prepared by the Secretary
of State be used, one certifying as to the
votes fos President and the other as to the
votes for Vice President, but that the two be
attached and made one certificate, and an in
terlineation was also ordered to express the
fact that Sacramento is the seat of Govern.
ment of the State of California. Thus cor
rected the certificates were ordered copied
out in engrossing hand, and while clerks were
busy with that task the College proceeded to
elect q messenger to bear its returns to
The messenger receives %
cents per mile one way for travel. w. L.
luss. w. B. G. Brown nominated Ed. +.
Leake, of Solano. L. G. Branch nominated
w. p. Frost, of San Francisco. Mr.. Frost
received votes, Mr.. Cooper 3, Mr.. Leake
l, and there was no choice. In the
next ballot the result was the same ;
the next ballot was with the came result, as
also the next and the next. Mr. Henley
then made speech in favor of Mr.. Cooper,
who is pioneer aged 81, crossed the Rocky
Mountains fifty years ago. and marched into
California with Fremont. In his cid age he
asks this small acknowledgment. He had
imperiled his life for the defense of the coun-
try, and he thought it best to give the aged
veteran the preference and let him visit the
national Capital, as he desires. MIR. Edger-
ton coDcurred in the remarks and suggested
that it might be in order for Judge Wallace
to repeat his campaign speech. Judge Wal
lace replied, if General Clunie were present
to reply to Mr.. Edgerton he would move to
have the two give a specimen of their mettle.
After recess of fifteen minutes. Mr.. Brown
Cooper was elected unanimously. Mr.. Cooper
arose and returned his thanks to the College.
AT this point the Secretary of State deliv.
cred to each elector certificate emitting him
to IS for his services and 10 cents per mile
for travel from his place of residence to Sac
ramento.
There was now prepared q certificate fol-
the messenger certifying to his election, anc
that he is authorized to bear a copy of tbs
returns of the College to Washington, and
the same was delivered to him.
The first copies of the electors certificate:
were now broughtin and signed. They read
Certificate of Electors Vote for President State
of Caifornia-We, whose names are mentioned in
the annexed certificate Of appointment, having
pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United
States of America, and in the manner directed BY
the laws Of the State of California been appointed
Electors of President and Vice-President of the
United States OF America, and having assembled at
Sacramento, the same being the seat OF Govern
ment OF the State aforesaid, being the place deaig
mated by law tor that purpose, the first wednes.
day in December, A. d. one thousand eight hundred
and eighty being the first day of said MONTH have
voted by ballot for President and Vice. President
Pres dent, and in distinct ballots the person voted
for as Vice President and In the same ballots there
were six 8) votes for President OF the United States
OF America, OF which five (5) votes were cast for
Mihneld >. hancock, OF Pennsylvania, and one a.
vote was cast for JaLies A. Garfield, of Ohio.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set our
hands, on the first Wednesday of December. in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty.
This certificate was signed by the Electors
IN tripiicate, and like certificate signed az
to the vote for Vice President, the two max.
ing up the one certificate required by law.
Three packages were then made up. Each
package contained ~ one of the certificates
of the votes cast for President and Vice
President /; ~ the certificate relative to the
election Of MIR. Branch t3) the credentials
of the Electors al the certificate of the ap
pointment of the messenger. Each package
was then sealed up. One was addressed to
the President of the United States S.n.ta