New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04
VOICE OF THE ELECTORS
TIE MEETING IN Nnw.yoRR STATE.
low TIE ptrIrs WIRE PERrORMRp--CONGRAr

now TuE DUrirs wERt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LATINO rHE PRrsipENr-fLrCr
fvnnM TIr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rnE TRIBUNE |
ALBANY, Dsc, al have tho honor. Mr..
Clyclsnd TO con gratuato you upon your election as
President Of the United states" These words were
spoken In tho Executive Chamber today by short
man Of spare figure with Celtic face. who stood Mt the
hcad OF throng OF gentlemen They the Presdcn
a electors of the State OF NewYork and their spokes
man was Eugene Kelly Of Newyork, who had acted as
the presiding officer OF tho electoral college
II was 230 D. In the afternoon and the electors had
been executing their duties since 10 o'clock The work
was simple nature. but the foreathcrs OF the Repub
lie had provided plenty OF red tape Every yard of
Ind tied before the electors free to There
were fifteen documents TO which the signatures of the
electors must he affixed There six original state
mcnts OF tho result OF tho ballot for President to be
signed. to the Secrctory OF state, ono to the
president OF the United states Senate by mall one to be
delivered to him Ivy messenger to be delivered to
the United states Judge OF Northern NcwYork. one to
go TO Speaker OF the House OF Representatives, and
one To 90 william H. Barnum. chairman OF the Demo
cratic state Committee. Mr.. Barnum's certificate and
that ~ Speaker Carlisle not provided for by law
hut we're obtained from the obedlent Democratic
electors by William T. Smith, chairman Of the Executive
Committee OF the Democratic state Committee Mr..
smith In company with +. I. Stetson the lawyer Of the
committee stood behind tho clerks desk aud carefully
inspected caoL certificate 1t signed They frankly
said that they taking precautions against the
counting Of Governor Cleveland by the omission Of
any formality In the returns.
Eugene Kelly called the electors 20 order at o'clock.
n roll call showed that Mr.. Delmar OF Brooklyn, was
absent. A recess was taken. Rumors that Mr. Dclmar
had been playing poker night before began to be circu
lated. IIc found in bed asleep at the Dolavan
House and conducted to tho senate Chamber. The
electoral college then went with ts work-and Mr..
Domar with his sleep in his chair C. f. Everett
and John Brandagee Conklng Republicans of Utica who
led the movement in Oneida County against
Mr.. Blaine, thereby transferring its vote to
Governor Cleveland strollcd into the apparently
to smile at the result Of their work Upon motion OF
benjamin Wood committee of three was appointed to
select messengers to bear he certificates showing the re
sut Of the ballOng td Washington and 10 the Judge OF
the Northern District %, NcwYOrk. ETastus Corning
named as the mess onger to Washington and f. A.
FULLER as the messenger Judge Arthur Cleveland Coke
1t is singular circus stance that Judge Coke Il distant
relative of Governor Cleveland and was appointed to
office through tho influence OF ex-senator Conkng:
Mrssrs. Undcrhill. Clark and Delmar were appointed
tcllcrs.
Ballots then taken for President and vice Presi-
dent respectively The voting was OF cOurse mere
Formally. At the conclusion of the ilrst Mr. Under
that ihiry-sS votes have been cast, and that
hrysN votes have been east for Grover CleVcnnd OF
the state Of New York for President" Loud applause
from All the electors and spectators followed the an
Hendricks Of Indiana. for Vice President but the APP
plausr was not coria ~ before The electors wco
nlcagc This ended the business OF the day. The elec
tor. IN body went to The Executive Chamber and con
rriVcd all with great nfhhiliy.
"Whnl Is tho penalty for asking for onicc '" said n
politician. -
" Efcllson from office" promptly replied the
pfreirni-rlcct, :" nm a good deal morr independent
now ynu see, than was before mt election AN going
tO have large wnstr paper basket hnlt-sD hgh SAID
the President rlr,t. shifting and lilting his hand toa
irvtl with his hrnh.
ought to have he'd ready ~ appointment ,o SOME
fniten office" 7ni ttnsus corning, ~ the rleiOia
49, he p hrutr the President cri tor signature the bnl
lNt ht 'hnh rnsi inr him fnr President -
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