The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-04
CLEVELAND ANDHENDRICKS.
The State Electoral College Casts the
Fifteen Votes of Indiana for Them.
they Pay Mr.. Hendricks Call and Take
Lunch at His Residence-A Compliment
tary Vote Cast for Belva Lockwood

The formality of casting the electoral vote Of
Indiana for Cleveland and Hendricks was gone
Through with yesterday In accordance with the
provisions Of the law on the subject, the cleo
Tors who were chosen on Nov A. as Governor
Porter would say, 'by the partiality of the peo-
pie" met here yesterday morning in the Grim
inal Court room, which is the temporary resi-
aence of the House of Representatives There
was quite an attendance of Democratic politi-
clans, and curious lockers on Drew. D. Hunter
Of Lawrenceburg. electOr at large, was called to
The chair, and the organization was.perfeeted by
the selection of James A New, of the Seventh
district, as secretary. In response to the roll
call all the electors answered to their names as
follows:
Presidential Electors at Large-Bayless W.
Hanna and William d. II. Hunter.
Presidential District Eleetors-First district
William L. Townsend; Second, Henry s. eau
thorn Third, Aaron A. Cravens; Fourth, Frank
e. Gavin; Fifth, Willis Hiekam; Sixth, Nimrod
r. Elliott; Seventh, James A. New; Eighth
James NJ Seller; Ninth, William r. Oglebay
Tenth Johannes Kopelke: Eleventh, William
III. Harkins; Twelfth William H. Dills; Thir-
tenth, Mortimer Nye
Considerable tire was spent IN looking up the
law and Constitution regarding the qualification
of electors and their duties, and Messrs. Seller
Gavin and Hickam were appointed a commit
tee to examine the certificates and report
whether not they were in legal form. At the
suggestion of the committee. Judge n. R. Tay-
lor administered the oath of Office to the electors
pledging them to the support of the Constitution
and the faithful performance of their duties In
examining the certificates of election it was
found that errors had been made,
I,of-S hos,, Id
'Hckham" and Mr. Cravens's name being
given ANDREW instead of Aaron. The tally
sheet of the Secretary of State was sent for and
the mistakes corrected by it. The vote was then
taken, Messrs. Dills and Cauthorne being tellers.
Fifteen votes were cast for Grover Cleveland, of
New York, for President, and fifteen votes for
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, for Vice pres
ident. Three certificates of the vote were then
made and sealed One of these is to be delivered
to the president of the Senate by special mes
senger before the first Wednesday in January, a
second is to be sent to that official by mail, and
the third is to be delivered TO the Judge of the
Circuit Court of the district sof Indiana Upon
motion it WAS then decided to proceed to the
eleetion9 of messenger to take the vote
to Washington, and on the sixth ballot
Mortimer Nye, of the Thirteenth district, was
selected for this position, his leading competitor
being Bayless w. Hanna. James A. New was
selected to deliver the certificate of the vote TO
the Circuit judge, and to mail the other copy.
CALLING ON THE vIoE-PREsIDENT.
Previous to the meeting of the electoral col
lege the electors called in body upon Hon T.
A. Hendricks, and were received with much cor
diality. Hon. Bayless w. Hanna who was sup
posed to be heavily loaded with a eongratulatory
address, which he intended to fire at the Vice
president-elect, for some reason failed to do it.
and thus another great effort was lost to an
anxious world In discussing the legal methods of
procedure in casting the electoral vote of State,
NArfdI oo11 t1.fk
be garded against was the disqualification of an
elector by reason of holding Office, but he was
assured that there was no such trouble this
time-one of the electors remarl1ing: "The Dem
ocrats have not been holding many Offices for
the last twenty years. A printed circular sent
out to the electors by ". H. Barnum, chairman
Of the Democratic national committee in
structing them how to cast their vote was care
fully read and Endorsed by Mr.. Hendricks, and
then the electors withdrew, after having accepted
an invitation to take lunch with him and Mrs
Hendricks at o'clock.
THE FUNNY DEMOCRATS.
After leaving Mr. Hendricks residence the
electors went to the Office Of the Secretary of
State, and after lengthy incubation, brought
forth the following facetious document which
they asked to be spread on record:
The State of Indiana to all who shall these pres
ents. Greeting:
Know we, that at the meeting Of the college
of electors of the State of Indiana to vote for
President and Vice-president of the United
States, held at the city of indianapolis on the
first Wednesday in December, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
four it unanimously resolved:
l. That complimentary vote of said electors
be cast for Belva Lockwood for said Office of
President, and
2. That the Hon. James H. Rice be appoint
ed messenger to carry said vote to Belva Lock
wood.
In witness whereof the said electors have here
unto set their hand at the city of Indianapolis on
this Sd day of December, 1884.