Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-04
ELECT0R Al COLLEGE.
The Electors Ballot for President and
Vice President
Hon. John G. Richardson VIII Garry the
Vote to Warrington.

AZ J'zo the clerk, Mr.. Chadb0urne,
called the College to order and announced
that owing to the illness of the president of the
College, Hon. Abner Coburn, he was unable
to be present.
Messrs. Milliken, Moses and Case, were
constituted committe, to receive, sort and
count votes for a president of the College to
I'll the vacancy caused by the absence of
Hon. Abner Coburn.
The electors proceeded to vote for presi-
dent of the College with the following result
Whole number Of vote. cast,
Necessary for choice, 8
John s. Case had
j. g. Richardson
and John s. Case was declared elected Presi-
dent Of the College and assumed the duties
of the chair.
Rev. s. G. Sargent, the chaplain, offered
prayer.
The journal of the last meeting was read
by the clerk.
Mr.. Richardson said that there appeared to be
a vacancy in the Electoral College on account
of Mr.. Coburn's absence and offered an order
IoT lHe eleclloH OI SUBSTITUTE 10 HI the
vacancy.
Messrs. Richardson and Moses we're ap-
pointed committe to receive, sort and count
votes.
The College balloted with the following re-
suit
Whole number of votes cast, 5
Necessary for a choice 3
Inaonh Hnuan had
and was declared elected substitute in the
Electoral College to ill the vacancy.
On motion of elector Milliken. Messrs.
Milliken, Richardson and johnson were ap-
| pointed a committee to receive, sort and
count votes for President and Vice President
of the United States.
An order was passed directing that the
messenger notify the Governor and Council
that the College was about to vote for
President and Vice President; and their
presence requested in the Senate Chamber.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson of Bath, it
was voted that each elector, in casting his
ballot, announce his vote orally.
The messenger proceeded to the executive
the Governor and council were prepared to
attend.
Shortly afterwards, the Governor, escorted
by the Secretary of State, and followed by
the Council, entered the chamber and took
seats in the rear of the electors.
The College proceeded to ballot for Presi
dent OF the United States with the following
result: whole number of votes cast was six,
all of which were for JAMES &. BLAINE,
and James G. Blaine was declared the choice
of the College for President.
The electors voted for Vice President;
whole number of votes cast six, all of
which were for JOHN A. LOGAN of Illinois.
John A. Logan was declared the choice of
the College for Vice President.
Voted that the same committee receive,
sort and count votes for messenger to take
charge and deliver to the President of the
United States Senate the vote of the College.
The electors balloted for messenger with
the following result:
Whole number of votes cast. 6
Necessary for choice, (
John G. Richardson had
Charles f. A. johnson,
and John G. Richardson of Bath was declared
elected messenger Of the College.
On motion of Mr. johnson the vote was
made unanimous.
Ordered, That Hon. Weston +. Milliken
be and is hereby authorized and empowered
to deliver to the Judge of the District Court
of the United States for the District of Maine,
one copy of the certificates of the votes given
by the members of the Electoral College for
President and Vice President of the United
States, and that the secretary be directed to
transmit one copy of said certificate by mail
to the President of the Senate of the United
States, at Washington. ID. c., and transmit
one copy to Nathan Webb of Portland, the
messenger elected to carry the same to WASH
ington, d. c., who is to deliver it to the
President of the Senate of the United States,
sgreeably to the provision of the laws of this
State, and of the United States. and to lodge
one copy in the office of the Secretary of
State.
After rendering q vote of thanks to the
clerk and messenger the College adjourned
sire die.