The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-04
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
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nesday.
nuE KANSAS REPS, RAMPANT.
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Thing-Discharge OF c. 2.
Employees.
The Electoral College.

A1p.vY. December 3.-The PreSiden
"a, electors met this morning and cast
t5e vote Of the State for Cleveland and
Hendricks. The electoral colleges OF
n Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina
Minnesota. Illinois, New Hampshire.
Indiana and Ohio are all reported as
beying met and cast their ballots IN &C
cordance with the popular vote OF their
TeSpective States.
-' 5EvXvER. December 3.-The Presiden-
faI electors met at noon to-day, and
cast ColoradO's three votes for Blaine
''1 NEW YORK. December 3.-Dispatches
rom all points state that the PreSiden-
tisl electors of the several States met to-
dow 70 cast their votes as directed by
The neople. and selected messengers to
convey to Washington the result OF the
bsIlot' at the meeting of the electors
If this State, at Albany, the proceedings
were suspended for an hour, owing to
tbe absence of John Delmar, of Brook
lvn and Alvin DevereuX, Of the
Twentv-sixth District. The floor and
galleries we're crowded at the time, and
much disappointment was expressed
at the failure of tive two electors to
respond present" when their names
were called Eugene Kelly, the banker,
presided. When his name wassscalled,
to vote for vice-president, he picked up
a ticket with Cleveland's name on it,
and deposited it with the others. One
Of the other electors detected the error
in time to save Mr.. Hendricks
from being cheated out of one electoral
vote. When the votes were announced,
cheers from the audience were given.
The returns were signed, and Erastus
Corning, of Albany, was designated as
messenger to convey the returns to
Washington.
In New Jersey the electors united in
recommending Acknowledgement Stock
ton as proper representative of New
Jersey for a Cabinet position in case
Cleveland should determine to select a
member of his Cabinet from that state.
AUSTIN, Texas, December g. The
Democratic Presidential electors met at
the State capitol to-day, and cast their
thirteen votes for Cleveland and Hen
bricks A spirited contest was had for
the Office of messenger to Washington.
w, S. Robson, of Fayette, was chosen,
after twenty-five ballots. Eight candi-
dates sought the honor of messenger.
The electors sent a telegram to Presi-
dent-eleCt Cleveland, cOngratulating
him on his $4,000 majority in Texas.
Topeka, Ks , December 3.-The Pres
Idential electors met to-day, and cast
the nine votes of Kansas for Blaine and
Logan. J. NJ. Miller was chosen mes
Senger to Washington. The following
was resolved: 1--WE desire to convey to
our gallant standard-bearers, Hon.
James &. Blaine and General John A.
Logan, an expression of our confidence
and esteem; that we regard Blaine and
Logan, as private citizens, as higher and
better representatives of American man
hood than any official representative of
me Democratic party; that we rec ognize
lnJameS u. Blaine the greatest living rep
reSentatlye of American Republicanism.
and tender to him our earnest thanks
Ior his manly aggressive campaign for
tsepuOHcan supremacy; that Kansas.
the hrst-born child of RepubIicanism'
again pledges her fidelity to Republican
principles, and in the future as in the
RasV' Kansas will march at the head of
me republican column, giving more
hepuOIcan majority in proportion to
me- Ter population than any other State.
Ne secretary was instructed to forward
d copy OF the resolution to Blaine and
Logan. ~ D-"''i0 anu
DAN FRANCISCO, December Sat Sac
5Iamento, California's eight electors to-
gay, cast their ballots for Blaine and
~ honorable Henry Edgerton
CHOSEN messenger to Washington.